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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.

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.

Comedy Mask Tragedy Mask

A tragedy A play about a dignified (usually royal) character. Tragic Hero 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!

There will be a test on this next week!

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

One 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.

The Age of Pericles, the 5 th century B.C. (400s).Pericles He was a persuasive speaker. Honors

The Greek God of wine. Theater was his worship.

The Greek God of reason, music, order.

The 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).

The 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.the Fates VIDEO

Often 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.

The 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.

Greek Playwright ( B.C.E.) who added a second actor.

Greek playwright ( B.C.E.) who added a third actor and first used scenery. He wrote Oedipus, Antigone, and Philoctetes.

Second 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.

A 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.

(Eu – means good). A happy, positive occurrance or ending.

A 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. VIDEO

Literally, 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.

A 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.

A 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. VIDEO

A set piece, a poem, which the chorus speaks in unison. A Greek tragedy alternated the episodes with choral odes which commented on the action.

Epi – means around. The episodes are literally the pieces between the odes, the action of the play.

This is literally a reversal of fortune or luck of the tragic hero. It usually occurs in the 4 th or 5 th episode when he or she realizes his/ her mistake or fate.

This occurs when the audience knows something that one or more characters on stage does not know. VIDEO

“From Ritual to Entertainment” Take notes on the following video: link