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| what does greek tragedy deal with? what is it about? |
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| greek tragedy is about man's fate in a world where the gods are invovled in men's actions and lives |
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| what kind of person is a "hero" in greek tragedy? |
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| a hero is a good man who regards himself as equal to or superior to the gods |
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| what types of struggles does a tragic hero typically deal with in greek tragedy? |
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| a tragic hero usually deals with struggles against powers he cannot control or understand |
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| what is the theme that the tragic hero seems to have to live out in these plays? |
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| the these is man v.s. a fate he cannot escape because it was predestined |
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| who are the three major writers of greek tragedy? |
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| AEschylus, sophocles, and euripides |
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| what were their plays based on? |
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| they were based on existing myths and ancient greek legends and about heros and gods who were familiar to the audience |
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| who is the earilest writer of greek tragedy? What is significant about this? |
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| AEschylus. its significant because he is the "father of greek tragedy: and the real founder of european drama |
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| it is where men purposely violated the laws of the gods and then punished for their crimes by this |
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| what main concerns do the characters in the plays of AEschylus deal with? |
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| the main characters in AEscylus's plays dealt with conflicts with the laws of the gods |
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| what main concerns do the characters in the plays of Sophocles deal with? |
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| they dealt with terrible ccrises in their lives, individual men who struggle against fate |
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| how do we know that the works of AEschylus were highly regarded in his time? |
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| we know that the works of AEschylus were highly regarded in his time because... |
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| he died when an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head |
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| what is the difference between sophocles and aeschylus in terms of the theme conflicts in the struggles of their characters? |
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| aeschylus wrote about abstract problems while sophocles wrote about specific dilemmas and indiviual characters |
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| who is considered "the father of tragedy"? Why? |
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| aeschylus, because he is considered to be the real founder of european drama |
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| how was euripides different from te other playwrights of greek tragedy? |
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| because he explored the conflict with man rather than man at odds with the gods. his heros were ordinary men with all their flaws and faulths showing. |
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| who is regarded as the first feminist playwright? why? |
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| euripides, because he created some of the best female characters found in plays |
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| what was significant about thespis in regard to acting and performing? |
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| he won the first competition and he is the first person to step away from the chorus, a character |
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| who did aeschylus and sophocles make even further changes to those that thespis made? |
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| they added the 2nd and 3rd actors |
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| who did aeschylus and sophocles make even further changes to those that thespis made? |
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| they added the 2nd and 3rd actors |
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| who did aeschylus and sophocles make even further changes to those that thespis made? |
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| they added the 2nd and 3rd actors |
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| how do time of day and weather conditions relate to theatre performances during this time? |
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| play could only be done during the day. if it rained, the ppl got wet. there was no indoor lighting and no curtains or roofs |
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| explain and define "theatron" |
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| a seeing place, the origin of theater. where the audience sits |
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| a flat circcular area where the chorus and actors perform |
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| describe and explain skene |
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| the building behind the playing area |
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| describe and explain paraskenia |
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| a rectangular room that projected in front of the skene on both sides |
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| what are acoustics and what are they like at Epidaurus? explain |
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| the sound in a theater. at Epidaurus, you can head a match strike on the other side |
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| describe what masks were like and how they were used. (male and female masks too) |
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| were large and had exaggerated features. male masks were diffent b/c they were dark. female masks were light colored |
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| desccribe typical costumes of the time and how they were used |
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| the tunics were shorter, too tight, and heavily padded in the bellies and backsides |
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| how were costumes typically adjusted for comedy? |
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| they were exaggerated and huge |
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| what was the role of the chorus? |
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| wore costumes, esp. hideous animal masks in comedies |
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| "the god from the machine" |
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| how was violence dealt with in greek theater? |
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| a platform or couch on wheels |
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| painted canvases in wooden frames |
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| a greek critic and philosopher |
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| how did aristotle regard greek tragedies? |
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| as arousing ppls emotions of pity and fear |
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| three plays on the same theme |
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| same theme was treated comically, the fourth one |
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| the god of wine and fertility |
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| a song chanted by dancers |
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| invented acting by designating one member of the chorus to stand apart from the others and respond to them |
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| a grand open-air cleared space at the foot of a hill |
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| triangular prisms which could be pivoted to reveal three different backgrounds |
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-father of tragedy
-plays: agamemnon, the furies |
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-father of tragedy
-plays: agamemnon, the furies |
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-responsible for the addition of the third actor on the stage
-plays: electra, CEdipus trilogy |
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-youngest and most modern/least pop.
-plays: medea, the trojan woman, alcestis, hippolytus |
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-old comedy
-wrote funny, pop. social satire |
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-new comedy
-only surviving work of this style
-wrote comedies dealing with daily life and domestic situations |
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| wat aeschylus, sophocles, and euripides wrote about |
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-aeschylus--gods
-sophocles--heros
-euripides--men/women |
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