The Theatre at Pompeii (Stage 5)

a. The Theatre

1. What was the basic shape of a theatre?

2. Were plays put on every day in Pompeii ?

     At what time of day did plays begin?

3. Which people did not have to get there early in order to get good seats?

     Why could they arrive later?

4. How many people could watch a play in the Theatre in Pompeii?

5. How much did it cost to see a play there?

6. Why did a wealthy man pay so much money?

7. What was there instead of a roof?


b. Pantomime

1. How many actors played the different parts in a pantomime?

2. Who told the story while it was being mimed?

3. What kind of people became actors usually?


c. Masks

1. What reasons were there for actors to wear masks? (Give two or more reasons.)

2. What evidence is there that masks were worn by actors? (How do we know?)

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