Final Test Flashcards
He added the third tragic actor, which made continued dialogue between characters and switching characters without reliance on chorus, easier.
Sophocles
He wrote “Old Comedy” which ridiculed individuals (such as Socrates) and made political statements in plays such as “Lysistrata”.
Aristophanes
The play “Oedipus Rex” starts near the climax of Oedipus’ life story. Accordingly it is an example of this in dramatic structure:
“Late point of attack”
Euripides is accused of over using stage equipment to solve plot problems. This term is still used for bringing in a completely unexpected element to solve the ending of a plot. This practice is called the:
“Deus Ex Machina” (God from the machine)
The festival of dias included three playwright’s presenting three tragedies, and at the end of the evening, one of these body plays that did farcical scenes:
A “Satyr Play”
he is known for his place, including: – Braggart Warrior, Pot Of Gold, and
The Manaechmi. Please continue to be adapted into “new“ place.
Terence
His Roman tragedies use soliloquies, asides and confidantes, showed a preoccupation with magic, death, and the human/spiritual world and had characters with singular obsessions that drove them to their doom.
Seneca
It is generally believed that theater evolved from storytelling and….
Ritual
Greek City-State where the “City Dionysia” was staged?
Athens
He stepped out of the chorus to become the “first actor”? that we know of.
Thespis
In the year 800, Charlemagne was declared this by the pope.
The Holy Roman Emperor
Most writing in early Middle Ages was in (this language):
Latin
“Quem Quaeritis” means:
“Whom do you seek”
She was the first known woman dramatist.
Hroswitha of Gandersheim
The playing area, built on the church steps, upon which the actress performed plays was called a:
