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Greek Drama

Greek Drama. I. Theater. Fifth century B.C.E (600’s) Plays performed in “ Theatron ” or “ Koilon ,“ a sloping, horseshoe shaped ampitheatre Priest of Dionysus presides over proceedings, sits in front The Theater of Dionysus in Athens holds 17,000 .

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Greek Drama

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  1. Greek Drama

  2. I. Theater • Fifth century B.C.E (600’s) • Plays performed in “Theatron” or “Koilon,“ a sloping, horseshoe shaped ampitheatre • Priest of Dionysus presides over proceedings, sits in front • The Theater of Dionysus in Athens holds 17,000

  3. E. Actors perform on the stage (“orchestra”) F. Stage includes altar and “skene”—the façade of a house. G. Actors roll out of skene on a cart called the “Eccyclema” H. Actors playing gods descend from above by a “machine” that lowers. 1. Today Dues ex Machina(“God from the machine”)refers to cheap, illogical endings to a story

  4. II. The Performance • Actors, all male, appear masked, play different parts • Playwright directs, casts and acts in his play • Drama only occurred during religious festivals 1. City Dinoysia D. Types (a contest was held for the best in each category) 1. “Dithyramb” a choral ode to Dionysus, sung by 50 2. Comedy 3. Tragedy

  5. III. Tragedy • Begins with prologue • Chorus • Begins play with song, sings between “acts” or “scenes” • Group of 15, sings and dances, usually acts the part of the townspeople or the general public • Greek Theater begins as chorus only, but the role of the chorus diminishes as the years go on

  6. IV. Aristotle’s Poetics • “Mimesis” (imitation)—the process by which artists impose themselves upon their art (“it is through mimesis that form comes to be imposed upon the artist’s material” [xv]) • Six sub-elements of Mimesis • Plot • Character • Diction • Song • Thought

  7. B. “Catharsis” 1. the process by which a story purges one of an emotion; a play arouses feelings of anger, pity, sympathy, then erases that emotion through catharsis C. “Tragic Flaw/Tragic Hero” 1. Aristotle insists that a play’s hero must be someone respected and prosperous, but not especially virtuous. The tragic hero encounters misfortune due to “some error of judgment…” (qtd. xvii)

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