PPT-Types of Greek Plays

Unit Greek Theatre History Questions Asked Why are there only two types of Greek plays What was the most famous Greek play What was the last known play What was more popular comedies or tragedies. 7 of Greek GDP in 2009 he current economic crisis and the resulting recessionary environment coupled with the massive offer of illegal gambling services have negatively affected total turnover generated in Greece by legal gambling activities The annu Dr. Neighbours. NRHS . Theatre Classes. The land. The myths. The stage. The. . Land. Located in Europe in the Aegean Sea. The Land. PURPOSE OF GREEK DRAMA. Dramas presented by the state at annual religious festivals. . His Years of Life . 496-406 B.C. . Age 91. Sophocles . was an ancient Greek playwright, born in . Colonus. near Athens, Greece in 496 B.C.E. His father, . Sophilus. , was a rich member of a small community, the rural ‘Deme’. Sophocles was highly educated. He is one of three Greek tragedians whose plays have lived on. The . the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . An introduction to the beginnings of theater.. Aristotle’s 6 Elements of Theater. (In this order:). 1. Plot- The arrangement of events on stage. 2. Character- The agents of the plot. 3. Theme- The reason the playwright wrote the play. Objective:. Of Greek Theater. Georgia Performance Standards. ELA10RL1 – The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the themes, structures, and elements of . dramatic literature. and provides evidence from the text to support understanding.. the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . The Earliest Form of Theatre Recorded. Historians found that Ancient Egyptians performed a three-day pageant (performance) about four thousand years ago. The pageant explained the story of Osiris, an Egyptian god. the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . The art of ancient Greece is the origin of the art of the western world. It was in Greece that artists first developed the idea of art as . a naturalistic . imitation of reality, and in Greece that artists first established the principles of harmony and beauty in art. Greek art . Homer: Early Life. Son of . Epikaste and . Telemachus. Born: around 800 BC (8. th. -9. th. century . BC). Got an education. Was a court singer . Lived either in Chios or Ionia. Blind: . G. reeks thought that being blind gave you insight. Origins of Drama. Drama began during the . sixth century, B.C. . as part of a religious festival that was intended to honor the god . Dionysus. , the god of wine, . agriculture, . and fertility. . These . Forward Progress. Determining Keys. Receivers are numbered . from. each sideline. Widest is #1; next is #2; etc. If receivers are stacked, closest to LOS is lower number.. In general, H & L will have #1; B will have #2. If only 1 receiver to each side, B will have #1 to L’s side and L will observe backs coming out of backfield.. Who thought it up?. What did they believe?. How . many Gods & Goddesses? . Sources. Information on the Greek belief system comes from many sources. Unlike followers of religions such as Christianity, Judaism, & Islam, the Greeks did not have a single sacred text, such as the Bible or Koran from which their beliefs and religious practices derived. Instead, they generally used oral traditions, passed on by word of mouth, to relate sacred stories. Priest and priestesses to various gods would also guide people in worship in various temples across Greece. We know something about these beliefs because Greek poets such as Homer, Hesiod and Pindar, and Greek dramatists such as Euripides, Aristophanes & Sophocles mention the myths in their various works. .