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History of Theatre

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Greek Gods
Who are the titans,
Who birthed the titans,
Who is kronos saturn
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Greek Culture
What is the agora,
What is the acropolis,
What is the parthenon
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History of Theatre
What were some characteristics of...,
What is the city dionysia,
What are dithyrambic odes
42  cards
Three Great Classic Tragic Playwrights...and Aristophanes
What was aeschylus known for,
What are some of aeschylus s seva...,
What how did aescylus introduce t...
18  cards
Prometheus Bound, Alcestis and The Clouds
Gimme a quick summary of promethe...,
Quick summary of alcestis please ...,
What goes on in the clouds gimme ...
27  cards
Comedy
Evolution of comedy,
Middle comedy,
New comedy
4  cards
Hellenistic Theatre
Alexander the great,
Hellenistic theatre structure,
Proskenion
12  cards
Roman Theatre and Drama
What are ludi,
Ludi romani,
Ludi plebeii
40  cards
Plautus, Terence, and Seneca
Plautus,
Terence,
What are some of plautus s plays
12  cards
The Captives, Phormio, and Madea
Summary of the captivesand go,
Who wrote the captives,
Who wrote phormio
11  cards
Medieval Drama and Theatre
What were some reasons for the de...,
How did the rise of christianity ...,
How was theatre the prey of invaders
31  cards
Adam, The Second Shepherd's Play, and Everyman
Summary of adam,
Who wrote adam,
Summary of the second shepherd s ...
14  cards
Faustus and Everyman In His Humour
0  cards
Renaissance Influence on English Drama
Progression different periods of ...,
Transitional drama leading to eli...,
What were the medieval like inter...
19  cards
Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson
0  cards

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