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Greek Theatre Comparison (Music (Tragedy :cry: (Monody (Sung during…

- - - - Might divide into two choruses of 12 for agon
    - - Predates Aristophanes and his animal comedies
        
        Black figure Oinoche, c.480BC
  - - - Might have some dialogue with actor or narrate
    - - Scene-setters
      - Commentators
      - Scene break (stage curtain)
      - Set background mood
- - - - Parados
        
        Agon
        
        Parabasis
        
        Finale/Exodus
        
        Usually a happy ending
        
        Only found in Comedy
        
        When chorus address audience directly the audience. Chorus do not need to refer to play and may talk about contemporary people or situations affecting Athens
        
        Competition or debate between two characters or sides
        
        Chorus entry with song
      - Opening. Usually a monologue addressed to audience or dialogue between two actors
    - - Largely created by playwright
      - Loose plots compared to tragedy
      - Political and satirical
      - Set in everyday life
  - - - Based on real myths
        
        The Oedipus calyx krater is one of the only vases that depicts a performance of a tragedy as opposed to a myth that is later told as a tragedy
      - Featured God-like characters
    - - Parodos
        
        Episode
        
        Staismon
        
        Follows the end of each episode and reflects on the things said and done in the episode
        
        Exodus
        
        The xit song of chorus after last episode
        
        Normally several episodes in which one or two characters interact with the chorus
        
        Chorus entry with song
      - Opening. Usually a monologue addressed to audience or dialogue between two actors
  - - - Type of humour
        
        Aside
        
        Hyperbole
        
        Innuendo
        
        Irony
        
        Paordy
        
        Bathos
        
        When a scene suddenly changes from serious to silly
        
        Sexual
        
        Satire
    - - Tragic Irony
        
        When the audience know something that the characters do not.
        
        Might be revealed by chorus
      - Tragic hero
        
        Might have tragic flaw
        
        Downfall
        
        Protagonist often acts in a way that leads to his downfall
- - - - Might resemble a well known contemporary figure
  - - - Realism
  - - - Had different expressions and so could be changed if an actor had to play mutiple roles
- - - - Often ridiculous and the words were sometimes made up
  - - - Sung during moments of great distress
    - - A formal song at moments of heightened emotion
- - - - Murdered Agamemnon, tragic character
      - Wearing tragic costume such as robe and cloak
      - Emerging from the skene
    - - Short tunic with stuffed stomach and bottom
      - Grotesque mask
- - - - Key icon of the 'Komos' was the phallus, which appears as part of costume in comedies
  - - - Established by Peisistratus