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What is the date of this pot?
330 BC
Who does this pot depict?
Messenger from Corinth, Oedipus, Jocasta, Antigone, Ismene
How useful is this pot in showing how Oedipus may have been staged?
Useful:
Masks
Messenger addressing audience - actor
Columns = skene
Jocasta’s actor shows shock - emotions by actors
Costumes - Oedipus + Jocasta have rich clothing - messenger’s costume is more shabby
Not useful:
Shows children - no mention of them in the play - artistic interpretation?
Pot dated a long time after original production
Where was this fragment of the pot found?
Sicily
What is the date of this pot?
late 5th century BCE
Who is shown on this pot?
Maenads dancing + statue of Dionysus
Where is this pot?
Naples
How useful is this pot in showing a Dionysiac ritual?
Useful:
Dancing - common feature
Ivy in Maenads’ hair + loose hair - shows they had lost themselves
Wine being served
Statue of Dionysus present
Thyrsus
Drum
What is the date of this pot?
400-380 BCE
Who is shown in this pot
Aegisthus, Pyrrhics + choregos
How can we tell Aegisthus is a tragic actor?
Long chiton
Solemn expression
Ornate clothing
Kothornoi (boots)
How can we tell that the other actors are comic actors?
grotesque masks
comedy phalluses
short tunics
mostly barefoot
wrinkly skin suits
receding hairlines
What stage features can be seen on this pot?
Skene - the double doors are open
Stairs to the orchestra
Stage - the platform they’re standing on
What is the date of this pot?
450 BCE
Key things shown in this vase?
Kothornoi being put on
One actor has his mask on, the other mask is on the floor
They are dressing up like women - the hair on the masks is up like a married woman’s
What are kothornoi?
thin + soft soled boots with the ends turned up to prevent tripping
What is the date of this pot?
410 BCE
What does this pot depict?
a team of actors celebrating with costumes, masks, aulos player, playwright and Dionysus
Who is shown here?
Promos Aulos - Aulos player
Born in Thebes
One of the most famous musicians of the late 5th century
Who is shown here on the left?
Herakles - Club and lionskin
Who is shown here on the right?
Popposilenus
Who is shown here?
Dionysus, Ariadne and Himeros
Who is Himeros?
Greek god of uncontrollable desire
Who is the man with the scroll at the bottom of the vase?
Demetrios - playwright
What is the date of this pot?
500-490 BCE
What shows that these men are the chorus?
letters coming out of their mouths - shows singing
All wearing masks - same hair + face shape + gaping mouths
All wearing military costumes - no helmets because of masks
All barefoot - chorus went barefoot not soldiers
What is the date of this pot?
380-370 BCE
What play does this pot depict
Women at the Thesmophoria by Aristophanes
How useful is this pot in showing how a comedy by Artistophanes may have been staged?
Useful:
Props are mentioned in the dialogue (wineskin baby)
Actions of the actors mirror the text of the play
Costumes of actors - element of dramatic performance
Masks - female mask + male mask shaved to look like a woman
Shows use of props - knife, wineskin, mirror + bowl
Shows use of staging elements - man is sitting on an altar
Not Useful:
Only shows two actors
Doesn’t show skene or orchestra
What is the date of this pot?
400 BCE
How is this vase different to Euripides’ play “Medea”?
No furies or dragons mentioned in the play
Sons are in the wrong place
Who is depicted on this pot?
Medea, Jason, furies, tutor, nurse of boys, dead boys
How useful is this pot as a source of information about the staging of greek tragedies?
Not useful:
Doesn’t show mechanics of mechane or ekkyklema
Doesn’t show skene or orchestra
Jason in wrong costume - bare chested - not tragic costume
Wrong number of actors on stage - 5 when there should be 3
Useful:
Medea’s costume is ornate - accurate
What is the date of this vase?
420-410 BCE
What is so special about this vase?
It is the only Attic vase to show a stage and the only ancient greek painting to portray a theatre audience
How can we tell this is a comedy?
The actor has a comedy phallus
What are the chairs called?
Klismoi
Who is the actor playing?
Perseus - sickle + bag for medusa
What is unusual about the stage layout?
No orchestra - could be artistic license
Who could the audience members be?
Judges, priests, audience, choregos or playwrights
Is the actor actually naked?
No, he is stage naked - wearing a costume that makes him look naked
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