Special Sub-Topic: Ancient Theatre Authored by: katsmith74 Sub-topic of: Ancient Greek Drama

"The Grouch" is a Greek play written by:

Menander. "The Grouch" helped to establish comedy as it is today.

Every year a festival was held in Greece for the God of Fertility (also of wine). The God of Fertility was:

Dionysus. Dionysus, also knows as Bacchus to the Romans, encouraged the making of more good Greeks. Yearly, after the festival was over, mating was strongly encouraged.

"The Cyclops," written by Euripides, was which of the following?

A Satyr play. It was a Satyr play, a drunken play involving a character that was half horse, and half men. There would be one Satyr play at the Festival of Dionysus.

True or False: "Oedipus Rex" is a "tragic hero."

t. Oedipus Rex is a tragic hero. He is a noble man who rises to the highest height and then, through no fault of his own, suffers a reversal of fortune and falls even to death.

Who wrote 'The Six Elements of Drama?'

Aristotle. Aristotle was the first to write a book on how to analyze plays. His elements were: 1) plot, 2) character, 3) theme or thought, 4) diction, 5) music, and 6) spectacle. Easily remembered with "Please Close The Door My Son."

In the Play "Oedipus Rex," what are we told Oedipus means?

Swollen feet. In the play, the messenger tells us Oedipus means 'swollen feet.' He was bound at the ankles by Jocasta, so the messenger named Oedipus himself before sending him to Merope and Polybus.

Who wrote the Greek comedy 'Lysistrata?'

Aristophanes. 'Lysistrata' was written by Aristophanes and performed more than any other Greek comedy.

In 'Lysistrata', Lysistrata wanted to stop the Trojan war by taking something away from all Greek men, what was it?

Sex. It was indeed reproduction. Lysistrata and the rest of the women believed that if the men were needy, they would no longer feel the need to fight amongst one another. In the end, there was a return to stasis.

Who wrote the play 'Agamemnon?'

Aeschylus. Agamemnon was written by Aeschylus, Agamemnon was killed by his wife upon his return from Troy.

True or False: Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus.

t. Antigone was indeed the daughter of Oedipus.