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Classical Greek Drama OR Really Old Plays

Classical Drama The drama of ancient Greece and Rome. It arose in Athens from religious celebrations in honor of the Greek god Dionysus (god of wine and arts)

Thousands of people attended these festivals The Theater Performed during the day in an outdoor theater built into the side of a hill Thousands of people attended these festivals

Characteristics of Theater Skene: long building built into the hill that served as both a dressing room and a backdrop Orchestra: a spacious floor located between the skene and the audience Theatron: where the audience sat to watch the plays

Actors All men Wore robes, elevated shoes, and huge masks Three men played all of the main parts Between scenes they would change masks in the skene when they needed to play other characters

Chorus A group of about 15 men who comment on the action The choragus, or leader of the chorus, participates in the dialogue, talking to the main characters. They danced and sang the commentary between scenes while the actors were changing masks.

Aristotle’s Definition of Tragedy Must evoke pity because the audience must feel sorry for the tragic hero. Must evoke fear because they realize that the hero’s struggles are part of human life. At the end, the audience should feel a sense of waste because a great person’s life has been destroyed.

Characteristics of Tragedy Recounts the downfall of a dignified, superior character, or tragic hero. The tragic hero has a hamartia, also known as a tragic flaw, a weakness or error that contributes to his or her ruin.

Myths and Legends The subjects of Greek tragedy are myths, traditional stories about gods and goddesses. Another subject of Greek tragedy are legends, stories about people believed to have once lived. Antigone is derived from a Theban legend.

Sophocles Author of Antigone in 441 BC (estimated) Considered one of the best Greek playwrights Wrote 123 dramas, only 7 survive

Sophocles Sophocles was ground breaking because he: Changed Greek tragedy by adding a third actor Increased the size of the chorus Added backdrops and props to the plays

Antigone Antigone is the story of a sister who defies the king to bury her brother, allowing him to move on to the afterlife. The play will examine themes of civil disobedience, pride and morals.

Civil Disobedience :refusal to obey governmental demands or commands, especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government. Abstract noun http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20disobedience