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Theatre History Greek Study Guide

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Golden Age of Greece
500 B.C. to 400 B.C.
Dionysus
God of wine and fertility
Dithyrambs
dancing and singing of hymns
Tragedy (tragos)
literally means goat song
Theatron
means seeing place
Plays in Greece were performed
out of doors
Greek theatre seated up to
17,000
Greek stage was called the
orchestra (65-85 feet in diameter)
Mask
made of wooden cork and linen; helped establish character
Chiton
tunic
Cothurnus
thick soled shoes
Pinakes
scenery painted on boards and placed against the skene
Periaktois
triangular prisms that could be revolved for scenery changes
Deux ex machina
(god from the machine) unique crane used for lowering and raising gods. also something unexpectedly occurs to assist the main character. in the convenient solution of a major problem.
Thespis
first greek actor
Aeschylus is called
father of tragedy
The Oresteia
only surviving Greek trilogy
Sophocles introduced
the third actor
Electra, Oedipus Rex, Antigone
written by Sophocles
Euripedes
thought to be dangerous because of his ideas and artistically inferior because of his dramatic techniques
Medea and The Trojan Women
written by Euripides
Aristophanes
the finest of the comic Greek writers
The Birds, The Frogs, Lysistrata, The Clouds
written by Aristophanes
Thespis was the first person to
win the City of Dionysian prize
Thespis integrated
the use of masks
Thespis introduced
dialogue
The word "thespian" comes from
the name Thespis
Aeschylus won
the City of Dionysia fifteen times
Aeschylus is credited with
inventing the trilogy
Aeschylus added
the second actor to the play
Aeschylus loved
spectacle
Sophocles was the
second great writer of tragedies
Sophocles was
well educated
Sophocles fixed
the chorus at thirteen members
Sophocles was the first use of
scene painting
Sophocles was also a
singer, musician, and athlete
Sophocles' plays featured
beautiful language and a well-balanced plot
Sophocles wrote
excellent character development
Sophocles was considered
the essence of Greek drama
Euripides was an
unorthodox thinker who questioned traditional religious ideas
Euripides' plays emphasized
psychological motivations and social consciousness
Euripides' plays accented
the plight of women
Euripides' plays seemed to suggest
that chance ruled the world instead of the gods
Medea was about
a woman driven mad by jealousy
The Trojan Women was about
an indictment against war
Aristophanes wrote
biting, bawdy satires
In Aristophanes' plays
nothing was sacred; mocked leaders of Athens and the gods
Aristophanes' plays had
humorous ideas and bold attacks
Nine of Aristophanes' plays were called
Old Comedy
Two of Aristophanes' plays were called
Middle Comedy
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