Across
- 2. The strength,force,or intensity with which sound is made.
- 3. Play A special type of play that made fun of Greek Legends. We get our word satire from this.
- 4. The sound produced when nasal passages are blocked,leaving a flat voice.
- 9. The large circular acting area located at the foot of the hillside in a Greek theater.
- 10. The selection and pronunciation of words and their combination in speech.Clarity of pronunciation.
- 12. The god of wine and fertility.
- 14. Poetics A critical essay written by Aristotle on tragedy.
- 16. The particular way a word or phrase is to be said.
- 18. The first actor who spoke alone.
- 21. A wealthy patron who had to pay for the costs of producing a play.
- 22. Actors
- 23. Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites or pity.
- 24. An ancient Greek writer of comedies. He wrote "The Curmudgeon", the only surviving example of new comedy.
Down
- 1. The vibrant tone produced when sound waves strike the chambers of the throat,head,nose,and mouth.
- 5. Ancient Greek writer of comedies.
- 6. The sound of a particular voice.
- 7. A company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play.
- 8. The speed at which the words are spoken.
- 11. The tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles.
- 13. A stage building that served as dressing rooms during Greek dramatic productions.
- 15. (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to .
- 17. A great Greek philosopher and teacher who wrote "The Poetics", a critical essay on Greek tragedy.
- 19. The relative highness or lowness of the voice.
- 20. A light and humorous drama with a happy ending.
- 21. An ankle-length or knee-length garment worn by Greek actors.
- 25. A play intended for performance by actors on a stage. The word means "to do".