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Ancient Greece. Very true. The faces were contorted to the extreme so that the audiences could fully understand the emotion being portrayed from great distances. Also, some of the masks actually had a type of megaphone built into the mouth piece to help the actor project his voice.
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Where did the comedy and tragedy masks come from?
Ancient china
What is the name of comedy tragedy masks?
Comedy tragedy masks today have special names given to them. The comedy masks are called Thalia, after the muse of comedy, and the tragedy masks are named after Melpomene, the muse of tragedy.
Where did the theater masks come from?
The two masks represent comedy and tragedy. They are symbols of ancient Greek muses; Thalia, the muse of comedy and Melpomene, the muse of tragedy.
What are the masks in theater?
The masks are comedy and tragedy.
The comedy and tragedy masks are also known by which other names?
comedy - Thalia Tragedy - Melpomene _Ele.
Where did the comedy and tragedy masks come from?
Ancient china
What is the name of comedy tragedy masks?
Comedy tragedy masks today have special names given to them. The comedy masks are called Thalia, after the muse of comedy, and the tragedy masks are named after Melpomene, the muse of tragedy.
Where did the theater masks come from?
The two masks represent comedy and tragedy. They are symbols of ancient Greek muses; Thalia, the muse of comedy and Melpomene, the muse of tragedy.
What are the masks in theater?
The masks are comedy and tragedy.
What in masking in theater?
The masks are comedy and tragedy.
The comedy and tragedy masks are also known by which other names?
comedy - Thalia Tragedy - Melpomene _Ele.
What are kinds of drama?
comedy or tragedy those are the masks that r happy and sad
Which civilization originated the custom of using the symbolic tragedy or comedy masks?
Greek
What civilization originated the custom of using the symbolic tragedy or comedy masks?
greek
What are the two major divisions of drama as symbolized by Greek masks?
comedy and tragedy
Which civilization originated the custom of using the symbolic tragedy and or comedy masks?
Greek
What are the theatre masks called that look happy on one side and sad on the other side?
Theater Mask for Comedy and Tragedy, a universal symbol for Drama.
