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Mike's Roman Drama
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Skene | Three story building used for storage |
| Orchestra | semi-circular, only for musicians |
| Pulpitum | large raised stage |
| Voms | tunnel for audience members to reach seats |
| Auleum | front curtain |
| Theater Locations | in cities throughout empire |
| Caesar's Theater | A) Arena () or B) Io) |
| Audience | lower class and soldiers |
| Time Frame | 200-476 A.D. |
| Cessation of Interest | 400 A.D. because people had other interests for entertainment |
| Closet | a study or library |
| Closet Dramas | a play so gory it is meant to be read, not performed |
| Satire | form of literature that mocks a problem or weakness in society |
| Farce | highly improbable plot |
| Stereotypes or "Stock Characters" | 1. young lovers 2. stupid servant (bumbler) 3. wise servant and clueless master 4. shrewish wife and meek husband 5. soldier |
| Claque | person paid to clap and cheer wildly |
| Themes | violence for the sake of violence, violence as punishment, domestic quabbles, political/social satire |
| Roman gods and beliefs | took over Greek system |
| Roman Style | more graphic |
| Pompey's Contribution | tried to make theater more religious |
| Terence | 1. borrowed plots and styled plays after Menander 2. former slave |
| Seneca | wrote tragedies, many closet dramas 2. Roman statesman and senator |
| Plautus | 1. added stock characters to his slapstick comedies 2. wrote comedies |