History of the Greek theater
Across
- 6. How speech reveals character
- 8. performed by large choruses.
- 9. performers in Greek theater can be divided into
- 13. The word in Greek means dance.
- 14. Something to shock the audience
- 16. arousing pity and fear,wherewith to accomplish a
- 18. Thespis was the first winner. He is the earliest known playwright and actor. The word thespian,
- 19. In the middle of the orchestra was placed a
- 21. greek drama was presented at festivals honoring the god
- 24. Characters support the plot. Their motivation drives the play
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- 1. The word comes the the Greek word theatron, which means place of seeing
- 2. a religious and civic celebration
- 3. Usage of words to express thought
- 4. A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat
- 5. A flat terrace below the slope served as the
- 7. imitation of an action
- 10. The arrangements of the events in the play
- 11. comes from the Greek verb meaning “to do” or “to act.”
- 12. two key influences on Greek drama were the
- 15. was the first great theorist of dramatic art
- 17. A very wealthy city
- 20. Song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
- 22. This rule did not restrict the number of roles to three,because a single actor could play several roles.
- 23. The slope of the hill served as the
- 25. is the origin of our word scene.