History of Greek Theater-Nekolus Currence

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Across
  1. 2. The arrangements of the events in the play
  2. 3. How speech reveals character
  3. 5. A flat terrace below the slope served as the (dancing space).
  4. 8. is the origin of our word scene. It provided a place for actors to relax or to change costumes and masks.
  5. 13. people that play instruments
  6. 14. the word comes from the Greek verb meaning “to do” or “to act."
  7. 15. Characters support the plot. Their motivation drives the play.
  8. 16. the subject of the major festival was the
  9. 17. people in a play
  10. 19. Song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
  11. 21. The word is an ancient Greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne, but had taken it.
  12. 22. a monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes.
  13. 25. (non-speaking extras)
  14. 27. dionysus was the of wine and fertility
Down
  1. 1. He wrote around 123 plays, only 7 of which survive.
  2. 4. Literary critics attribute the fall of the
  3. 6. Thespis was the first winner. He
  4. 7. a part of a song that is repeated after each verse, typically by more than one singer
  5. 8. Something to shock the audience
  6. 9. actor. The word derived from his name, is still used to refer to actors today.
  7. 10. Usage of words to express thought
  8. 11. A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat, famous for being drunk
  9. 12. The slope of the hill served as the (seeing space).
  10. 18. In the middle of the orchestra was placed a (altar).
  11. 20. drama was presented at festivals honoring the god
  12. 23. to a
  13. 24. the earliest known playwright
  14. 26. was the first great theorist of dramatic art, who defined the word tragedy in his work Poetics.