Introduction
To prepare for reading Oedipus Rex and Antigone later this semester, you will use provided websites to record information on ancient Greek theater on your worksheet.
Task
Follow the directions carefully.
Process
Geography
go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
Click on Europe, then Greece. Notice that Thebes no longer exists.
- What is the capital of Greece?
- Name a city that is close to the capital.
Compare the modern-day map at the link above with the map of ancient Greece at
plato-dialogues.org/tools/greece.htm
3. Find the mountain that is 2917m. Name it here.
4. Name the sea that is to the East of Greece.
The Theaters
greeklandscapes.com/greece/ancient_theaters.html
5. How do ancient Greek theaters compare to today’s modern theaters?
academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Theater.html
11. Go to STAGING AN ANCIENT GREEK PLAY: How are plays different in the U.S. from ancient Greece?
12. Go to STRUCTURE OF THE PLAYS: Define the following:
a. Prologue:
b. Parodos:
c. First Episode:
d. First Stasimon:
e. Exodos:
An outline of Ancient Greek Theater: novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/spd130et/ancientgreek.htm
16. From what sources do we know about ancient Greek theater?
17. Who are the three main tragic writers?
18. What are four qualities of Greek drama, according to this website?
More Sites on Ancient Greece and Greek Theater
Choose Sophocles
19. Record one fact from paragraph one.
20. Record one fact from paragraph two.
21. Record one fact from paragraph three.
Evaluation
Did you answer all the questions?
Conclusion
Turn it in.
Credits
Modified by Ms. Jordan from a webquest uploaded to cloudfront.net by Ms. Molina. Teachers wishing to use this webquest in their own classrooms may contact Ms. Jordan at Yale High School, Yale, OK for a copy of the worksheet.