History of Theater
Across
- 3. The festival of Dionysus started with a what?
- 4. Roman theater focused more on inappropriate humor, comedy, and what?
- 10. Plays about stories about right and wrong
- 12. Who was the popular Elizabethan Theater playwright before Shakespeare?
- 13. The name of the city that the King of the Birds builds
- 17. Greedy old merchant
- 19. Name of the play about a young woman defying a king's ruling about burial
- 20. Shakespeare wrote in what style?
- 21. How many times did the Globe theater burn down?
Down
- 1. Silly, acrobatic servant
- 2. Greek plays about fate and human flaws
- 5. This and boxing were the main events at the Roman Games
- 6. Only this type of actor was allowed during most of historic theater
- 7. Plays about stories about saints
- 8. Plays about stories from the Bible
- 9. Greek plays that make political comments
- 11. This became a popular side event during the Roman Games
- 14. What brought theater back during the Medieval era?
- 15. Greek theater was performed indoors or outdoors?
- 16. Greek god of theater, wine, and fertility
- 18. Who was meant to narrate the stories during greek theater?
- 21. How many tragic playwrights were invited to each festival?