CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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What did male actor wear so they could play different roles
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wigs
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hats
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helmets
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masks
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In a historical sense, there are two names for each mask. The name Melpomene represents the tragedy mask or Muse of Tragedy and the name Thalia represents the comedy mask or Muse of Comedy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Masks have been used on stage for storytelling for a very long time. Actors use them to change into different characters and they can even be used for voice projection.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Latin word for the mask worn by an actor in the Roman theatre was ‘persona’-the ‘dramatis personae’ being literally ‘the mask-wearers of the drama’. From this we derive our modern ‘persona’ and ‘personality’, the real and contrived masks we wear in the drama of public life.
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