Greek Theatre Terms
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| 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 |