History of Greek Theater-Nekolus Currence
Across
- 2. The arrangements of the events in the play
- 3. How speech reveals character
- 5. A flat terrace below the slope served as the (dancing space).
- 8. is the origin of our word scene. It provided a place for actors to relax or to change costumes and masks.
- 13. people that play instruments
- 14. the word comes from the Greek verb meaning “to do” or “to act."
- 15. Characters support the plot. Their motivation drives the play.
- 16. the subject of the major festival was the
- 17. people in a play
- 19. Song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
- 21. The word is an ancient Greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne, but had taken it.
- 22. a monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes.
- 25. (non-speaking extras)
- 27. dionysus was the of wine and fertility
Down
- 1. He wrote around 123 plays, only 7 of which survive.
- 4. Literary critics attribute the fall of the
- 6. Thespis was the first winner. He
- 7. a part of a song that is repeated after each verse, typically by more than one singer
- 8. Something to shock the audience
- 9. actor. The word derived from his name, is still used to refer to actors today.
- 10. Usage of words to express thought
- 11. A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat, famous for being drunk
- 12. The slope of the hill served as the (seeing space).
- 18. In the middle of the orchestra was placed a (altar).
- 20. drama was presented at festivals honoring the god
- 23. to a
- 24. the earliest known playwright
- 26. was the first great theorist of dramatic art, who defined the word tragedy in his work Poetics.