Question | Answer |
literal translation for tragedy | "goat song" (because the winner of the competition received a goat) |
tetralogy | 4 plays the playwrites would have submitted to the competition (3 tragedies & 1 satire/comedy) |
uses of masks | -so the audience could see a face
-allowed for quick character changes
-had a megaphone device that made it easier to hear (possibly) |
funding for the plays was provided by | wealthy citizens |
who would pay for citizens unable to pay the cost of admittance to plays | the government |
drama was _______ to Greek life | central |
actions were not ______ but ______ by actors instead | acted out; reported by |
the prologue | -sets the scene
-outlines the plot
-provides the complicating incident |
the play concludes w/ _______ and _________ | an exodus; an epilogue |
the chorus | provides the reactions of the "common man" |
episodes | include the main actors |
the choruses & episodes __________ each other | alternate |
______ remained central | conflict |
playwrites turned to _______ & __________ for subject matter | -myths & history
-both real & mythology |
conflict was the basis for ________ _________ | dramatic action |
examples of conflict being the main plot line | -fate vs. free will
-cowardice vs. courage
-ignorance vs. knowledge |
staging was | simple |
deus ex machine | -a crane that would lower a god on stage
-now means a way to solve a problem easily (cheaply/cheating) |
poetry remained the _________ dramatic agent | central |
Thespis | believed to have been the 1st to include acting to the choral singing |
choragos | -the leader of the chorus that interacts with the characters on stage |
when did it start | between 4 to 6 B.C. |