stage building behind orchestra where the actors changed costumes | ||
an ode to Dionsyus | ||
a sidekick who accompanies the main protagonist (Aeschylus) | ||
circular acting space at center; translates as "dancing place" | ||
spectator seating: "seeing place" (embankment) | ||
a third character which allowed more complex interactions of dialogue (Sophocles) | ||
Altar of Dionysus that sits in the center of Orchestra | ||
portion immediately in front of the skene was used as an acting area | ||
passage ways for the actors to make their entrances and exits | ||
cart rolled out to show bides of warriors killed in battle | ||
the stone seats reserved for prestigious people originally for the priests | ||
the final or exit scene | ||
establishes dramatic situation | ||
the first choral ode of Chorus, "exposition" | ||
a hymn of praise to the gods | ||
action, equivalent of an "Act" | ||
choral interlude, makes comment on the action in the Episode | ||
Final summation and exit of Chorus | ||
composed of 15 men that express opinions, gives advice, and author's point of view | ||
leader of the chorus that can play a individual role in the play | ||
part of the ode moving from right to left | ||
from left to right | ||
separated each scene; no curtain; also response to scene | ||
final stanza of the ode | ||
One Day, One Setting, One Plot (Aristotle) | ||
choral hymn in praise of a god (Dionysos) | ||
as defined by Aristotle, a play in which suffering brings about self-knowledge; serious treatment of religious and moral questions. | ||
a cleansing the viewer receives from watching; a release from tension | ||
excellece | ||
(tragic flaw) - act, moral flaw or intellectual mistake | ||
reversal of fortune | ||
understanding | ||
many gods | ||
giving human qualities to the gods | ||
setting up of self as superior to all humans, even equal to God (gods); extreme pride; arrogance | ||
crane mounted on skene; used to bring about the appearance of gods. usually a stuffed dummy suspended in air. | ||
discrepancy between what the character thinks and what the audience knows. | ||
of Apollo at Delphi; one who delivers god's message to man. | ||
killing of a king | ||
killing of a father |
Greek Theatre Terms
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