Western culture exam 1

theatron

theatron

the area where the audience members sat

skene

the building where costumes are stored, serves as a backdrop.

Orchestra

the dance stage, the rounded area where the play was performed

parados

ramps by which the actors entered and exited the orchestra

hypokrites

actors

proposa

masks that actors wore to convey a human trait or emotion; helped to amplify the actors voice

chorus

12 to 15 actors who acted as a unit; also functional as individual characters; used stylized dance to move across the stage; sometimes sang or chanted.

choragos

one member of the chorus who assumes the role of an individual character

what are kohl bergs moral stages

preconventional, conventional, post conventional

protagonist

the main character

antagonist

the force against the hero or protagonist

facts about renaissance

means rebirth, spans 1300s through 1500s, began in Italy

humanism

a though of putting prime importance on humans.

existentialism

the thought of a person being free

existential paradox

thinking above and beyond absolutes such as right or wrong, good or bad, angelic or evil.

back stage

where actors prepare and sometime where Nobels sit

trapdoor

a door in the middle of the stage used for ghosts

galleries

where the middle class sits

grounding area

where the low class sits

groundlings

the low class

middlings

middle class

nobles

highest class only came to plays to be seen

kafkaesque

characteristic or reminiscent of the oppressive or nightmarish qualities of Franz Kafka's

the grotesque

person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting

symbol

a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

surrealism

artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself

drama

an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.

fiction

literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people.

poetry

literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.

non fiction

a story that is true or has true elements