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| How was drama acted out in the start of mankind? |
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-hunters pantomimed adventures
-chanted stories |
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| Man's attempt to imitate nature developed into what? |
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| formal, religious song and dance ceremonies |
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| At the start of mankind, man began acting out his wishes for what 4 things? |
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-nature
-rain
-good harvest
-sunshine |
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| earliest record of theatrical performance |
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| 4000 years ago in Egypt- celebrated osiris |
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| early Greek theatre period |
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-chorus chanted around sacrificed goat
-later developed into large contests |
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| first winner of contest- stepped away from chorus and engaged in dialogue (first actor)- introduced masks into Greek plays |
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-lasted 5-6 days
-most famous in city Dionysia |
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| different playwright presents 4 different plays. 3 trogos 1 komos |
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| theater existed only for men |
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-main part of early greek theatre
-originally 50 members |
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-narrate
-explain
-commit
-engage |
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-father of tragedy
-added second actor
-reduced chorus to 12
-wrote only existing trilogy- Agamemnon |
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-considered greatest tragedy writer
-added third actor
-Oedipus Rex
-Adds scenery and action
-antigone |
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-separates action from chorus
-more concerned with human characteristics
-Medea |
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| -main author of greek comedy |
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| cause of rise of church in Rome |
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| roman playwright of comedy |
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| roman playwright known for characters |
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| roman playwright known for gory tragedy |
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| what type of theatre took over after the fall of Rome? |
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