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Ancient Roman Comedy
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Ancient Roman Comedy Popular in the 2nd century B.C.
Based on Greek dramas Plautus and Terence were two important writers of comedy
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No Girls Allowed! Male actors only Female roles were played by men
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Characteristics of Ancient Roman Comedy
Eavesdropping
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…continued Asides to the audience
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…continued A crucial error i.e. mistaken identity
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…continued Trickery/deception
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…continued Musical accompaniment to dialogue
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…continued Action occurs on the street
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…continued Everyday themes
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Ancient Roman Tragedy
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Like Ancient Roman Comedy, Tragedies were…
Popular in the 2nd century B.C. Based on Greek drama Only acted by men
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Characteristics of Roman Tragedy
Five acts
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…continued Elaborate speeches
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…continued Violence occurs onstage (different from Greek plays)
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…continued Short statements called sententiae about the human condition
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…continued Characters driven, often to their own doom, by a single passion/obsession
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…continued Soliloquy- talking aloud to oneself
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Mimes and Pantomimes Popular in the 1st century B.C.
Based on mythological stories Very little plot Music and dancing Women were allowed to perform onstage
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So what’s the difference between a mime and a pantomime?
Mime actors had speaking roles Pantomime actors did not Pantomimes were similar to ballets
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Panic! At the pantomime Common scandalous themes in mimes and pantomimes were nudity, violence, and extra-marital affairs
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