Greek Theatre
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- 4. A wind instrument that is a double pipe played with a double reed.
- 5. The circular space in front of the stage, allotted to the chorus.
- 6. A structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
- 8. The character against whom the protagonist struggles.
- 12. Chorus leader in ancient Greek tragedy.
- 16. The second actor to the protagonist in importance.
- 18. A Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
- 19. In classical Greek theatre, stage mechanism consisting of a low platform that rolled on wheels or revolved on an axis and could be pushed onstage to reveal an interior or some offstage scene such as a tableau. It was introduced to the Attic stage in the 5th century to provide directors a means for clarifying the action. Because violence was prohibited from the Greek stage, it is thought by some that murdered bodies may have been displayed on the device.
- 21. A wealthy Athenian that paid the costs for theatrical productions.
- 22. An ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play.
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- 1. The part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- 2. Emotional lyric between actors and chorus in ancient Greek tragedy.
- 3. A pause between one metron and the next.
- 6. Dramatic dialogue characterized by brief exchanges between two characters, each of whom usually speaks in one line of verse during a scene of intense emotion or strong argumentation.
- 7. A group of four dramas, three tragedies and one satyr play, performed consecutively at the festival of Dionysus in ancient Athens
- 8. A contest.
- 9. The moment of recognition when the protagonist recognizes that his trouble is his own fault.
- 10. The main actor.
- 11. A choral ode addressed to the audience, especially of comedy, and independent of the action of the play.
- 13. A sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal.
- 14. A choral ode.
- 15. A choral hymn.
- 17. The final tragedy, not followed by a chorus.
- 19. The part of tragedy that falls between choral songs.
- 20. An introductory scene, preceding the first act of a play, and precedes the entrance of the chorus.