History of greek theater

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Across
  1. 3. Characters support the plot. their motivation drives the play.
  2. 5. part woman, part lion, part eagle
  3. 8. Song sung by chorus
  4. 12. king who did not inherit their throne,
  5. 13. greek word for dance
  6. 17. Something to shock the audience
  7. 18. the major festival
  8. 20. place of seeing
  9. 21. emphasized the attempts of human characters to control their own destinies.
  10. 23. earliest known playwright and actor.
  11. 24. god of wine and fertility
  12. 25. The arrangements of the events in the play
Down
  1. 1. is the Latin title for the play called Oedipus Tyrannus in Greek.
  2. 2. flat terrace below the slope
  3. 4. Usage of words to express thought
  4. 6. is considered the father of Western philosophy.
  5. 7. first great theorist of the dramatic world
  6. 9. man of noble stature
  7. 10. wrote around 123 plays
  8. 11. fall of a hero
  9. 12. comes from the greek word theatron
  10. 14. origin of word scene
  11. 15. comes from the Greek verb meaning “to do” or “to act.”
  12. 16. part man part goat
  13. 19. How speech reveals character
  14. 22. Made it easier for male actors to play female characters.