Greek Theater Web Quest

INSTRUCTIONS: Below is a list of questions about Greek drama. Search the Internet links in order to find the answers to the questions. Be sure to answer all parts of each question, and to answer using RAP: Restate, Answer, Proof. You can type your answers in this Word document, or you may neatly handwrite your answers on a piece of paper. If you choose to type your responses, you may either email it to me ([email protected]), or print it out and bring it to class on the due date.

Section 1 http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/Theater.html#Aeschylus 1. What is the structure of a Greek Drama? In other words, what is the order of the play and how are the acts/scenes arranged? 2. What were the four major sections of a theater in Ancient Greece and what were the functions of each section? Section 2 https://greektheatre.wordpress.com/home/ 3. Why were masks used in Greek theater? What functions did masks have in the performances? 4. What costume pieces would the male actors wear in order to portray female characters? Section 3 http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/24c.html 5. What are the three main types of Greek plays and their characteristics? 6. Who was Aeschylus and what was his contribution to drama? 7. Who was Sophocles and what was his contribution to drama? 8. Who was Euripides and what was his contribution to Greek theater? Section 4 http://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/Tragedy.htm 9. What was the significance of the Festival of Dionysus? Section 5 http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/psychoanalysis/definitions/oedipus.html 10. Define “Oedipal Complex.” What does it mean? What doctor is associated with creating this phrase?