Theaters and Coliseum

Greek Theatres

- Face covered by mask, unable to convey facial expressions and emotions.

- Hole at the mask’s mouth creates a microphone effect for audience to hear actors voice clearly. To listen and feel the emotion spoken by the actor

- The emotion conveyed lies within the words and gestures of the actors. 

Humanities Research Lab shammom. (n.d.). Research on the Ancient World. In Costumes and Masks. Retrieved August 22, 2011, from https://www2.bc.edu/~shammom/honors4fall.html.

Roman Coliseum

The seating of the coliseum is separated by levels of society. The senators sit right in front of the stage at the bottom level. The intermediate class sits in the middle area whilst the poor and low class sits at the far back on a high level. From their view, the stage actors seem very small and the voices can’t be heard clearly.

Drawn by Brian Soon

Even in today's era we are able to see the structure of the Roman Coliseums. An example would be the stadiums that holds various events like sports or entertainment. The seating prices depends on the distance from the stage itself. Another example would be the structure of cinema theaters. However, this structure varies because most people do not prefer the most front seats near the screen. We tend to seat at the far end back seats to have a clearer view of the screen.