Theatre History Test 1 Complete
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Polis CORRECT ANSWERS City state in Ancient Greece,
Pisistratus CORRECT ANSWERS Tyrant who rules Athens 560-10. Redistributed land,
he promoted farming, foreign trade, made Athens center for arts and festivals (City of
Dionysia)
City Dionysia CORRECT ANSWERS Greek home for drama. Great festival for plays.
534 BC CORRECT ANSWERS Year of the first tragedy (drama) written by Thepis, who
won first prize.
Thespis CORRECT ANSWERS Inventor of tragedies. Dramatic poet. Won 534 Dionysia
festival
According to Greek historians such as Aristotle, he was the first person to appear
onstage as an actor. Also said to be the first actor to be included in with the chorus
Aristotle Poetics CORRECT ANSWERS Greek drama originated from this. Earliest
surviving work of dramatic theory
Dionysus CORRECT ANSWERS Greek god of wine and fertility
Arion of Corinth CORRECT ANSWERS Gave literary form to dithyrambs and called
them tragikon drama
Hypokrites CORRECT ANSWERS "actor" or "interpreter" or "answerer"
Prologue CORRECT ANSWERS "tragedy"
provides info about the events that occurred prior to the play
Parados CORRECT ANSWERS entrance of the chorus
Episodes CORRECT ANSWERS main action of the play
characters and chorus interact
Exodus CORRECT ANSWERS Chorus exits at the end of the play
Aeschylus CORRECT ANSWERS trilogies
plots simple. men are guilty
Greek playwright
, won city of D 13 times
soldier at Marathon
works include:
-Prometheus Bound, Orestian trilogy (Agamemmnon, Libation, Ermenides)
reduced chorus, added 2nd actor
Sophocles CORRECT ANSWERS Greek playwright
friend of Pericles
Oedipus Rex, Electra, Ajax, Antigone
3rd actor
chorus at 15 (less important)
painted scenery
gods just (not as important), characters human, complicated plots, see humor
excellent psychology and philosophy
Euripides CORRECT ANSWERS Greek playwright loved by young people (445-406)
cyclops, Alcestis, Medea
characters human who develop, individualism, excellent psychology, deus ex machine,
topical, simple diction
Socrates loves Euripides
Satyr Plays CORRECT ANSWERS burlesque stories of gods
put on after tragedies for comic relief
low-brow comedy
-obscenities and language
Aristophanes CORRECT ANSWERS Greek comedic playwright
Lysistrata, Birds, Frogs, Clouds, Knights, Wasps, Acharnians
VERY topical
Old Comedy CORRECT ANSWERS beginning 404 BC
topical by not realistic
during Peloponnesian war
fantastical, facical
7 deadly sins-esque
Structure:
-Prologue
-Parados
-Agon (intro of happy)
-Parabasis (author view)
- Episodes
- Stasima
- Exodus
Middle Comedy CORRECT ANSWERS transitional period
Questions And Answers | Verified
Polis CORRECT ANSWERS City state in Ancient Greece,
Pisistratus CORRECT ANSWERS Tyrant who rules Athens 560-10. Redistributed land,
he promoted farming, foreign trade, made Athens center for arts and festivals (City of
Dionysia)
City Dionysia CORRECT ANSWERS Greek home for drama. Great festival for plays.
534 BC CORRECT ANSWERS Year of the first tragedy (drama) written by Thepis, who
won first prize.
Thespis CORRECT ANSWERS Inventor of tragedies. Dramatic poet. Won 534 Dionysia
festival
According to Greek historians such as Aristotle, he was the first person to appear
onstage as an actor. Also said to be the first actor to be included in with the chorus
Aristotle Poetics CORRECT ANSWERS Greek drama originated from this. Earliest
surviving work of dramatic theory
Dionysus CORRECT ANSWERS Greek god of wine and fertility
Arion of Corinth CORRECT ANSWERS Gave literary form to dithyrambs and called
them tragikon drama
Hypokrites CORRECT ANSWERS "actor" or "interpreter" or "answerer"
Prologue CORRECT ANSWERS "tragedy"
provides info about the events that occurred prior to the play
Parados CORRECT ANSWERS entrance of the chorus
Episodes CORRECT ANSWERS main action of the play
characters and chorus interact
Exodus CORRECT ANSWERS Chorus exits at the end of the play
Aeschylus CORRECT ANSWERS trilogies
plots simple. men are guilty
Greek playwright
, won city of D 13 times
soldier at Marathon
works include:
-Prometheus Bound, Orestian trilogy (Agamemmnon, Libation, Ermenides)
reduced chorus, added 2nd actor
Sophocles CORRECT ANSWERS Greek playwright
friend of Pericles
Oedipus Rex, Electra, Ajax, Antigone
3rd actor
chorus at 15 (less important)
painted scenery
gods just (not as important), characters human, complicated plots, see humor
excellent psychology and philosophy
Euripides CORRECT ANSWERS Greek playwright loved by young people (445-406)
cyclops, Alcestis, Medea
characters human who develop, individualism, excellent psychology, deus ex machine,
topical, simple diction
Socrates loves Euripides
Satyr Plays CORRECT ANSWERS burlesque stories of gods
put on after tragedies for comic relief
low-brow comedy
-obscenities and language
Aristophanes CORRECT ANSWERS Greek comedic playwright
Lysistrata, Birds, Frogs, Clouds, Knights, Wasps, Acharnians
VERY topical
Old Comedy CORRECT ANSWERS beginning 404 BC
topical by not realistic
during Peloponnesian war
fantastical, facical
7 deadly sins-esque
Structure:
-Prologue
-Parados
-Agon (intro of happy)
-Parabasis (author view)
- Episodes
- Stasima
- Exodus
Middle Comedy CORRECT ANSWERS transitional period
