ANTIGONE
HISTORY OF GREEK THEATRE
25 hundred years ago, two thousand years before Shakespeare, western
theatre was born in Athens Greece. Between 600 and 200bc the ancient
Athenians created a theatre culture whose form, technique and
terminology have lasted to millennia and they created plays that are
still considered amongst the greate3st works of world drama. By 600bc
Greece was divided into two states. The most prominent city state was
Athens where at least 150,000 people live. It was there that the rites
of Dionysus evolved into what we know today as theatre. Dionysus was
cult that arose in northern Greece. Since Greek and Attica theatre are
sometimes referred to as attic theatre. Sometime during the next 75yrs
thepis of Attica added on an actor who interacted with the chorus. The
actor was called the protagonist, from which the modern word
protagonist is derived meaning the main character of drama. An
important part of Dionysus was dithyrambs which meant chronic hymn.
This chant or hymn was probably introduced accompanied by mimic
gestures and probably music. It began as part of a purely religious
ceremony.
MASK/CHOROUS
Plays where performed in day time. The annual drama competitions in
Athens spread over several entire days. Actors probably wore little or
no make up. Instead they carried masks with exaggerated facial
expressions. They also wore buskins which were leather boots laced up
to the knees. There was little or no scenery. Initially, most of the
acting took place in the orchestra. Later as the importance shifted
from chorus to the characters, the action moved to the stage.
UNDERSTANDING MY CHARACTER
Choosing to play the part of a man didn’t seem a big deal to me even
though this character I was to play was a king. I thought I could
easily relate to the character even though I am not a man but during
my character development process I started finding it more difficult
to get into the role. I decided at this point that if I was going to
play this character properly I would need some help and practice. My
character Creon comes across as a very strong character and quite
arrogant to a certain extent. I thought to get an insight into my
characters personality and mind set I would put myself in a higher
position than everyone else, I would act as if every one around me
were peasants. I tried to do this for a couple of hours at first I did
get it right and I managed to carry myself graciously but lost it
after a wile. Later in the evening I was watching TV and then it
Antigone is a play about a woman who disobeyed the King's order to not bury her brother. The play was written by the famous Greek tragedian, Sophocles, in 441 B.C. The story took place in the city of Thebes and the time period is not mentioned. The main characters introduced in the play are of Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon. The primary focus was centered on Antigone and the consequences she faces after breaking the King's orders.
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