Across
- 3. first of the Chorus' lyric songs
- 4. tiered seating area built into a hillside in the shape of a horseshoe.
- 11. number of different emotions on over-sized masks
- 12. drama was classified according to ____ different genres
- 13. concluding scene
- 15. opening scene
- 17. armlike device in an ancient Greek theater that could lower a "god" onto the stage from the "heavens"
- 19. god of wine and procreation
- 20. "dancing place" where chorus sang
- 24. group of three plays on a related subject or theme
- 26. where dramas where performed
- 27. conversation between characters in a play
Down
- 1. famous Greek author, historian, and politician
- 2. when the audience knows something the character doesn't know
- 4. number of weeks set aside per year for festivals
- 5. portion of stage where actors performed
- 6. pokes fun at public figures or the gods
- 7. startling discovery; moment of epiphany
- 8. a hero's error in judgement
- 9. number of actors that could be on stage at a given time
- 10. Greek government
- 14. first actor who performed around 534 BC
- 16. sudden reversal of fortune
- 18. all actors were _______
- 21. these were oversized to make the character appear "larger than life"
- 22. excessive pride
- 23. purging or cleansing of emotions
- 25. key to the actor's identity