Greek Tragedy in Performance

Greek Tragedy in Performance

Skene • DEFINITION: a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given • Medea- the children die off stage • Hippolytus- Phaedra commits suicide off stage, and so does Hippolytus • Antigone- Creons wife (Eurydice) and son (Heamon) die off stage, and Antigone’s attempt to bury her brother is off stage • Oedipus the King – Oedipus gouges his own eyes out, and Jocasta kills herself off stage.

Ekkyklema • DEFINITION: a wheeled platform rolled out through a skene in ancient Greek theatre. It was used to bring interior scenes out into the sight of the audience • Antigone- the corpse of Eurydice is draped over the household altar. • Hippolytus- Hippolytus' dying body is revealed to the audience in the final scene of the play.

Pinakes • DEFINITION: pictures hung to create scenery • In Oedipus the King, and Antigone, the play takes place in front of a place, formed using pinakes. • Medea- takes place in front of Jason and Medea's house. • Hippolytus- takes place outside the royal palace in Trozen.

Mechane • DEFINITION: a crane used in Greek theatre to lift an actor into the air, usually representing flight • Medea- when “Medea appears above the place in a chariot drawn by dragons”. - this elevates Medea to a god-like being

Greek Tragedy in Performance

Greek Tragedy in Performance

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Greek Tragedy

Historical Context: Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy—Exodus

Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy: Antigone

Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy and Miller

Greek Tragedy

Introduction to Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy

Review: Greek Tragedy

Classical Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy

GREEK TRAGEDY