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List the two things theatre imitates. |
Life & Conflict |
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List three interpretations theatre can open the door to |
Social Action Political Statements Comedy Satire |
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Purpose of Theatre |
To experience, to feel, but the value of the experience is up to you. |
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What are the earliest representations we have of theatre/story telling? |
Drawings of prehistoric cave dwellers |
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Aristotle's Three Unities |
Action, Time, Place |
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Aristotle's Six Elements of Theatre |
Plot Character Thought Diction Music Spectacle |
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The origin of theatre can be traced to |
ancienttimes in the religious rights of the earliestcommunities. |
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Whowas Dionysus? List three details: |
1. Greek god of wine 2. Cult had spread to Greece from Near-East 3. Thought of as god of fertility in rural Greece |
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What did the Dithyramb begin to include in the scope of its content? |
Stories of demi-gods, heroes, and legendary ancestors. |
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Who was Thespis? |
1. Man who transferred religious ceremony to theatre 2. Man whose name originated the term "Thespian" 3. Leader of Dionysus chorus |
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List the three main festivals in ancient Greece |
1. Rural Dionysia 2. Leanea 3. City Dionysia |
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Pick one of the three great Greek Dramatists and list at least three details bout him. |
Aeschylus Born 525 BCE - died 456 BCE He was a soldier, citizen and writer. He was believed to have written 80 – 90 plays, ofwhich we have 7 complete texts. |
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Who is Hrotsvit of Gandersheim? List at least three details |
Canoness at the convent of Gandersheim inGermany One of the earliest European playwrights Her 6 plays, written in Latin, are based on Romancomedies, but focus on female characters insituations that test their devotion to Christianvirtues. |
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The three M's of Religious Vernacular Drama are: |
Mystery Plays Morality Plays Miracle Plays |
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Give one example of a Folk Play |
Robin Hood |
