Study Guide: Prescribed Texts G10 ~ Dramatic Arts
Greek Theatre
LEARNING AIMS After studying this section (in this guide as well as the learner’s book) you should be able to: • Analyse the text of Antigone according to the dramatic principles. • Understand the context and background relevant to the text. • Understand the dramatic principles in the text, i.e., intrigue/plot, characters, dialogue, themes, etc. • Design elements, visuals and sound of the play such as lighting, set, costumes and masks. • Specific elements relevant to the dramatic form, i.e., chorus, the tragic hero and satire.
Introduction In this section, we analyse the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles.
IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY Term Epilogue Parados Stasimon Pathos
Satyr play Comedy
Definition The end of a play as told by a character. The first choral passage in an ancient Greek drama, recited or sung as the chorus enters the orchestra. One of the regular choral odes between two episodes in a Greek tragedy, possibly sung with the chorus standing in its place in the orchestra. Greek for ‘instructive suffering’ that has come to mean the quality in something that arouses sympathy. Often used today to describe something sad, but not necessarily tragic. An ancient Greek form of tragicomedy, or rather a ‘joking tragedy’. These plays were usually presented after the trilogy of tragedies and were intended to alleviate the emotional tension of the tragic trilogy. From the Greek kōmōidia or komodios, which means ‘merrymaking’ and ‘singer’.
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