Theatre History Deck 2

deus ex machina

• literally, "god from the machine"; refers to the character in classical Greek tragedy who entered the play from the heavens at the end of the drama to resolve or explain the conflict

• passing down customs, stories, and cultural information via spoken rather than written word

• in Greek theater, a play depicting man as a victim of destiny

• Greek god; western drama began to develop in the 6th century as worship to him.

oral tradition

• Greek god; western drama began to develop in the 6th century as worship to him.

• a satirist

• a tragedian

• passing down customs, stories, and cultural information via spoken rather than written word

tragedy

• passing down customs, stories, and cultural information via spoken rather than written word

• in Greek theater, a play depicting man as a victim of destiny

• sometimes called the father of tragedy

• wrote plays emphasizing human relationships

Dionysus

• passing down customs, stories, and cultural information via spoken rather than written word

• literally, "god from the machine"; refers to the character in classical Greek tragedy who entered the play from the heavens at the end of the drama to resolve or explain the conflict

• Greek god; western drama began to develop in the 6th century as worship to him

• sometimes called the father of tragedy

Aristophanaes

• sometimes called the father of tragedy

• a satirist

• passing down customs, stories, and cultural information via spoken rather than written word

• wrote plays emphasizing human relationships

Sophocles

• Greek god; western drama began to develop in the 6th century as worship to him.

• a satirist

• a tragedian

• wrote plays emphasizing human relationships

Aeschylus

• Greek god; western drama began to develop in the 6th century as worship to him.

• sometimes called the father of tragedy

• a tragedian

• wrote plays emphasizing human relationships

Euripides

• Greek god; western drama began to develop in the 6th century as worship to him.

• sometimes called the father of tragedy

• a tragedian

• wrote plays emphasizing human relationships