Theory Lesson 2

Words in Theatre

  • Derived from Greek Language 
    • Thespian -relating to drama and the theatre
    • Thespus -anyone related to acting/theatre
    • Orcheisthai -> Orchestra 
    • Skene -> Scene 
    • Chorus -> A group of 12 men usually representing the community and performing through exaggerated dance or movements (better expressed when in canon and more effective in unison)
Form of the Plot 
  • Sophocles 
    • Wrote Oedipus Rex 
    • Killing father to marry mother 
  • Euripides 
    • Created the modern form of drama 
    • Naturalistic 
    • Human approach to his work 
  • Aristotle 
    • Formula for "Well-Made Play"

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      • Exposition -Exposing a problem or situation
      • Inciting Incident -Occurrence building up 
      • Rising Action -Sense of doom develops to climax 
      • Climax -Intense and exciting culmination
      • Denouement -ResolutionRelated image

Recreating Sophocles:

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  1. Unknown5 October 2017 at 04:05

    This is a useful record of the lesson and the summaries that we made.

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