THEA241 response paper 1 - University of Delaware THEA 241

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THEA241-010 Question #2 Question 2- It’s All Greek to Me: Choose a concept discussed or presented in class regarding Greek theatre and, explaining its context, show how that concept still holds true... for theatre or entertainment today. Greeks: The Creators of Gods and the Theatre Section 1: I think what the Greeks did with the creation of the theatre is incredible, not only because they brought us our first form of live entertainment, but also because they set the stage and established the guidelines for the future generations to carry on. The one concept I think is very important that the Greeks created was their six elements of theatre: plot, character, theme/message, dictation, music, and spectacle, because even today, these elements are still the basis to not only theatre, but movies, TV shows, stand-up comedy, etc. Section 2: When the Greeks created and implemented their six elements of the theatre, they never thought that the elements would be the key to entertainment for other countries and generations to build upon, as well as cause social change. To elaborate, after the Greeks established the theatre and its elements, the Romans played a role in expanding on the ideas of the elements and so did the people who lived during the middle ages. The Romans brought themes of comedy and trag [Show More]

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