Greeks & Egyptians
This ancient Greek wrote the Greek comedy that we read and discussed in class.
Who was Aristophanes?
This is the Roman tragedy that we read and discussed in class.
What is Thyestes?
This is the term for the study of historical writing.
What is Historiography?
Most of your research sources likely fall into this category.
What are Secondary Sources?
This person wrote the Roman comedy we read in class.
Who was Plautus?
These are the elements of drama in Aristotle's Poetics in order of the importance that he assigned them.
What are: plot, character, thought, language/diction, music, and spectacle?
This term refers to performative events enjoyed by ancient Romans but which do not constitute formal "theatre" was we might identify it.
What are Paratheatrics?
This term refers to plays that are meant to be read rather than performed.
What is a Closet Drama?
This person can have a variety of functions in theatre, from translation to new play development to research to lobby displays.
What is a Dramaturgy?
This individual is identified as the "first actor".
Who was Thespis?
This is the oldest-known surviving illustrated papyrus.
What is the Ramesseum Dramatic Papyrus?
The Romans did this with the Chorus.
What is reduced the importance thereof or eliminated?
This term literally translates to “god from the machine” and refers to gods or powerful figures ending a problem that previously seemed unsolvable.
What is the Deus Ex Machina?
This sets the events of the plot in motion.
What is an Inciting Incident?
This person effectively functioned as the first dramaturg.
This was killed in an ancient Egyptian play.
What is a Hippo?
This is the Roman term for a play.
What is a Fabula?
These are the Three Unities.
What are Time, Place, and Action?
This is the formal (fancy?) term for the moment when the plot elements are resolved.
What is a Denouement?
This person wrote "Medea".
Who was Euripides?
This was a platform rolled out through the skene in ancient Greek performances.
What is an Ekkyklema?
This is the Roman term for "actor".
What is a Histrione?
This is the term describing the Roman entertainment in which humans fought animals
What is a Venatione?
This term, related to Performance Studies, refers to word(s) that constitute actions.
What is a Performative Utterance?
This person wrote "De Architectura", an early treatise detailing their era's theatrical technology.
Who was Vetruvius?