Roman Theatre Research Paper

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Theatre The architecture from the theatre comes from the greeks,but the design was the same from other buildings.The theatres have specific differences,like being built or the foundation and where it is build like on a hillside or on flat land.”The Roman theatre was shaped with a half circle or orchestra space in front of the stage”.Sometimes the actors would act where the audience sits.To help the problem of lighting and sound,the theatres were outdoors.The Romans built theatres anywhere even on flat plains,by raising the whole structure off the ground.The first actors spoke the lines and the second actors mimed the gestures to fit the lines,along with background music.

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