Greek Theatre The Important Playwrights Aristotles Elements of

Aristotle’s Elements of Drama _______ – usually referred to as theme _______– the story

Aristotle’s Unities of Drama The "Rules" All plays should follow these rules: __________. The

Thespis � The first to win the __________________ Festival � He introduced a ____________

Aeschylus � The ________________ of Tragedy. � Invented the __________________ __ � Added the

Sophocles Introduced the _______________ to the plays � His plays featured beautiful language, a

Euripedes � Unorthodox thinker, who questioned __________________ � Plays emphasized ___________________________________ and social consciousness

Aristophanes � The finest ______________ writer in Greece � Wrote bawdy ______________, such as

Menander � Made fun of __________________ and private life. � Wrote __________________ with slapstick

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Greek Theatre The Important Playwrights

Aristotle’s Elements of Drama _______ – usually referred to as theme _______– the story of the play, progression of main character � ________ – the pivotal dramatic moment � ________ – the language (includes the style, dialect, rhythm and words of characters) � ________ – everything the audience hears � ________ – everything the audience sees � �

Aristotle’s Unities of Drama The "Rules" All plays should follow these rules: __________. The setting of the play should be one location: in comedy often a street, in Oedipus Rex the steps before the palace. � __________. The action of the play should represent the passage of no more than one day. Previous events leading up to the present situation were recounted on stage. � __________. No action or scene in the play was to be a digression; all were to contribute directly in some way to the plot. � � �

Thespis � The first to win the __________________ Festival � He introduced a ____________ for the chorus; the leader became the first Greek actor! � Loved to use _____________ � It is from his name that the word _____________ comes – another way of saying actor.

Aeschylus � The ________________ of Tragedy. � Invented the __________________ __ � Added the __________________ to the plays � Loved ______________

Sophocles Introduced the _______________ to the plays � His plays featured beautiful language, a wellbalanced ____________, and excellent ______________________________________ __. � Best known plays: Electra, __________________, �

Euripedes � Unorthodox thinker, who questioned __________________ � Plays emphasized ___________________________________ and social consciousness � Wrote ______________.

Aristophanes � The finest ______________ writer in Greece � Wrote bawdy ______________, such as The Birds, The Frogs, The Clouds

Menander � Made fun of __________________ and private life. � Wrote __________________ with slapstick humor, filled with ___________________________________.