History of the Greek Theatre Crossword - Rajin Islam

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  1. 4. First great theories of dramatic art
  2. 8. people who sat near the back with high ground along with judges
  3. 11. something to shock the audience
  4. 12. the priest of dionysius
  5. 14. dancing space
  6. 17. the approximate population of a wealthy city in athens
  7. 19. an imitation of an action that is serious and also as having magnitude complete in itself;... in a dramatic rather than narrative form
  8. 21. word derived from Thespis' name and is used to refer to actors today
  9. 23. they support the plot and their motivation drives the play
  10. 24. a monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes
  11. 27. a creature in classical mythology wwho was part mand and part goat
  12. 30. song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
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  1. 1. ancient greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne but had taken it
  2. 2. usage of words to express a thought
  3. 3. playwright that was born in 496 B.C and was honored with a position in the government
  4. 5. first winner of the theatrical event
  5. 6. where the major festival was held
  6. 7. hut or tent that was on the side of the orchestra opposite of the audience
  7. 9. the seeing space (place of seeing)
  8. 10. items that helped facilitate rapid change of roles and made it easier for male actors to play female characters
  9. 13. lived during the 5th century and is considered the father of Western philosophy
  10. 15. means dance in green, composed of 15 men who took on identity appropriate to the play
  11. 16. time period of the first recorded theatrical event
  12. 18. the main character of the play called Oedipus The King
  13. 20. comes from the Greek verb meaning "to do" or "to act".
  14. 22. wrote the Illiad and The Odyssey
  15. 25. the arrangements of the events in the play
  16. 26. god of wine and fertility
  17. 28. an altar
  18. 29. how speech reveals characters