EM 6 Lesson 3

Theater comes from the Latin word Theatron, which means seeing place.

• True

• False

_____ is both a profession and an art, a structure, a business, and an occupation.

Theater very likely originated in _______.

The roots of theater may be traced back to _____, in which actors re-create, magnify, and make meaningful shared myths, beliefs, tales, and traditions.

An early kind of theater that arose from the combination of ritual and storytelling.

He is considered as the Father of Greek tragic drama. His plays are concerned with the plights, destinies, and choices of people with whom the fate of the state or community is inextricably linked.

• Aeschylus

• Sophocles

• Euripides

He is believed to have written more than 100 plays, however, only seven have survived. His plays usually concentrate on a few people and emphasize their strong characteristics and stubborn natures, which ultimately lead to catastrophe.

• Aeschylus

• Sophocles

• Euripides

He is believed to have written approximately 90 plays, that include satire plays as well as tragedies. His plays depict in grueling detail the devastation of human life as a result of the pressures that the gods appear to put on people on purpose.

• Aeschylus

• Sophocles

• Euripides

Some of his plays include the following:

Amphitruo (Amphitryon)

Asinaria (The Comedy of Asses)

Aulularia (The Pot of Gold) 

Bacchides (The Two Bacchides)

Captivi (The Captives)

• Plautus

• Terence

• Seneca

His most known plays include the following:

Andria

Hecyra

Heauton

Timorumenos

Eunuchus

• Plautus

• Terence

• Seneca