Drama Flashcards
(19 cards)
Of the many forms of drama, Gilcrest focuses on which sub-genre?
Euro-American tradition of drama
Traditions, largely considered to be the pre-cursors of drama, began utilizing the skin of what animal?
The goat.
Participants in early Greek traditions/dramas would paint their faces with…
…sediment from wine.
an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility
dithyrambs
an ancient Greek hymns sung during funerals typically held the deceased with what regard?
Praise. Usually a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
“dithyrambs”
Who introduced the 2nd “character” and dramatic dialogue in 5-6th century BCE?
Often heralded as “father of drama”
Thespis
“thespians”
Who introduced the 3rd “character” in 5 century BCE?
Aeschyles
Wrote Oedipus Rex, added more actors
Sophocles
By what time was the story fully enacted by the characters, and no longer a “funeral,” so to speak?
Story no longer “told,” but acted.
Chorus fades away
Various Scenes added to story
Individual moments/backstory
Commentary
No longer at grave, but public performances
5th Century BCE
Largest play/performance festival
Held in spring
Dionysia
God of sex, drugs, rock&roll
Fertility
Dionysus
In Greek plays, violence usually took place…
…off stage
chorus stylization where they move one direction or another
strophe, antistrophe
meaning “fate,” there exist three embodiments of it:
Moira (fate)
Moirae (fates)
Clotho: thread spinner
Lachesis: allotter
Atropos: cutter
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.
Hamartia
“goat song”
a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in audiences
tragoidia
tragedy
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
catharsis
a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, especially in reference to fictional narrative.
rooted in philosophers pacing
per·i·pe·tei·a
In general, a struggle or contest.
agon
