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who is describing these events |
the mesenger |
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where did these events take place? |
the palace of creon |
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what are these gifts? |
dress coronet |
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"Ask your father to revoke their exile for my sake" explain why Creon had exiled Medea and her children? |
Jason had abandoned Medea and their children – so that he could marry Glauce, Creon’s daughter – Medea had reacted very badly because of this – she became both angry and depressed at the same time – in her rage she had threatened Glauce, Creon and Jason – Creon was frightened of what she might do – he knew she was a clever and dangerous woman – he wanted to protect his family, in particular Glauce. |
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who do you feel more sorry for; Glauce or Creon? you should refer to the whole play |
Glauce Horrific death – frothing mouth – burning skin – after death her body was a gross disfigurement – innocent girl – married off to older man – obedient to Jason – but petulant towards children – parades in the gifts she has been given. |
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what would a chorus in a Greek tragedy have looked like? |
Same costumes – 15 in number (accept 12) – synchronized movement / singing and dancing as a group – same masks |
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Name the circular area in the Greek theatre where the Chorus performed |
Orchestra |
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Name one musical instrument that accompanied the Chorus when they sang |
Flute / lyre / timpani / drums / aulos / kithara / diaulos |
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Why did an actor in a Greek tragedy need to have a strong and adaptable voice? |
Large theatre (sat 1700 people, about) – open-air performance – large audience – effect of the mask – range of characters – male and female roles – expression of different emotions – variation of tone – number of plays in a day – occasional need for actors to sing |
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Would you have enjoyed being an actor in a Greek tragedy? Give your reasons. |
Representing the city – possibility of winning the best actor prize – displaying singing ability – performing in front of large crowd – performing in plays written by great playwrights – after show party – performing in large theatre – responsibility of performing at festival of Dionysia – number of lines to remember – ability to sing and dance – need for stamina – length of plays – speed in changing costume – wearing mask over face – length of time for rehearsal – need to play range of roles – need to use gesture and body language |
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To which groups of people did the Athenians give special seats in the theater and why? |
the special seats were called the prohedria the front two reserved for priests of Dionysus as it was a way of honouring him. The magistrates to show there importance visiting ambassadors would be given a seat to show respect sons of people who died in battle- show respect to fathers new trained soldiers- reward judges- they were closer to the action so could judge better |
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Explain how the Athenians made sure that plays were judged fairly |
Before the festival a council drew up list of names from each 10 tribes, names from each tribe were sealed in urn and ten urns stored, first morning of plays a name would be drawn from each of the urns. Each judge wrote an order of merit on a tablet, tablets were placed in an urn, five of the tablets were then drawn and the playwright with the most votes won |
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Would you have enjoyed being a member of the audience at the Great Dionysia |
no, women probably didn't go anyway, don't do well in noisy crowds, been very uncomfortable on the wooden/stone seating (even with a cushion) probably get bored before finishing the 4 plays might have liked the plays if they were more spread out, definitely comedy ones |
