History of Greek Theatre- Caleb Student
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- 6. motivation drives the play.
- 8. A tragic hero is a man of
- 14. How speech reveals character
- 15. The Greeks had a religious and legal prohibition against showing acts of violence on
- 17. the father of Western philosophy.
- 19. was a religious and civic celebration where theatrical performances were given as offerings from the city to Dionysus.
- 20. The arrangements of the events in the play
- 22. lived during this period, and is
- 25. Made it easier for male actors to play as a female
- 27. first great theorist of dramatic art
- 29. “an act of injustice”
- 30. a fault of character such as pride or jealousy.
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- 1. honored with a position in the Government.
- 2. (non-speaking extras)
- 3. was the god of wine and fertility,
- 4. (hut or tent) was on the side of the orchestra opposite the audience.
- 5. A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat,famous for being drunk and sexual.
- 7. episodes Chorus’s main role was to sing and dance in between
- 9. the chorus expressed the
- 10. was the first winner. He is the earliest known playwright and actor.
- 11. The word drama comes from the Greek verb meaning “to do” or
- 12. Song sung by chorus
- 13. The owners' names were carved into the back of the
- 16. means dance in greek
- 18. A flat terrace below the
- 21. all of the performers wore masks excpet
- 23. means place of seeing.
- 24. served as the
- 26. Usage of words to express thought
- 28. Something to shock the