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Roman Theatre

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Heritage

Began when Romans tried to adopt Greek Theatre

Comedy surpassed Greek predecessors Tragedy not as successful Because of Romans high standards for

themselves they thought Romans wouldn’t behave in a free spirited fashion…so their plays often portrayed Greek settings and dealt with Greek characters so as not to offend Roman citizens

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Theatres

Romans wished to control Built everything freestanding Copied Greek idea of large gathering

centers Adapted to their own types of

entertainment– Romans built

• Large theatre, circus and a forum together

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Roman Style

Dominated architectural design of Europe and America for centuries

Romans added more realistic scenery to plays

Setting usually outdoors Since Roman plays were about Greeks

there was always an alter on stage– Still present today but rarely used

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A visual tour…

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Theatre of Pompey

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Arial View

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Another View

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Conventions of Roman Theatre

More speaking actors than Greeks Chorus not used as often as the Greeks did Actors played one part Masks still used Stock Characters embellished

– Series of stereotyped characters– Used often in comedy– Easily identifiable

• Anticipate behavior - reactions

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Common Stock Characters

Slave– Motivating force

Young man Girl Braggart Old man Smart slave Dumb slave Parasite or leech

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Plautus

Rome’s most popular comic playwright Plays had poor structure Were lyrical and poetic Full of gag lines Many playwrights from Shakespeare to Neil

Simon follow his style of comedy writing– A series of misadventures loosely tied together

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Terence

Consummate craftsman Well developed subtle plots Greater suspense More surprises Not as lyrical or poetic

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Seneca

One of the greatest minds and writers in Roman history

Plays made him great writer of tragedies in Roman history

Conflicts in his plays mainly man versus himself Plays more fit for reader’s theatre than stage

production– Long– Brilliant monologues– Unmotivated entrances

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Theatres

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Coliseums

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Circuses

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Forums

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