History of Greek Theatre- Victor Gean

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  1. 1. a monster sent by the goddess hera to protect the city of thebes
  2. 2. during the 5th century this wealthy city had huge advances in philosophy, rhetoric, literature, science, architecture, and visual arts
  3. 6. non speaking extras
  4. 7. dancing space which was on a flat terrace below a slope
  5. 9. a fault of character such as pride or jealousy
  6. 11. support the plot and their motivation drives the play
  7. 13. were the owners of the high-backed seats along with the judges
  8. 14. this city was a religious and civic celebration where theatrical performances were given as offerings from the city to dionysus
  9. 15. usage of words to express thought
  10. 16. an ancient greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne but had taken it
  11. 19. won the best playwright contest at the festival fore than any other greek dramatist
  12. 22. song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
  13. 23. the latin title for the play oedipus tyrannus in greek
  14. 25. a word used to refer to actors, derived from the name thespis
  15. 27. a word that comes from the Greek verb meaning to act
  16. 28. the first great theorist of dramatic art
  17. 29. how speech reveals character
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  1. 1. is considered the father of Western philosophy
  2. 3. the origin of our word scene, it provided a place for actors to relax or to change costumes and masks
  3. 4. was in the middle of the orchestra
  4. 5. a creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat
  5. 6. something to shock the audience
  6. 8. the seeing space for the theater of dionysus
  7. 10. an act of injustice
  8. 12. the first winner, was the earliest known playwright and actor
  9. 13. greek drama was presented at festivals honoring the god of wine and fertility
  10. 17. comes from the greek word theatron, which means place of seeing
  11. 18. in greek means dance
  12. 20. the arrangements of the events in the play
  13. 21. the priest of dionysus which had the best seat
  14. 24. used in greek theater and facilitated rapid change of roles
  15. 26. a man of noble stature, one who has greatness about him