Greek Theatre

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1. Area between the stage where chorus comes
Dionysia
dithyramb
parados
hamartia


2. Crane from deus ex machina
choregos
herema
Actors were hired by the state.
Euripides


3. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
tragedy
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
proskene
chiton


4. Between the odes
hypokrite
chiton
ekeclema
episodes


5. Staff
mimesis
teatron
cauducus
choryphaeus


6. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
periactoi
tragedy
strophe and antistrophe


7. Song that the chorus sings
ekeclema
ode
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
Aerema


8. Building where props were kept
Sophocles
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
1. Transition between acts 2. reminded us of the past 3. warned us of the future 4. to give advice 5. ethical framework of the gods 6. sets the mood 7. reflect public opinion 8. ideal audience 9. poet's persona 10. lyric poetry 11. take part in the a
skene


9. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
teatron
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
dithyramb
episodes


10. Pillars on each side of the stage
catharsis
Dionysia
periactoi
Aerema


11. Area between the stage where chorus comes
Dionysia
parados
choryphaeus
periactoi


12. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
exodus
aegis
ode
Dionysia


13. Songs of Dionysus
peripeteia
Aeschylus
skene
dithyramb


14. Songs of Dionysus
anagnorisis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
mimesis
dithyramb


15. What are the functions of the chorus?

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16. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
orchestra
skene
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
choregos


17. Cloak
skene
hamartia
hematon
teatron


18. Leader of the chorus
Actors were hired by the state.
choryphaeus
Euripides
herema


19. Song that the chorus sings
chiton
ode
Aerema
'A tragedy then - is an imitation that is complete in itself serious - of a certain magnitude - in a language embellished with each kind of artistry...cast in the form of drama - not narrative - accomplishing through incidents arousing pity and fear


20. What is Aristotle's definition of a tragedy? (remember - we have to be able to write it on the test from memory.)

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21. Long cloak
periactoi
Aerema
chiton
hypokrite


22. What are the parts of the play?
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
episodes
Sophocles
hypokrite


23. Leader of the chorus
teatron
choryphaeus
hamartia
1. Transition between acts 2. reminded us of the past 3. warned us of the future 4. to give advice 5. ethical framework of the gods 6. sets the mood 7. reflect public opinion 8. ideal audience 9. poet's persona 10. lyric poetry 11. take part in the a


24. Shield of Zeus
episodes
'A tragedy then - is an imitation that is complete in itself serious - of a certain magnitude - in a language embellished with each kind of artistry...cast in the form of drama - not narrative - accomplishing through incidents arousing pity and fear
exodus
aegis


25. Contest
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
agon
strophe and antistrophe
aegis


26. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
ekeclema
Aeschylus
Aerema


27. Who liked using deus ex machina?
aegis
Thespis
Euripides
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue


28. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
thymele
mimesis
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
Dionysia


29. What happened in 501 BC?
hubris
peripeteia
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
periactoi


30. Who hired the actors?
1. Transition between acts 2. reminded us of the past 3. warned us of the future 4. to give advice 5. ethical framework of the gods 6. sets the mood 7. reflect public opinion 8. ideal audience 9. poet's persona 10. lyric poetry 11. take part in the a
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
Actors were hired by the state.
tragedy


31. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
anagnorisis
mimesis
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
hubris


32. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
mimesis
'A tragedy then - is an imitation that is complete in itself serious - of a certain magnitude - in a language embellished with each kind of artistry...cast in the form of drama - not narrative - accomplishing through incidents arousing pity and fear
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue


33. What is Aristotle's definition of a tragedy? (remember - we have to be able to write it on the test from memory.)

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34. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
teatron
peripeteia
Aeschylus
episodes


35. What are the functions of the chorus?

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36. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
tragedy
hubris
ekeclema


37. Pillars on each side of the stage
Thespis
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
1. Transition between acts 2. reminded us of the past 3. warned us of the future 4. to give advice 5. ethical framework of the gods 6. sets the mood 7. reflect public opinion 8. ideal audience 9. poet's persona 10. lyric poetry 11. take part in the a
periactoi


38. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
ekeclema
ekeclema
Aeschylus
exodus


39. Self revelation - self knowledge
herema
Euripides
catharsis
anagnorisis


40. Cloaks
hamartia
ekeclema
hemateon
Dionysia


41. Stage
Euripides
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
proskene
Dionysia


42. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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43. Goat song
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
hamartia
Aeschylus
tragedy


44. Cloaks
periactoi
hemateon
Sophocles
'A tragedy then - is an imitation that is complete in itself serious - of a certain magnitude - in a language embellished with each kind of artistry...cast in the form of drama - not narrative - accomplishing through incidents arousing pity and fear


45. First Greek word for actor
hypokrite
Thespis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
hematon


46. Shield of Zeus
aegis
anagnorisis
catharsis
hemateon


47. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Aerema
Sophocles
'A tragedy then - is an imitation that is complete in itself serious - of a certain magnitude - in a language embellished with each kind of artistry...cast in the form of drama - not narrative - accomplishing through incidents arousing pity and fear
hemateon


48. Long cloak
chiton
periactoi
cauducus
ekeclema


49. Cloak
agon
hypokrite
hematon
skene


50. Who liked using deus ex machina?
Euripides
choregos
periactoi
exodus