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Greek Theatre

Greek Theatre. The Tragedy of it All. Compiled by Amy. Greek Theatre. http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/theater.html. Attending Greek Theatre. Outdoor theatre Masks were used Chorus 3 Actors For Religious Festivals Competitions Agones Only Performed Once so don’t miss it!

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Greek Theatre

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  1. Greek Theatre The Tragedy of it All Compiled by Amy

  2. Greek Theatre http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/theater.html

  3. Attending Greek Theatre • Outdoor theatre • Masks were used • Chorus • 3 Actors • For Religious Festivals • Competitions Agones • Only Performed Once so don’t miss it! • Dionysus honored during festival of Dionysia

  4. Tragedy Comedy Satyr Three Types of Greek Plays

  5. Tragedy • Tragedy • Stores from the Mystic Past • Involves a great hero • Great Misfortune

  6. Comedy • Old and New • Contemporary • The real story • Real Feelings • Sometimes Inappropriate.

  7. Satyr • This play was for merriment during the serious competition • Each playwright would submit 3 plays and one satyr. • The satyr would loosen up the crowd and was often called a tragic comedy. • It made fun of the failure of others and even recreated some myths.

  8. Aeschylus • Born 525 BC • Playwright and Soldier • Father of Tragedy • Wrote over Ninety plays only 7 remain • Made characters interact with each other not only the chorus • Created the first Trilogy! • Won 14 competitions

  9. Sophocles • Born 497 BC • Playwright • Added third actor • Wrote 123 Plays only 7 have survived • Won 24 competitions • Reduced the importance of the Chorus

  10. Euripides • Born in 480 BC • Playwright • Won 4 competitions • Wrote 92 plays 18 have survived • Made mythological heros more human in his plays. • Focused on the inner lives of charcters. • Portrayed people with sympathy and showed society as having victims.

  11. Assignments Week 13 • Write 3 Biography Cards • Write a short satyr to fill in a missing scene in one myth. • Or have them act out a scene of comedy: • Have someone make a mess out of the tool box while someone else is trying to clean it up: • Lavern and Shirley did this a lot You can find many shows that demonstrate this…I love Lucy etc. • They could be an American asking for directions in Rome to get to the Acropolis: have one person send them to the sea and one to the hill. How does the person act etc. How can the body show confusion, frustration, humor, etc.? How would a mask help? • Read part of one tragedy and comedy.

  12. Week 13 Craft • Make an Ancient Greek Theatre Mask • Can make it either comedy or tragedy • Would be best if it could be used in your satyr.

  13. Some fun ideas for the expressions on how to shape eyes, eyebrows etc! this is just for fun!

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