Greek Tragedy: Medea Theatre Components Actors Chorus.

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Greek Tragedy: Medea Theatre Components Actors Chorus

Origins of Greek Theatre Plays were held at amphitheater for the Feast of Dionysius Tragedy means “goat lamentaion”—dionysis was a satyr God of wine and ecstasy

Greek Theatre Theater used a chorus Theater itself began as chorus—singers—and then one person stepped out and sang soloprotagonist. (Remaining chorus was antagonist Chorus reflects what the audience is thinking Provides background and spectacle Characters wore a mask—called a “persona” Faces reflected a variety of characters and their emotions Masks contained “megaphone” to amplify their voices

Greek Theatre: Main components Theatron: literally, the “watching place” Orchestra: literally, the “dancing place” Skene: “scene,” or backdrop; scenery

Theatron Daylight Sound effects

Orchestra Challenges: Size Distance from audience Holding interest

Skene Behind orchestra Served as backdrop, house Decorative in later years

Theatre Components

Actors 3 Actors, all men Various roles Wore masks Elaborate gestures, “over-acting”

Chorus 12-15 men Singing Dancing Strophe: means a turn, as from one foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other. Antistrophe:portion of an ode sung by the chorus in its returning movement from west to east, in response to the strophe, which was sung from east to west.

Corinth: Agora

Corinth Sanctuary to Artemis

Oracle at Delphi

Image and Textual References Ancient Greek Theater. Retrieved July 20, 2007, Web site: http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/graphics/theaterdiagram.jpg Damen, (2006). Classical Drama and Theatre. Retrieved July 20, 2007, Web site: www.usu.edu/.../11/vaseactorholdingmask.jpg Greek Drama. Retrieved July 20, 2007, Web site: www.baylor.edu/~John_Thorburn/Attica2.GIF Hellenic World Staff (2007). The Greek Sphinx. Retrieved July 20, 2007, from The Hellenic World Web site: www.ancientworlds.net/.../08/55/00085574_320.jpg Retrieved July 20, 2007, Web site: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~tcf/pictures/electra.png&imgrefurl=http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~tcf/pastevents.html Startz, A. (2006). Retrieved July 20, 2007, Web site: http://casweb.ou.edu/home/news/events/images/sophocles.jpg The Classical Greek Chorus. Retrieved July 20, 2007, Web site: www2.selu.edu/.../classes/engl230/Chorus.jpg