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Gr∑∑k Drama
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Started as Ancient Rituals for Dionysus.
Started in the country of Greece
There were 3 actors in any given
Classical play.
The God of Wine and Fertility. Also known as “Bacchus “in Roman mythology.
The CHOIR
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•spoke in unison
and wore masks
and robes
Commented on
the plays action.
The leader was
the CHORAGUS.
Worn by actors and
chorus.
mouth pieces to amplify voices.
Big facial features
seen from far away
Allowed different
characters.
Men could play
women.
Greek Masks
Comedy Mask
The Anatomy of the Greek Mask
Tragedy Mask
A tragedy
• A play about a dignified (usually royal) character.
Tragic Her
o
• The protagonist of the play
Tragic Flaw
• Something that the tragic hero possesses that brings about his or her downfall.
The major event that leads to their downfall is called a CATASTROPHE!
Important Vocabulary for greek drama
There will be a test on this next
week!
What does A.D./B.C. mean?
B.C. = “Before Christ”A.D. = Anno Domini, Latin for “the year of our Lord.”
B.C.E.= Before current (or Common) Era
C.E. = Current (or Common) Era
PlaywrightOne who makes a play. A wright is a person
who makes, as in the name Cartwright, a cart maker; the word wrought means made, or worked, as in wrought iron.
Classical Age of GreeceThe Age of Pericles, the 5th century B.C.
(400s).He was a persuasive speaker. Honors
DionysusThe Greek God of wine. Theater was his
worship.
ApolloThe Greek God of reason, music, order.
PolytheismThe belief in many gods, as opposed to
monotheism, the belief in one god (such as Judaism, Christianity, or Islam), or atheism, the belief that there is no god (poly = many, mono= one, a= without, theos= god).
FateThe Greeks believed that every person had a
fate or destiny that was determined before birth by the Fates, three women who spun, measured, and cut off the thread of life. Atropos, the one who cut the thread, provides the origin of the word atrophy, to wither or cut off.
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HubrisOften translated as pride, it means more. The
Greek concept of hubris implied that the person had stepped beyond the accepted bounds of the place in life that the gods had allotted. He or she overreaches his or her authority and takes on responsibility or power that is not properly his or hers.
ThespisThe first actor. In about 534 B.C. Thespis had
one man stand apart from the chorus and speak the lines of the gods, thereby inventing the first actor.
THESPIAN: an actor.
AeschylusGreek Playwright (525-456 B.C.E.) who
added a second actor.
SophoclesGreek playwright (495- 406 B.C.E.) who
added a third actor and first used scenery. He wrote Oedipus, Antigone, and Philoctetes.
VicariousSecond hand, in the sense that a vicarious
experience is one that we see someone else having (such as a character, in a play, book or film) but we don’t have ourselves.
CatastropheA terrible thing that happens to the tragic
hero. The catastrophe could be his or her death or mutilation or the loss of a loved one.
Eucatastrophe(Eu – means good). A happy, positive
occurrance or ending.
Deus ex machinaA Latin phrase meaning “god out of the
machine.” THEN: Originally it involved the lowering of
an actor portraying a god onto the Greek stage.
TODAY: It means inserting a god-figure into the story to get people out of a jam.
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CatharsisLiterally, a purge, especially an emotional
purge. Specifically in Greek tragedy the audience is to feel pity for the tragic hero and terror (fear and awe) at the power of fate as determined by the gods.
TragedyA serious work about a person of significance
(royal, noble) who, as a result of fate or a character flaw, experiences a catastrophe. The play evokes a catharsis (feelings of pity and terror) from the audience.
ChorusA group of 8-10 men, originally priests, who
comment on the action of the tragedy, usually from the point of view of the audience or from the point of view the playwright would like to take. VIDEO
OdeA set piece, a poem, which the chorus speaks
in unison. A Greek tragedy alternated the episodes with choral odes which commented on the action.
EpisodeEpi – means around. The episodes are
literally the pieces between the odes, the action of the play.
ReversalThis is literally a reversal of fortune or luck of
the tragic hero. It usually occurs in the 4th or 5th episode when he or she realizes his/ her mistake or fate.
Dramatic ironyThis occurs when the audience knows
something that one or more characters on stage does not know.
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“From Ritual to Entertainment”Take notes on the following video: link
Greek Theater