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- Greek Theater - Began around 700 B.C
- Greek Theater Theatrical Form or genre:
- Tragedy
- Comedy
- Satyr
- Roman Theater Theatrical Form or genre:
- Tragedy
- Comedy
- Tragedy - deals with tragic events, unhappy endings, defeat of the main character, it is the most admired type of play in Greece.
- Thespis - the earliest recorded actor in a tragedy play, introduced the use of masks. Often called the “Father of Tragedy”.
- Thespian - is a common English term for a performer.
- Comedy - a form of theater that mirrors the society in a humorous way reflecting wickedness and immorality. It makes people see the impact of their behavior and change for the better.
- Satyr - combination of tragedy and comedy. A spoof of tragedy known for its vulgar and indecent amusement.
- Satyr is also called as "tragicomedy", A term coined by Titus Maccius Plautus, A roman playwright.
- Ancient Theater began in 700 B.C.E to 410 B.C.E
- Liturgical dramas or Religious plays - dramatized versions of particular biblical events.
- Renaissance Theater began in 1400 and ended in 1600
- William Shakespeare is the most famous playwright during the Renaissance Period.
- Emergence of the Commedia dell‘arte – from Italy. Actor centered, requires little scenery and props.
- Tragedy was the overall preferred genre in the Baroque Theater, but the aristocrats preferred the lighter tragicomedy.
- Baroque Theater began in 1600 and ended in 1750
- Neoclassical Theater - This period was characterized by lavish and complex scenery, costumes, large gestures and melodrama.
- Neoclassical Theater began in 1800 and ended in 1900
- Melodrama and Operas were the most popular theatrical forms in Romantic Theater.
- Romantic Theater began in 1800 and ended in 2000
- Greek Theater - Golden Age of Greek Drama
- Philosophy, as a practice, began in Greece (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle)
- Greek plays - in honor of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.
- IdentificationA) AeschylusB) SophoclesC) EuripidesD) Seven Against ThebesE) AntigoneF) Medea