Greek Theatre

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Theatre
gptkbp:associatedWith Religious rituals
gptkbp:audience Thousands
gptkbp:availableIn Roman period
gptkbp:characteristics Use of dialogue
Use of dramatic irony
Use of monologue
Themes of fate and morality
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Influence on literature
Influence on film
Influence on opera
Foundation_of_Western_drama
gptkbp:design Orchestra
Skene
Theatron
gptkbp:features Masks
Chorus
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 5th century BC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greek Theatre
gptkbp:includes Comedy
Tragedy
gptkbp:influenced Modern theatre
gptkbp:influencedBy Dionysian_festivals
gptkbp:isReflectedIn Renaissance
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Sophocles
Aristophanes
Euripides
Aeschylus
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Prometheus_Bound
gptkb:The_Women_of_Trachis
gptkb:Medea
gptkb:The_Persians
gptkb:Antigone
Agamemnon
The Eumenides
The Frogs
Lysistrata
Oedipus Rex
Seven Against Thebes
The Clouds
The Bacchae
The Oresteia
The Suppliants
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:performances Improvisation
Choral singing
Physical acting
gptkbp:performedBy Open-air theatres
gptkbp:usedFor Public entertainment