theatre to gain control over something that isnt

______ theatre – to gain control over something that isn’t understood. Example: ____________ Ancient Greece - _______, The god of wine, fertility , change of seasons ______ - choral songs to Dionysus _____ - was the first actor Major Playwrights _____ (525 – 456 BC) 2 nd actor , 7 plays left _____ (496 – 406 BC) 3 rd actor, 7 plays left _____ (480 – 406 BC) 13 plays left

Ritual theatre – to gain control over something that isn’t understood. Example: _good weather = good crops

Ritual theatre – to gain control over something that isn’t understood. Example: _good weather = good crops Ancient Greece - _______, The god of wine, fertility , change of seasons ______ - choral songs to Dionysus _____ - was the first actor Major Playwrights _____ (525 – 456 BC) 2 nd actor , 7 plays left _____ (496 – 406 BC) 3 rd actor, 7 plays left _____ (480 – 406 BC) 13 plays left

Ritual theatre – to gain control over something that isn’t understood. Example: _good weather = good crops Ancient Greece - Dionysus, The god of wine, fertility , change of seasons

Ritual theatre – to gain control over something that isn’t understood. Example: _good weather = good crops Ancient Greece - Dionysus, The god of wine, fertility , change of seasons _____ - choral songs to Dionysus _______ - was the first actor Major Playwrights _____ (525 – 456 BC) 2 nd actor , 7 plays left _____ (496 – 406 BC) 3 rd actor, 7 plays left _____ (480 – 406 BC) 13 plays left

Ritual theatre – to gain control over something that isn’t understood. Example: _good weather = good crops Ancient Greece - Dionysus, The god of wine, fertility , change of seasons dithyrambs - choral songs to Dionysus _______ - was the first actor Major Playwrights _____ (525 – 456 BC) 2 nd actor , 7 plays left _____ (496 – 406 BC) 3 rd actor, 7 plays left _____ (480 – 406 BC) 13 plays left

Ritual theatre – to gain control over something that isn’t understood. Example: _good weather = good crops Ancient Greece - Dionysus, The god of wine, fertility , change of seasons dithyrambs - choral songs to Dionysus Thespis - was the first actor

Festivals – (January) ______, comedy (March) ______, tragedy

Festivals – (January) Lenaea, comedy (March) ______, tragedy

Festivals – (January) Lenaea, comedy (March) City Dionysia, tragedy

Major Playwrights ____ (525 – 456 BC) 2 nd actor , 7 plays left ____ (496 – 406 BC) 3 rd actor, 7 plays left ____ (480 – 406 BC) 13 plays left

Wrote: over 80 plays 7 Tragedies left The Persians The 7 Against Thebes Prometheus Bound The Oresteia Trilogy Agamemnon The Choephori The Eumenides Major Playwrights Aeschylus (525 – 456 BC) 2 nd actor , 7 plays left ____ (496 – 406 BC) 3 rd actor, 7 plays left ____ (480 – 406 BC) 13 plays left

Major Playwrights Aeschylus (525 – 456 BC) 2 nd actor , 7 plays left Sophocles (496 – 406 BC) 3 rd actor, 7 plays left ____ (480 – 406 BC) 13 plays left

Major Playwrights Aeschylus (525 – 456 BC) 2 nd actor , 7 plays left Sophocles (496 – 406 BC) 3 rd actor, 7 plays left Euripedes (480 – 406 BC) 13 plays left

FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Expresses _______ Gives _____ advice (Usually) Supports the _____ The ideal ____ Sets _____ Adds ____ and ____ Controls _____ and _____

FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Expresses opinions Gives _____ advice (Usually) Supports the _____ The ideal ____ Sets _____ Adds ____ and ____ Controls _____ and _____

FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Expresses opinions Gives protagonist advice (Usually) Supports the _____ The ideal ____ Sets _____ Adds ____ and ____ Controls _____ and _____

FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Expresses opinions Gives protagonist advice (Usually) Supports the protagonist The ideal ____ Sets _____ Adds ____ and _____ Controls _____ and _____

FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Expresses opinions Gives protagonist advice (Usually) Supports the protagonist The ideal spectator Sets _____ Adds _____ and _____ Controls _____ and _____

FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Expresses opinions Gives protagonist advice (Usually) Supports the protagonist The ideal spectator Sets mood Adds ____ and _____ Controls ______ and _____

FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Expresses opinions Gives protagonist advice (Usually) Supports the protagonist The ideal spectator Sets mood Adds color and movement Controls ______ and _____

FUNCTIONS OF THE CHORUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Expresses opinions Gives protagonist advice (Usually) Supports the protagonist The ideal spectator Sets mood Adds color and movement Controls rhythm and tempo

THE UNITIES 1. ____ - 24 hours of time passes (no more) 2. _____ - one location 3. ______ - single plot, NO sub-plots

THE UNITIES 1. time - 24 hours of time passes (no more) 2. ____ - one location 3. _____ - single plot, NO sub-plots

THE UNITIES 1. time - 24 hours of time passes (no more) 2. place - one location 3. _____ - single plot, NO sub-plots

THE UNITIES 1. time - 24 hours of time passes (no more) 2. place - one location 3. action - single plot, NO sub-plots

____ __ _______ - God of the machine

Deus ex Machina - God of the machine

Stage device in Greek and Roman drama in which a god appeared in the sky by means of a crane (Greek, mechane) to resolve the plot of a play. Plays by Sophocles and particularly Euripides sometimes require the device

Now it means a quick resolution to a plot problem that could not have been forseen