Greek Theatre

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  1. 4. A wind instrument that is a double pipe played with a double reed.
  2. 5. The circular space in front of the stage, allotted to the chorus.
  3. 6. A structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
  4. 8. The character against whom the protagonist struggles.
  5. 12. Chorus leader in ancient Greek tragedy.
  6. 16. The second actor to the protagonist in importance.
  7. 18. A Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
  8. 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.
  9. 21. A wealthy Athenian that paid the costs for theatrical productions.
  10. 22. An ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play.
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  1. 1. The part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
  2. 2. Emotional lyric between actors and chorus in ancient Greek tragedy.
  3. 3. A pause between one metron and the next.
  4. 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.
  5. 7. A group of four dramas, three tragedies and one satyr play, performed consecutively at the festival of Dionysus in ancient Athens
  6. 8. A contest.
  7. 9. The moment of recognition when the protagonist recognizes that his trouble is his own fault.
  8. 10. The main actor.
  9. 11. A choral ode addressed to the audience, especially of comedy, and independent of the action of the play.
  10. 13. A sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal.
  11. 14. A choral ode.
  12. 15. A choral hymn.
  13. 17. The final tragedy, not followed by a chorus.
  14. 19. The part of tragedy that falls between choral songs.
  15. 20. An introductory scene, preceding the first act of a play, and precedes the entrance of the chorus.