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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
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