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Mini-Research Adventure
 “What walks on four feet in the morning, two in the
afternoon and three at night?”
 https://ctrc.itmat.upenn.edu/~svitale/theatre.mp4
The Theater of Epidaurus
This section examines the purposes of Ancient Greek
drama.
 Describe what the Ancient Greek city-states were.
 Describe why Athens was important as a center of arts
and politics.
 Evaluate the original religious role of the plays.
This section focuses on how the performances were
staged.
 Describe the parts of the theater and stage itself.
 Explain the use of scenery, costumes and props,
including the famous masks.
 Evaluate the role of the Chorus and how it changed
over time.
This section evaluates Aristotle’s view of tragedy.
 Describe each part of the structure in a tragedy.
 List the characteristics of the tragic hero.
 Explain the ideas of catharsis, hamartia and hubris.
 This section will identify and describe the basic
elements of the story.
 Briefly describe the main characters/performers:
Chorus, Oedipus, Tiersias, Jocasta, Creon, the Priest,
and the Shepherd.
 Explain how fate and hamartia are important in the
play.
 Document all your resources for the assignment.
 Use at least two resources.
 At least one source should be a data base.
 No unapproved sources may be used. Do not use
Google, Wikipedia, etc.
APPROVED SOURCES:
Athens:
 http://www.arwhead.com/Greeks/
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/athens/
 http://www.ushistory.org/civ/5a.asp
Origins of Greek Theater and the Performance:
 http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/theatre/actors.html
 http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/24a_p1.html
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQOPFxuiaWQ
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WlQnEHI_ws
 http://www2.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/tragedy_theater.html
 http://www.didaskalia.net/studyarea/greekstagecraft.html
Tragedy plays and Aristotle’s definition of tragedy:
 http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/theater.html
 http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/grtragedy.html
 http://www2.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/poetics.html
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n7I9aFmAcE
Oedipus:
 http://english.unlv.edu/world-literature/Oedipus/OedipusLecture.html
 Gale Literature Resource Center (library database): Oedipus Rex, Drama for
Students