History of Greek Theatre- William Shack

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  1. 3. God of wine and fertility; god in which humans presented Greek drama at festivals
  2. 7. An altar placed in the middle of the orchestra
  3. 9. Emphasized the attempts of human characters to control their own destinies
  4. 12. Earliest known playwright and actor
  5. 13. Worn by all performers except musicians
  6. 14. Sixth characteristic of a tragedy; Something to shock the audience
  7. 16. The backstory or introduction
  8. 20. A man of noble stature; Main character of a tragedy whos fall results from committing "an act of injustice"
  9. 21. Comes from the Greek verb meaning "to do" or "to act."
  10. 25. Ancient Greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne, but had taken it; Did not have the negative connotations that the word tyrant does today
  11. 26. Wrote about 123 plays, with only 7 surviving
  12. 27. Very wealthy city; had huge advances during the 5th century
  13. 30. One of the four performer categories; the word in Greek means dance
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  1. 1. Part lion, part eagle, and part woman sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes
  2. 2. The first great theorist of dramatic art, who defined the word tragedy in his work "Poetics"
  3. 4. "Imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; ..in a dramatic rather than narrative form;"
  4. 5. Religious and civic celebration where theatrical performances were given as offerings from the city to Dionysus
  5. 6. songs sung by the chorus that separate several episodes
  6. 8. A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat, famous for being drunk and sexual
  7. 10. First characteristic of a tragedy; The arrangements of the events in the play
  8. 11. Fifth characteristic of a tragedy; Song sung by chorus, and should be part of the plot
  9. 12. Caused by the tragic flaw, typically leads to a gain in self-knowledge and wisdom
  10. 15. Seat in the center of the seating area, reserved for the Priest of Dionysus Eleutherios
  11. 17. Fourth characteristic of a tragedy; Usage of words to express thought
  12. 18. Meaning "hut or tent," was on the side of the orchestra opposite to the audience
  13. 19. Third characteristic of a tragedy; How speech reveals character
  14. 22. One of the four performer categories; could play multiple roles
  15. 23. A flat terrace below the slope of the hill; dancing space
  16. 24. Second characteristic of a tragedy; Support the plot, drive the play with their motivation
  17. 28. Source of the word "theater," and means place of seeing
  18. 29. A fault of character in the tragic hero such as pride or jealousy