History of Greek Theater
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- 3. should be part of the plot
- 5. The arrangements of the events in the play
- 7. The word _______ in Greek means dance.
- 8. This word originates from the greek verb "to act" or "to do"
- 9. acts of this were prohibited in Greek theater
- 10. wrote one of the epic poems that influenced greek drama
- 13. A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat, famous for being drunk and sexual.
- 14. Greek drama was presented at festivals honoring the god ______
- 17. A flat terrace below the slope served as the ______
- 19. sung by chorus
- 20. ______ is the origin of our word scene.
- 22. the father of western philosophy
- 23. These high-backed seats were reserved for _______
- 25. Won the best playwright contest at the festival fore than any other Greek dramatist
- 26. A tragic hero is a man of _______ stature
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- 1. ________ was the first winner of the best tragedy contest
- 2. support the plot, their motivation drives the play.
- 4. greek drama _______ the attempts of human characters to control their own destinies.
- 6. the word ________ comes the Greek word theatron, which means place of seeing.
- 11. All of the performers, except musicians, wore ______.
- 12. The word tyrannus is an ancient Greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne, but had taken it.
- 15. The ________ was a monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes.
- 16. composed of ________ men who took on an identity appropriate to the play
- 18. How speech reveals character
- 19. Something to shock the audience
- 21. Usage of words to express thought
- 24. ________ was the first great theorist of dramatic art, who defined the word tragedy in his work Poetics.