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Gr ∑∑ k Drama

Gr ∑∑ k Drama. You will need to take notes!. ORIGINS. of the theater. Parties for Dionysus!. The CHOIR. spoke in unison and wore masks and robes Commented on the plays action. The leader was the CHORAGUS. The Theater. Greek Masks. The Anatomy of the Greek Mask.

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Gr ∑∑ k Drama

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  1. Gr∑∑k Drama

  2. You will need to take notes!

  3. ORIGINS of the theater

  4. Parties for Dionysus!

  5. The CHOIR spoke in unison and wore masks and robes Commented on the plays action. The leader was the CHORAGUS.

  6. The Theater

  7. Greek Masks

  8. The Anatomy of the Greek Mask Comedy Mask Tragedy Mask

  9. Drama begins

  10. The major event that leads to their downfall is called a CATASTROPHE!

  11. Important Vocabulary for greek drama There will be a test on this next week!

  12. What does A.D./B.C. mean? • B.C. = “Before Christ” • A.D. = Anno Domini, Latin for “the year of our Lord.” • B.C.E.= Before current (or Common) Era • C.E. = Current (or Common) Era

  13. Playwright • One who makes a play. A wright is a person who makes, as in the name Cartwright, a cart maker; the word wrought means made, or worked, as in wrought iron.

  14. Classical Age of Greece • The Age of Pericles, the 5th century B.C. (400s). • He was a persuasive speaker. • Honors

  15. Dionysus • The Greek God of wine. Theater was his worship.

  16. Apollo • The Greek God of reason, music, order.

  17. Polytheism • The belief in many gods, as opposed to monotheism, the belief in one god (such as Judaism, Christianity, or Islam), or atheism, the belief that there is no god (poly = many, mono= one, a= without, theos= god).

  18. Fate • The Greeks believed that every person had a fate or destiny that was determined before birth by the Fates, three women who spun, measured, and cut off the thread of life. Atropos, the one who cut the thread, provides the origin of the word atrophy, to wither or cut off. • VIDEO

  19. Hubris • Often translated as pride, it means more. The Greek concept of hubris implied that the person had stepped beyond the accepted bounds of the place in life that the gods had allotted. He or she overreaches his or her authority and takes on responsibility or power that is not properly his or hers.

  20. Thespis • The first actor. In about 534 B.C. Thespis had one man stand apart from the chorus and speak the lines of the gods, thereby inventing the first actor. • THESPIAN: an actor.

  21. Aeschylus • Greek Playwright (525-456 B.C.E.) who added a second actor.

  22. Sophocles • Greek playwright (495- 406 B.C.E.) who added a third actor and first used scenery. He wrote Oedipus, Antigone, and Philoctetes.

  23. Vicarious • Second hand, in the sense that a vicarious experience is one that we see someone else having (such as a character, in a play, book or film) but we don’t have ourselves.

  24. Catastrophe • A terrible thing that happens to the tragic hero. The catastrophe could be his or her death or mutilation or the loss of a loved one.

  25. Eucatastrophe • (Eu – means good). A happy, positive occurrance or ending.

  26. Deus ex machina • A Latin phrase meaning “god out of the machine.” • THEN: Originally it involved the lowering of an actor portraying a god onto the Greek stage. • TODAY: It means inserting a god-figure into the story to get people out of a jam. • VIDEO

  27. Catharsis • Literally, a purge, especially an emotional purge. Specifically in Greek tragedy the audience is to feel pity for the tragic hero and terror (fear and awe) at the power of fate as determined by the gods.

  28. Tragedy • A serious work about a person of significance (royal, noble) who, as a result of fate or a character flaw, experiences a catastrophe. The play evokes a catharsis (feelings of pity and terror) from the audience.

  29. Chorus • A group of 8-10 men, originally priests, who comment on the action of the tragedy, usually from the point of view of the audience or from the point of view the playwright would like to take. VIDEO

  30. Ode • A set piece, a poem, which the chorus speaks in unison. A Greek tragedy alternated the episodes with choral odes which commented on the action.

  31. Episode • Epi – means around. The episodes are literally the pieces between the odes, the action of the play.

  32. Reversal • This is literally a reversal of fortune or luck of the tragic hero. It usually occurs in the 4th or 5th episode when he or she realizes his/ her mistake or fate.

  33. Dramatic irony • This occurs when the audience knows something that one or more characters on stage does not know. • VIDEO

  34. Greek Theater “From Ritual to Entertainment” Take notes on the following video: link

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