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Match the playwrights with the type of plays they are best known for:
Match the playwrights with the type of plays they are best known for:
Aristophanes = Comedic plays Euripides = Tragic plays Plautus = Roman comedy Gilbert & Sullivan = Comic operas
Match the following theatrical terms to their definitions:
Match the following theatrical terms to their definitions:
Dithyramb = Ancient Greek choral hymn to Dionysus Gesamtkunstwerk = A term for 'total artwork,' associated with Wagner's approach to opera Didaskalos = The director or teacher in ancient Greek theater Protagonist = The main character in a drama or narrative
Match the characters with their respective theatrical forms:
Match the characters with their respective theatrical forms:
Scapino & Harlequin = Commedia dell'arte Pseudolus = Roman comedy Protagonist = Drama or narrative Character from Miracle Play = Medieval drama
Match the composers with their most notable area of musical theater:
Match the composers with their most notable area of musical theater:
Match the following historical periods with the theatrical genre most closely associated with them:
Match the following historical periods with the theatrical genre most closely associated with them:
Match the playwright or duo with a notable play or type of play they created:
Match the playwright or duo with a notable play or type of play they created:
Match the location or item to its description.
Match the location or item to its description.
Match the role with the description.
Match the role with the description.
Match the following items with their descriptions:
Match the following items with their descriptions:
Match the instrument to the style of performance.
Match the instrument to the style of performance.
Flashcards
Dithyramb
Dithyramb
Ancient Greek choral hymn to Dionysus.
Aristophanes
Aristophanes
Ancient Greek playwright known for comedic works.
Quem Queritis Trope
Quem Queritis Trope
A liturgical drama performed during the medieval period.
Scapino & Harlequin
Scapino & Harlequin
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Amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
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Fabula Atellana
Fabula Atellana
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Commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte
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Euripides
Euripides
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Gesamtkunstwerk
Gesamtkunstwerk
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Protagonist
Protagonist
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Study Notes
- Dithyramb was an ancient Greek choral hymn dedicated to Dionysus.
- Aristophanes was an ancient Greek playwright famous for comedies.
- Quem Queritis Trope refers to a liturgical drama from the medieval period.
- Scapino and Harlequin are Commedia dell'arte characters known for slapstick.
- Amphitheaters in ancient Greece and Rome were open-air performance venues.
- Fabula Atellana refers to an ancient Roman comic theatrical genre.
- Dan Emmett was an American composer, most famous for writing "Dixie".
- Commedia dell'arte was a form of Italian street theater that used improvisation and stock characters.
- Euripides was an ancient Greek playwright known for tragic works.
- Halévy and Meilhac were French librettists who frequently collaborated with Offenbach.
- Gesamtkunstwerk, meaning "total artwork," is associated with Wagner's operatic approach.
- The protagonist is the main character in a play or narrative.
- B. Johnson and I. Jones are British playwrights known for Restoration period comedies.
- Johann Strauss II was an Austrian composer, celebrated for operettas and waltzes.
- Aulos and Kithira were ancient Greek musical instruments.
- Gilbert and Sullivan were a British musical duo known for comic operas.
- Didaskalos was the director or teacher in ancient Greek theater.
- John Gay was an English playwright best known for The Beggar's Opera.
- Pseudolus is a clever character from a Plautus Roman comedy.
- Miracle Plays were medieval dramas centered on biblical stories or saints.
- Jacques Offenbach was a French composer known for operettas such as Orpheus in the Underworld.
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