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    This document provides an overview of classical and Renaissance theatrical forms including Greek theatre, tragedy, comedy, and Shakespearean theatre. Some key points: - Greek theatre featured tragic and comic plays performed competitively for religious festivals, with themes of morality and hubris. Famous Greek playwrights included Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles. - Shakespearean theatre featured plays with complex male and female characters, rich language, and meaningful themes. Elements included elaborate costumes, dynamic staging, and exaggerated heroic acting styles. - Renaissance theatre built upon classical forms but focused more on human qualities and strengths/weaknesses portrayed through the artistry of language.

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    This document provides an overview of classical and Renaissance theatrical forms including Greek theatre, tragedy, comedy, and Shakespearean theatre. Some key points: - Greek theatre featured tragic and comic plays performed competitively for religious festivals, with themes of morality and hubris. Famous Greek playwrights included Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles. - Shakespearean theatre featured plays with complex male and female characters, rich language, and meaningful themes. Elements included elaborate costumes, dynamic staging, and exaggerated heroic acting styles. - Renaissance theatre built upon classical forms but focused more on human qualities and strengths/weaknesses portrayed through the artistry of language.

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    Western

    Classical Plays
    and Operas
    A E S C H Y L U S
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    E U R I P I D E S
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    S H A K E S PE AR E
    __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    CLASSICAL PERIOD
    Theatrical form of Classical Period

    •Greek Theatre
    Characteristics of a Greek Theatre
    •Performed for special occasions
    •Competitive
    •Choral singing
    •Associated with religion
    Tragedy
    •Based on myths and ancient heroes.
    •Themes:
    • Moral issues
    • Danger of arrogance or Hubis
    Famous Writers of Tragedy

    •Aeschylus
    •Euripides
    •Sophocles
    Comedy
    •The famous writer was Aristophanes
    who also wrote comedies on
    powerful women.
    •Criticizing government policies and
    politicians by means of jokes and
    puns.
    Plays
    •Performed at festivals in honor of god
    Dionysus in a competition.
    •Semi-comic play
    •SATYRS - Mythical
    half-man and half-
    animal being
    Renaissance Period
    Theatrical form of Renaissance Period

    •Shakespearean Theatre
    Characteristics of the
    Shakespearean Theatre
    •All about men and women with strong
    and weak qualities.
    •Richness in language
    •Artistry
    •Meaningful
    Elements in the
    Shakespearean Theatre
    COSTUME
    •Men’s Clothing
    Women’s Clothing
    STAGE
    ACTING STYLE
    The acting style for the early
    Elizabethan was heroic and
    exaggerated, like the plays
    themselves.
    Assignment:
    • In your R.T. group, make a diorama with the
    representation of your assigned scene.
    Criteria for grading the diorama:
    Storyline 15 pts.
    Figures 10 pts.
    Composition 10 pts.
    Over-all content 15 pts.
    50 pts.

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