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| Greek God of wine, fertitily, and revelry. The Greeks hosted ceremonies to honor him like the one held in the Spring in the city called Dionysia. |
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| the first to step out of the chorus - hence the term "thespian." |
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| modern day equivalent of a director; appointed by an organization of dramatic presentations undertaken by the government. |
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| considered first important Greek (and thus western) dramatist. Added a second actor (rather than existing precedent of single actor, large chorus) which enabled dramatic exchanges between characters. Also reduced the size of the chorus from 50 to 12, making it more managable. Wrote Orestia. |
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| added third actor which allowed for great flexibility as each actor could play many characters and raised the chorus to 15 members. Because of this flexibility he became skilled at dramatic structure (build swiftly to climax). |
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| alternation between chorus and character acting scenes. Allows chorus to comment on action happening during character scenes to present play's themes. |
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| represent ordinary citizens and gave important background info in between scenes. Also represent a balance between extremes of characters and offered philosophical observations/drew conclusions. |
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| makes fun of social, political, or cultural conditions thru recognizable characters (modern day: Daily Show, SNL). Only surviving "Old Comedy" plays are Aristophanes'. |
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| type of scene not found in tragedy; a debate between two sides of a political/social issue. |
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| Parabasis: Greek "Old" Comedy |
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| second type of scene not found in tragedy; when the chorus addresses the audience. |
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| Greek drama staged in ampitheaters - circular playing area at base of seating area called the orchestra where the chorus performed, parodos was the side stage entrances for the actors, and the skene or stage house set behind the orchestra. |
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| written by Aristotle and is the first and most important piece of dramatic criticism. Six elements of drama include: plot (arrangement of dramatic incidents), character (people represented in the play), thought or theme (ideas explored), language (dialogue and poetry), music, and spectacle (scenery and other visual elements). |
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