History of Greek Theater - Johnny Goldman

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  1. 4. a fault of character such as jealousy or pride
  2. 6. arrangement of the events in a play
  3. 9. a very wealthy city with 250,000-300,000 people
  4. 11. mythical half-human half-goat creatures
  5. 13. origin of the word "scene". place for actors to relax and change masks
  6. 15. usage of words to express thought
  7. 18. Greek word meaning "to do" or "to act"
  8. 20. person of noble stature with a greatness about them
  9. 21. flat terrace below slope in a theater
  10. 22. first winner in the first play of recorded history, thespian is a word based on this person
  11. 24. something that shocks the audience
  12. 26. started by a prologue, the entrance of the chorus along with several episodes and songs
  13. 27. the defeat of the tragic hero, usually results in gained wisdom and/or death
  14. 28. an act that has magnitude and a serious impact
  15. 30. god of wine and fertility
  16. 31. non-speking role in greek theater
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  1. 1. first great theorist of dramatic art
  2. 2. an act of justice
  3. 3. greek word for "theater", means place of seeing
  4. 5. wrote The Odyssey and The Lliad
  5. 7. a religious and civic celebration in the city of dionysus, involves theater
  6. 8. used to help play different characters, worn over the face
  7. 10. priest of dionysus
  8. 12. songs between the episodes of a greek play
  9. 13. described as the father of wester philosophy
  10. 14. First recorded theatrical event
  11. 16. how speech reveals character
  12. 17. helped make rules for greek theater, including upping the amount of people in the chorus to 15 and the amount of actors to 3
  13. 19. emphasized attempts of humans wanting to control their own fate
  14. 23. ancient greek word for a king that took the throne, does not mean the same thing as tyrant does today
  15. 25. singers and dancers at the greek theater
  16. 29. Main character in Oedipus Tyrannus