History of Greek theatre: Micah

7. non-speaking extras
9. means place of seeing.
13. holding 14,000-17,000 people.
15. The plays followed a strict structure, with a ________
16. was the first great theorist of dramatic art, who defined the word tragedy in his work Poetics.
17. as seen from the theater today, and a ceremonial alter to Dionysus.
18. in Greek means dance.
20. The hero gains self-________ and changes from ignorance to significant insight and wisdom.
22. In the _____ of the seating area, was the best seat
23. human characters to control their owndestinies.
25. He wrote around 123 plays, only 7 of which survive.
27. the origin of our word scene.
28. derived from his name, is still used to refer to actors today.
29. Literary critics attribute the fall of the hero to a ________, a fault of character such as pride or jealousy.

1. the god of wine and fertility
2. is an ancient Greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne, but had taken it.
3. Set the number of people in the chorus to _____
4. on the slope of the hill below the Acropolis in Athens.
5. All of the performers, except _______, wore masks. The masks served several purposes.
6. The arrangements of the events in the play
8. A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat, famous for being drunk and sexual.
10. These _________ seats were reserved for dignitaries and judges.
11. The Greeks had a religious and legal ______ against showing acts of violence on stage
12. Around 430 B.C., the rules of the contests limited the number of _______ actors to three for each playwright.
14. lived during this period, and is considered the father of Western philosophy.
18. a religious and civic celebration
19. A tragic hero is a man of _____ stature, one who has a greatness about him.
21. comes from the Greek verb meaning “to do” or “to act.”
24. They added color,_______, and spectacle.
26. was a monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes.