History of Greek Theater - Mason Yuska

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  1. 1. the theater possesses a ceremonial ____ of dionysus
  2. 4. followed a strict structure, with a prologue, the entrance of the chorus, and then several episodes separated by choral odes
  3. 5. Western drama can be traced back to _____
  4. 8. Although the tragic hero is good, he is not ____
  5. 9. Around 430 B.C., the rules of the contests limited the number of speaking actors to ____
  6. 11. Sophocles´ _____ Introduced painted scenery and enhanced costuming.
  7. 12. this even was a religious and civic celebration where theatrical performances were given as offerings from the city to dionysus
  8. 14. greek drama was presented at festivals honoring ______
  9. 17. the _____ was circular and 65 ft in diameter
  10. 18. the word theater comes from the greek word theatron, which means _____
  11. 20. the _____ was a monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes.
  12. 23. the word chorus in greek means ______
  13. 25. The winner of the first recorded theatrical event and derivation of the term thespian
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  1. 2. a _____ is a man of noble stature, one who has a greatness about him. He is not an ordinary man.
  2. 3. this word comes from the greek verb meaning ¨to do¨ or ¨to act¨
  3. 6. the best seat in the theater was reserved for the priest of dionysus _______
  4. 7. an imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; . .. in a dramatic rather than narrative form;
  5. 9. ________ is an ancient Greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne, but had taken
  6. 10. _____ wrote 123 plays, only 7 of which survive
  7. 13. the action in greek plays usually takes place in outdoors
  8. 15. the use of ______ facilitated rapid change of roles
  9. 16. Dramatists presented 3 tragedies followed by a ____ play
  10. 19. the high-backed seats were reserved for judges and _______
  11. 21. ____ is on the slope of the hill below the acropolis in athens
  12. 22. this man lived during this time period and is considered the father of western philosophy
  13. 24. was the first great theorist of dramatic art, who defined the word tragedy in his work, Poetics.