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16 Cards in this Set
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who was the first actor? |
Thespis |
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Describe the Abydos Passion play. |
Example of earliest theatre Isis and Osiris |
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Concerns of Ritual? There are 3 |
Pleasure Power Duty |
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Functions of Ritual? There are 4 |
Influence of events Include individuals into society express group values foster the shared sense of identity |
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What is a Pinake? |
Painted flats used as back drops |
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what is a Periaktoi?
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Device that rotated and had 3 painted sides |
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What is a Ekkyklema? |
A wheeled platform. |
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What is a Machina? |
Flying machine or Big crane |
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How many are in a Chorus? |
15 |
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What is the Structure of a Greek Tragedy? |
Prologue Parados Series of episodes usually 5 Choral Ode Exodos |
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Who wrote The Poetics? |
Aristrotle |
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What are the different directing approaches? |
Faithful Translator Auteur |
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Describe the Lenaia? What time is it held? Where Does it get its name from? How many comedies presented? How many Tragedies presented? |
January its location in The Lenaion 5 comedies 4 tragedies |
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What is the 6 part structure of a comedy? |
Prologue Choral entrance Agon Debate happy idea Parabasis chorus left alone to address the audience Episodes komos |
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What are the 7 tragic techniques? |
5 episodes Elaborate speeches Must contain a Moral teaching Violence and horror. Magic Death and Supernatural Single, obssesive passion Soliloquies, Asides, and Confidants. |
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What did Seneca Write? |
Bloody Tragedies Closet dramas |
