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Quarter IV – Week 1
Western Classical Plays/Opera:
Theatrical Forms and Elements

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Quarter IV – Week 1: Western Classical Plays/Opera: Theatrical Forms and Elements
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 Lesson 1
Western Classical Plays/Opera:
Theatrical Forms and Elements
MELC: Explain how an idea or theme is communicated in a selected performance through the
integration of musical sounds, songs, dialogue, and dance; and ( A10EL-Ib-4)
Analyzes examples of plays based on theatrical forms, and elements of arts applied
to performance. (A10EL-IVa-2 )

Objectives: 1. Discuss how an idea or theme is communicated in a selected performance

through the integration of other art forms; and
2. Classify examples of plays based on theatrical forms and elements of
arts applied to performance.

Let’s Try
Directions: Read and understand the sentences carefully. Write the correct answer on the
blank before the number.

_____1. What do you call the upper stage of Renaissance Theater?

A. Clouds C. Hell
B. Heaven D. Sky

_____2. What period of theater consists of drama, comedy, and tragedy plays?
A. Greek theater C. Renaissance theater
B. Medieval theater D. Roman theater

_____3. Which of the following is an example of Renaissance theater?

A. The Brother C. Oedipus Rex
B. Mystery of Adam D. Romeo and Juliet

_____4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Ancient Theater?

A. Emphasized circus-like element C. The church supported its diversity
B. Actors were called “ histriones” D. Performed for special occasions

_____5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance Theater?

A. It is a period of a great flowering of English drama.
B. The theater was a unified theater, allowing all social classes to attend.
C. The heaven and hell were shown at opposite ends in a production.
D. There were certain dramatic gestures used consistently to signify to the audience
specific emotions.

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 Let’s Explore and Discover
Theater began from myth, ritual, and
ceremony. Early society perceived connections Unlocking of Difficulties
between actions performed by groups of people or
• Opera- an art form in which
leaders to a certain society and these actions moved
from habit to traditions, to ritual, to ceremony due to singers and musicians
human desire and need for entertainment. The perform a dramatic work
repeated rehearsals, performances, and creation of combining text and musical
different actions broke the ground for theater. score, usually in a theatrical
Let us now study the theatrical forms of the setting; incorporates many of
different art periods. the elements of spoken
Theater means “ place of seeing,” but it is theater, such as acting ,
more than the buildings where performance takes scenery, and costumes and
place. To produce theater, a playwright writes the sometimes includes dance.
scripts, the director rehearses the performers, the
designer and technical crew produces props to create
the scenes, and actors and actresses perform on stage. Then it will only be a true theater
act when an audience witnesses it.
Before we proceed to experience how to organize and to perform in a theater, we
have to acquire knowledge and information on how an idea or theme is communicated in a
selected performance through the integration of other art forms and determine examples of
plays based on theatrical forms, and elements of arts applied to performance.

Theatrical Forms and Elements of Western Classical Play/Opera

ANCIENT THEATER (700 B.C.E to 410 C.E Greek and Roman Theather)

Elements/Characteristics of Greek Theater

• The basic layout of the theater remained the same.
• Greeks were fascinated with the mystery of the art form.
• performed for special occasions (Festivals to worship the Gods)
• closely associated with religion, stories were based on myth and history
• Greek plays were performed in outdoor theaters, usually in the center of town.
• Choral singing was important. The chorus was all men and varied from 3 to 50
people.
• The Greek theater consisted of three types of drama: tragedy, comedy, and the satyr
play.
• The tragedy was the most admired type of play.

Greek Theater Theatrical Forms and Elements

Genre: Tragedy
Gesture and movements: facial expressions were of no
Oedipus Rex importance since they were always masked.
Music: Chorus at the beginning
Costumes: Men wore loose floor-length poncho with a
pleated shoulder while females wore draped robes.
Staging: has the design of ionic order columns with
cornice and moldings on the top.

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ROMAN THEATER
Elements/ Characteristics of Roman Theater
• emphasized circus-like elements
• actors/ performers were called “ histriones”
• pantomime is one of the forms of Roman theater
• drama, comedy, and tragedy are the types of Roman theater
• borrowed Greek ideas and improved on them less philosophical
• held in honors of the gods, but much less religious than in Greece
• entertainment tended to be grandiose, sentimental, and diversionary
• encompassed more than drama: acrobatics, gladiators, jugglers, athletics, chariots
races, sea battles, boxing, and animal fights

Roman Theater Theatrical Forms and Elements

Genre: Comedy
Dialog: short lines more elegant language
The Brother Music: no songs, but music with half of the dialogue
Movement: Pantomime/ no acts or scene divisions
Costumes: No mask/dressing everyday life
Staging: Actions placed in the street

MEDIEVAL THEATER (500 C.E - 1400)

Elements/Characteristics of Medieval Theater
• the church supported its diversity
• mansions set up in available spaces
• heaven and hell were shown at opposite ends in a production
• three kinds of religious plays: mystery, miracle, and morality plays
• the play had the basic aim of enforcing the church’s belief in the people

Medieval Theater Theatrical Elements

Genre: Mystery
Mystery plays were stories taken from the bible. Each play had
The Mystery of Adam four or five different scenes or acts. The priest and monks were
the actors. Each scene or act was performed at a different place in
town and the people moved from one stage to the next to watch
the play. The play usually ended outside the church so that the
people would go to church and hear a sermon after watching the
play.

