Key Questions
Here are some questions to help you understand what you are seeing and doing!
1. How does theater build up itself as we travel through the ages?
2. How do audiences react to comedies?
3. How do audiences react to Tragedies?
4. What makes Shakespeare such a good writer?
5. Why do most eras only use contemporary clothes for costumes?
6. What are some of the main differences between Greek and Roman theater?
7. Why is Aristotle so important in understanding theater?
8. What does Aristotle teach us about understanding theater?
9. Does spectacle add or take away from the plot of the story?
10. Can there be too much spectacle?
11. What important things do we learn from Oedipus the King?
12. What evidence of these ancient plays do we see in our modern day theater?
1. How does theater build up itself as we travel through the ages?
2. How do audiences react to comedies?
3. How do audiences react to Tragedies?
4. What makes Shakespeare such a good writer?
5. Why do most eras only use contemporary clothes for costumes?
6. What are some of the main differences between Greek and Roman theater?
7. Why is Aristotle so important in understanding theater?
8. What does Aristotle teach us about understanding theater?
9. Does spectacle add or take away from the plot of the story?
10. Can there be too much spectacle?
11. What important things do we learn from Oedipus the King?
12. What evidence of these ancient plays do we see in our modern day theater?
