THEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lysistrata, Euripides, Aeschylus
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An agent: gives advice, asks,, takes part. Rhythmical function: pauses/paces the action so that the audience can reflect. The chorus was usually made up of amateurs: 11 month training the most expensive element of the production. Masks allowed men to play women (no women preformed). Allowed actors to play multiple roles, and allowed larger range for big crowds to see the face and mimetic movements. Actors were larger than life, big declamatory movements. The idea that we can purge emotions through watching a play. The unities: good drama should adhere to the unities of time, place, and genre. Unity of time: the play takes place in continuous, real time. Unity of drama: tragic plays ended tragically and comedic plays ended comically, there were none in this time. Aristotle: wrote poetics the major guide to theatre of the greeks. Aeschylus: the first greek playwright, often credited with introducing dialogue. Sophocles: playwright who wrote oedipus rex , perhaps the most widely known.
