History Of Greek Theatre-Isaiah Gould

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Across
  1. 2. Expressed the authorʼs point of view
  2. 4. two key influences on Greek drama
  3. 5. religious and civic celebration where theatrical performances were given as offerings from the city to Dionysus.
  4. 10. The theater is on the slope of the hill below the Acropolis in Athens
  5. 13. comes from the Greek verb “to do” or “to act.”
  6. 14. in Greek means dance
  7. 19. The plays followed a strict structure, with a prologue
  8. 21. slope was covered in a semi-circle with stadium-like
  9. 22. Facilitated rapid change of roles
  10. 24. god of wine and fertility
  11. 25. Literary critics attribute the fall of the hero to a tragic flaw, a fault of character such as pride or jealousy
  12. 26. third of four categories
Down
  1. 1. In the middle of the orchestra was placed
  2. 3. was to sing and dance in between dramatic episodes
  3. 6. one of four categories
  4. 7. The English translation is Oedipus the King
  5. 8. fourth out of four categories
  6. 9. A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat,
  7. 11. man of noble stature
  8. 12. Increased the number of actors in plays from two to three
  9. 15. “imitation of an action¨
  10. 16. Capital of Greece and had approximately 250,000-300,000 people.
  11. 17. He is the earliest known playwright and actor
  12. 18. high-backed seats
  13. 19. monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes tyrannusancient Greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne,but had taken it
  14. 20. second of four categories
  15. 23. Was born in 496 B.C