Greek Theater Review

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