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CLASSIC VS MODERN DRAMA - Coggle Diagram
CLASSIC VS MODERN DRAMA
CLASSIC DRAMA
Classical drama refers to the theatrical traditions of ancient Greece and Rome, which together form the foundations of dramatic performance in Western
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The chorus consists of approximately 9 to 12 singers stood apart from the actors and sings songs that provide comments on the story.
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The prologue
Because it was difficult to maintain the three unities, the Greek dramatists invented the prologue.
The background events of the story is explained by an actor on the stage but the whole story starts from a central point around which the whole action is organized.
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Examples
Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae.
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MODERN DRAMA
Explores anxiety, alienation, and a feeling of waiting for something.
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Elaborate stage,light, special effects and sound
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Classical Greek drama
The theatrical culture of the city-state of Athens produced three genres of drama: tragedy, comedy, and the satyr play.
Their origins remain obscure, though by the 5th century BC they were institutionalised in competitions held as part of festivities celebrating the god Dionysus.
Between 270–240 BC, Rome encountered Greek drama
Classical Roman drama
The Roman dramatists abolished the role of the chorus in dividing the drama into episodes and introduced musical accompaniment to its dialogue
Throughout the Roman period, the year 240 BC marks the beginning of regular Roman drama