History of Greek Theatre- Victor Gean

1. a monster sent by the goddess hera to protect the city of thebes
2. during the 5th century this wealthy city had huge advances in philosophy, rhetoric, literature, science, architecture, and visual arts
6. non speaking extras
7. dancing space which was on a flat terrace below a slope
9. a fault of character such as pride or jealousy
11. support the plot and their motivation drives the play
13. were the owners of the high-backed seats along with the judges
14. this city was a religious and civic celebration where theatrical performances were given as offerings from the city to dionysus
15. usage of words to express thought
16. an ancient greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne but had taken it
19. won the best playwright contest at the festival fore than any other greek dramatist
22. song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
23. the latin title for the play oedipus tyrannus in greek
25. a word used to refer to actors, derived from the name thespis
27. a word that comes from the Greek verb meaning to act
28. the first great theorist of dramatic art
29. how speech reveals character

1. is considered the father of Western philosophy
3. the origin of our word scene, it provided a place for actors to relax or to change costumes and masks
4. was in the middle of the orchestra
5. a creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat
6. something to shock the audience
8. the seeing space for the theater of dionysus
10. an act of injustice
12. the first winner, was the earliest known playwright and actor
13. greek drama was presented at festivals honoring the god of wine and fertility
17. comes from the greek word theatron, which means place of seeing
18. in greek means dance
20. the arrangements of the events in the play
21. the priest of dionysus which had the best seat
24. used in greek theater and facilitated rapid change of roles
26. a man of noble stature, one who has greatness about him