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When Did Theatre Begin?

Greek Theatre Theatre Arts

Brief History/Overview

Aristotle’s 6 Elements of Drama Plot (the incidents or story line) Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Denouement/Resolution Character (physical, social, psychological, moral) Thought/Theme (insights into humanity and life) Music (all sound) Spectacle (scenery and other visual elements) Diction/language (the dialogue and poetry)

Greek Tragedy Elements Chorus: The voice of the citizens in a tragedy. They became less important as playwrights began to use actors. Masks: Used by actors/chorus so that many different characters could be played by one person and so that the actors’ expressions could be seen from far away The Unities: A way of providing a central focus to a play. Aristotle believed that perfect tragedies had: Unity of Time: The play takes place in a 24 hour time period Unity of Place: The play has only one setting Unity of Action: The play has one plot and no mixture of tragedy and comedy

Greek Chorus Functions First function: Narrator (tells stories, provides information) Bridge the gap between the audience and the players and intensify emotion Connect the audience and actors by making responses and asking questions Maintain a sense of ceremony and ritual Establish a lyric mood through rhythmic chanting and dance Reinforce passions of the dramatic action Unite music, dance and speech and connect dramatic episodes

Greek Chorus Functions When the first actor stepped out of the chorus and assumed a role, the chorus was then able to assume a role as well (i.e. if the actor was playing a god, the chorus could become his worshippers) Chorus could work within the story as characters, or from the outside as impartial commentators Chorus could punctuate the action of a play with bursts of song and dance, which enlarged the dramatic action and relieved tension Ideal spectator – provided commentary and questions, gave opinions and warnings, clarified experiences and feelings of characters in everyday terms. The chorus sympathized with victims, reinforced facts, separated episodes and often served as spokespeople for the conservative members of the community.

Greek Play Structure Prologue – characters tell audience generally what the play is going to be about (introduction) Parados – chorus tells audience what happened before the play’s beginning Episode – scene Choral Ode – chorus speaks to scene (Repeat 3 & 4 as necessary) Final Episode – final scene Exodus – chorus tells audience what they have learned from the story

Oedipus the King by Sophocles

Greek Tragedy Elements An important (but understandable) person is brought down by a weakness or flaw that may or may not be his/her fault A tragic error – a moment when the hero makes the fatal mistake that will lead to his/her downfall Signs and omens of this fall, which the hero fails to see or only partly recognizes Strong emotions, and the hero torn between good and evil (consciously or unconsciously) Usually a tragic climax to the play, in which the hero comes to see his or her fault/mistake Questions about whether people can control their own fate, or whether their lives are predetermined (already decided by the gods)

Aristotle’s Tragic Hero Comes from nobility (royalty) Has a tragic flaw (caused by a simple mistake or a character flaw, like pride) Undergoes a Reversal of Fortune (falls from high to low) Has a downfall Recognizes his mistakes

Questions?

Sources www.geocities.com/Shalyndria13/greek.htm www.childdrama.com/greek.html Exploring Theatre (Glencoe) by Nancy Prince & Jeanie Jackson, 2005.