THTR 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Oresteia, Morality Play, Clytemnestra
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Greek tragedy: comes from singing and dancing from festival dyanyses, story telling, first performance. Greek mythology: gods and interactions with men the persian war land battle 490 bc, king darius i 550-486 bc, 2nd stage of war between 519-463 bc, empire of persia and great city states. Midterm: only covers, medea, lystistrata, agamemnon, dulcitus, the second shepherds play, short answer questions worth 30 marks, spelling counts, only necessary stuff, no extra, ex. Name of play write: long answers 10 marks, paragraph or point form, each long answer question is worth 5 marks (5 pieces of info, ex. characteristics of morality play, essay question, 2 questions and we pick 1, ex. Compare medea and agamemnon, how does pride play a role in each play: ex. Agamemnon: why is it not called clytemnestra, he could have been appealing to his audience, agamemnon was a known king from long ago, aesthetics of agamemnon, titles and names, when agamemnon dies, clytemnestra becomes queen.
