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choral lyric; chant made in honor of a god—Dionysus
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Dithyramb
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God of wine
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Dionysus
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(535 BC) father of drama; created first actor—hypocrites
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Thespis of Athens
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Performed in intervals between dancing of chorus in dithyramb, taking several parts and conversing at times with the leader of the chorus
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Hypocrites
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Plays that were produced in groups of four; trilogy, satyr play
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Tetralogy
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Three plays, at first on one unified theme, later on separate subjects
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Trilogy
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What were the functions of the Chorus?
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1) b1) beauty of poetry and dancing 2) mood and central themes of the drama, interprets events 3) relieves tension4) o4) often converse with and gives advice to characters5) g5) gives background of preceding events
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How were plays produced?
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They were produced by the state as a function of state religion in public theater, principally at the celebration known as the Great Dionysus in the early spring. The plays were performed by actors, all men, who play several parts wearing masks, wigs, and cothurnus (buekin), a shoe with a high sole, which gives added dignity to the actor.
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Where the audience sits, hollowed-out hillside, in open-air;
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Theatron
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Dancing place of the chorus; actors performed in front of proscenium; there was apparently no stage in the Greek theater of classical times; sacrifices were performed at the alter of Dionysus before the play
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Orchestra
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Dressing rooms for the actors; the proscenium is the façade of the skene building. The proscenium is the scenery of the play; it usually represents the front of a palace or temple, and has 3 doorways
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Skene
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“god by the machine”, technical device, consisting of metal crane, on top of the skene building, from which is a suspended dummy of a god. It is employed largely by Euripides (ex: Medea—the chariot given to her from her grandfather, Helios, to protect her from violent hands) to give a miraculous conclusion to a tragedy. The god appears as if from on high and unravels all the unsolved problems of the play.
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Deus ex machina
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What is the Classical Structure of a Tragedy?
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1) Prologue: the opening scene, includes background information2) Parados: point of entry and exit of the chorus3) Episode: main plot of the play, most important part of the play4) Stasimon: choral ode, between episode 5) Exodus: final actions of the play, all characters exit
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Movement of the chorus across the stage in one direction
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Strophe:
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Movement of the chorus across the stage in the other direction
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Antistrophe:
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