RENAISSANCE THEATER (1400-1600)

Elements/Characteristics of Renaissance Theater
• The Renaissance was a period of a great flowering of English drama.
• plays were often written by dramatists for a particular company of actors
• The Renaissance theater was unified, allowing all social classes to attend.
• There were certain dramatic gestures used consistently to signify to the audience
specific emotions.
• The Renaissance theater was intimate as the actor was no more than forty feet from
his audience.

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 Renaissance Theater Theatrical Elements
Genre: Tragedy
Characters: Montague’s Family and Capulet’s Family
Romeo and Juliet Costumes: The costume is based on the style and design of dresses
worn during the Renaissance period.
Props: Props in this play may vary depending on the scene.
Staging: The stage itself was divided into three levels:
main stage area with doors upper stage called “heaven”
under stage called “hell”

Source: Mary Grace J. Badiola, et al., A Journey Through Western Music and Arts- Music and Arts
Grade 9 Learner’s Materials, First Edition, Pasig City: DepEd- BLR 2014. Pages 259-294.

Let’s Practice
Loop-A-Word

Directions: Find and circle the different examples of plays in the grid. Use the word clue in
the box to help you find the words which are written diagonally, horizontally, vertically,
or even reverse.

Key Words:

COMEDY
DRAMA
OPERA
TRAGEDY
THEATER

Process Question:

How distinct are the characteristics of Western classical play/opera ?

Give 1 distinct characteristic in every period.
Ancient Theater:___________________________________________________________
Renaissance Theater:______________________________________________________

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 Let’s Do More
Directions: Clasify the theme of the Western play. Write AT if it belongs to Ancient
Theater, MT if it belongs to Medieval Theater, or RT if it is a Renaissance Theater. Write
your answer in the space provided before each number.

_________1. The stories were based on myths and history.

_________2. The plays emphasized circus-like elements.
_________3. The plays were stories taken from the Bible.
_________4. Dramatic gestures used consistenly to signify to the audience specific emotions.
_________5. Tragedy was the most admired type of play.

Reflective Question:

What do you think is the importance of having a theme and the

integration of other art forms in a selected performance ?

Let’s Sum It Up
Complete Me!
Direction: Fill in the blank with the correct word/s that will make each statement correct.
Choose your answer from the box below.

bible comedy hell mystery place of seeing

1. Mystery plays were stories taken from the ________________.

2. Heaven and ________________ were shown at opposite ends in a production.

3. The Greek theater consisted of three types of drama: tragedy, ________________ , and satyr
play.
4. Theater means “________________.”

5. The three kinds of religious plays are ________________ , miracle and morality plays.

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 Let’s Assess
Directions: Read the following questions. Choose and write the letter of the best answer on
the blank before the number.

_____1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Ancient Theater?

A. Emphasized circus-like element C. The church supported its diversity
B. Actors were called “ histriones” D. Performed for special occasions

_____2. What period of theater consists of drama, comedy, and tragedy plays?
A. Greek theater C. Renaissance theater
B. Medieval theater D. Roman theater

_____3. Which of the following is an example of Renaissance theater?

A. The Brother C. Oedipus Rex
B. Mystery of Adam D. Romeo and Juliet

_____4. What do you call the upper stage of Renaissance Theater?

B. Clouds C. Hell
B. Heaven D. Sky

_____5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Renaissance Theater?

A. It is a period of a great flowering of English drama.
B. The theater was a unified theater, allowing all social classes to attend.
C. The heaven and hell were shown at opposite ends in a production.
D. There were certain dramatic gestures used consistently to signify to the audience
specific emotions.

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 Answer Key

Let’s Try
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C

Let’s Practice
Key Words:

COMEDY
DRAMA
OPERA
TRAGEDY
THEATER

Let’s Do More
1. AT 2.AT 3. MT 4. RT 5.AT

Let’s Sum It Up
1. bible 2. hell 3. Comedy 4.place of seeing 5. Mystery

Let’s Assess
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C

References

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Badiola, Mary Jane, Mary Ann C Vicencio, Danilo S. Duyan, Althea May B. Bongcawil,
Jenny C. Mendoza, Gail Josephine P. Bustillo, Ace Suaden B. Pambuan and Lourdes
R.Siobal. A Journey through Western Music and Arts - Grade 9 Music and Arts-Learner’s
Materials.Pasig City: Department of Education-Bureau of Learning Resources, 2014.
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