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Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction to Greek to Greek to Greek to Greek TheatreTheatreTheatreTheatre
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The PurposeThe PurposeThe PurposeThe Purpose
• Not simply entertainment
• Linked with sacred rituals and with the Athenian social/political system
• Plays were written for the annual spring festival of Dionysus
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The TheatreThe TheatreThe TheatreThe Theatre• Plays were performed
in outdoor, arena style theatres
• Performances tookplace during daylight hours
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The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)• Orchestra- a circular area
with an altar in the center.
• Skene -a building that backed the orchestra and served as a setting for all plays.
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The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)
• Proskenion -framework in front of the skene which supported a wide, shallow stage.
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The Conventions of Greek The Conventions of Greek The Conventions of Greek The Conventions of Greek DramaDramaDramaDrama
• Because the Greek outdoor theatre was so large, actors could not
depend on facial expressions or vocal inflections
to
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ConventionsConventionsConventionsConventions
• Actors relied on large, simple physical gestures and on their ability to voice
the poetry of
the script.
• No female actors.
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Conventions (Continued)Conventions (Continued)Conventions (Continued)Conventions (Continued)• Chorus of
approximately15 actors who represented townspeople or other groups of people in the play.
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The Greek MaskThe Greek MaskThe Greek MaskThe Greek Mask
• Actors wore stylized masks individual to each character
• Could easily be seen from the top rows of the audience- helpful since theatres were large
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The Greek MaskThe Greek MaskThe Greek MaskThe Greek Mask
• Acted as a megaphone to help project the voice
• Helped just three actors play all the roles in a play, including the female characters since there were no female actors.
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Style of CostumesStyle of CostumesStyle of CostumesStyle of Costumes
• Essentially the same as the Greeks’ daily wear, with some exaggeration.
• The actors wore robes of finely woven wool or linen in a variety of colors.
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Festival of DionysusFestival of DionysusFestival of DionysusFestival of Dionysus
• Annual festival usually lasted 5-6 days
• National holiday
• Each day a different dramatist was featured.
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The Festival ContinuedThe Festival ContinuedThe Festival ContinuedThe Festival Continued• The dramatist would offer
four plays
– a trilogy (or three tragedies centered around one theme)
– a satire or farce, that made fun of the same tragic figures and provided the needed comic relief.
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The Festival ContinuedThe Festival ContinuedThe Festival ContinuedThe Festival Continued
• Comedies were sometimes given in the afternoon during the City Dionysia.
• Most comedies performed at the Lenaea festival where prizes were awarded for best comic writer
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Aristotle
• Famous poet and philosopher
• Identified 5 Elements for Tragedy
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Aristotelian Elements• Tragedy must provide
catharsis (an emotional purge)
• The hero must be someone of high social position and have a tragic flaw
– Ex. “hubris:” excessive pride
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Elements Continued
• There must be a change of fortune or discovery
• Plays must be written in the highest form of poetry.
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Elements Continued
• Three Unities
– Action (related events)
– Time (within 24 hrs)
– Place (one locale)
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Violence
• All violence happened off stage- Greeks found it distasteful to watch
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Famous Playwrights
• Sophocles (tragedies)
• Euripides (tragedies)
• Aristophanes (comedies)
• Menander (comedies)
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Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction to Greek to Greek to Greek to Greek TheatreTheatreTheatreTheatre
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The PurposeThe PurposeThe PurposeThe Purpose
• Not simply ____________
• Linked with sacred __________ and with the Athenian social/________ system
• _____were written for the annual spring festival of ___________
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The TheatreThe TheatreThe TheatreThe Theatre
• Plays were performed in ___________, ______ style theatres
• Performances took place during _____________hours
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The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)
• _____________- a circular area with an ________ in the center.
• __________ -a building that backed the orchestra and served as a_______for all plays
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The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)The Theatre (Continued)
• ___________ -framework in front of the _______ which supported a wide, shallow stage.
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The Conventions of Greek The Conventions of Greek The Conventions of Greek The Conventions of Greek DramaDramaDramaDrama
• Because the Greek outdoor theatre was so________, actors could not depend on ________ __________ or _________ __________ to convey their characters.
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ConventionsConventionsConventionsConventions• Actors relied on
large, simple ___________ _________ and on their ability to __________
the poetry of
the script.
• No _______ actors.
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Conventions (Continued)Conventions (Continued)Conventions (Continued)Conventions (Continued)
• Chorus of approximately ______ actors who represented ___________________ or other groups of people in the play.
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The Greek MaskThe Greek MaskThe Greek MaskThe Greek Mask
• Actors wore stylized _________ individual to each character
• Could easily be seen from the ______ rows of the audience-helpful since theatres were ___________
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The Greek MaskThe Greek MaskThe Greek MaskThe Greek Mask
• Acted as a ______________ to help project the voice
• Helped just ____________ actors play all the roles in a play, including the ___________ characters since there were no female actors.
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Style of CostumesStyle of CostumesStyle of CostumesStyle of Costumes
• Essentially the same as the Greeks’ _________ wear, with some ______________.
• The actors wore _______ of finely woven wool or linen in a variety of __________.
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Festival of DionysusFestival of DionysusFestival of DionysusFestival of Dionysus
• _________ festival usually lasted ______ days
• National __________
• Each day a different __________ was featured.
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The Festival ContinuedThe Festival ContinuedThe Festival ContinuedThe Festival Continued• The dramatist would offer
__________ plays
– a ___________ (or three ____________ centered around one theme)
– a satire or farce, that made fun of the same tragic figures and provided the needed comic relief.
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The Festival ContinuedThe Festival ContinuedThe Festival ContinuedThe Festival Continued
• ___________ were sometimes given in the afternoon during the City Dionysia.
• Most comedies performed at the __________ festival where prizes were awarded for best ______________ writer
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Aristotle
• Famous ________ and _______________
• Identified _______ Elements for ___________
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Aristotelian Elements• Tragedy must provide
____________ (an __________ purge)
• The hero must be someone of high _________ position and have a __________ flaw
– Ex. “__________:” excessive pride
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Elements Continued
• There must be a __________ of fortune or _____________
• Plays must be written in the highest form of __________.
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Elements Continued
• Three ____________
– ________ (related events)
– ________ (within 24 hrs)
– _________ (one locale)
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Violence
• All violence happened ______stage- Greeks found it ___________ to watch
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Famous Playwrights
• Sophocles (tragedies)
• Euripides (tragedies)
• Aristophanes (comedies)
• Menander (comedies)