LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
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Large hillside amphitheaters
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Large indoor theaters
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Small indoor theaters
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The theatre of Ancient Greece flourished between 550BC and 220BC. A festival honouring the god Dionysus was held in Athens, out of which three dramatic genres emerged: tragedy, comedy and the satyr play.
Detailed explanation-2: -They were staged in the newly built theatre of Dionysus, right underneath the Acropolis hill. In the next centuries, and during the Hellenistic and Roman eras, the art of theatre reached many city-states in Greece and beyond. Theatres of the ancient Greek world were constructed outdoors, often on mountain slopes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Theatres were built on hillsides because it allowed the audience to see what was going on in the orchestra pit-the stage area. The entire seating section was called the Theatron, which is the origin of our word theatre.
Detailed explanation-4: -Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens The Odeon of Athens is one of Greece’s most legendary ancient theatres. Herodes Atticus built the theatre in 161 AD; it was a tribute to the remembrance of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla.