Author Question: It was a theatrical convention in the performance of Greek tragedy for all of the speaking roles to ... (Read 49 times)

haleyc112 · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

It was a theatrical convention in the performance of Greek tragedy for all of the speaking roles to be played by a
total of ____ actors.

a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four

Question 2

The messenger scene is a standard part of Greek drama because:

a. the third actor needed to have a substantial part to establish his credibility in the hunt for a top prize at the
festival.
b. Greek sensibilities dictated that violence take place offstage, so the messenger often appears to tell of those
acts.
c. there was little time or space to reenact all of the previous action that had taken place before the story of
the play begins.
d. dramatists could use the device to pursue the creation the perfect monologue