Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Roman Theatre review. There will be a test on Roman Theatre this Friday, November 9th. To review-- --Study your Roman Theatre powerpoint from the beginning of the unit. --Study the Roman Theatre webquest document, paying particular attention to the questions asked on the document. --Re-read the "Introduction" to Roman theatre and make sure you know the differences between Terence, Plautus, and Seneca. --Review the stock characters and their appearance in The Menaechmi. --Study the Jeopardy review game, parts 1 and 2. --Review the pieces by Livy and Tacitus that we read to know what each said about Roman theatre. --Know the significance of the following people: Aristotle, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Thespis, Dionysus, Plautus, Terence, Seneca, Livy, Tacitus, Nero. --Note the differences between Greek and Roman theatre and drama, including the architectural differences between their theatre spaces. --Review the major influences on Roman theatre and drama and the reasons for its decline. --Know the difference between Old and New Comedy. --Study the influences Roman drama had on the drama of later eras. --Review the characteristics of tragedy and comedy. --Review the characteristics of Roman theatre, including details about actors and costumes --Some of the terms to know: pantomime, mime, chariot racing, hippodrome, Circus Maximus, Colosseum, naumachiae, prologue.

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