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Greek Theatre

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1. Last ode
exodus
anagnorisis
ode
strophe and antistrophe

2. Platform
ekeclema
cauducus
tragedy
choryphaeus

3. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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4. What happened in 501 BC?
hamartia
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
choregos
Aerema

5. Pillars
Aerema
periactoi
hypokrite
choregos

6. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
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
Sophocles
choregos

7. Pillars
'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
Aeschylus
periactoi
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

8. Dancing place for chorus
Dionysia
dithyramb
orchestra
thymele

9. First actor
ekeclema
thymele
skene
Thespis

10. Shield of Zeus
'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
aegis
mimesis
catharsis

11. First Greek word for actor
dithyramb
hemateon
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
hypokrite

12. Between the odes
Aerema
catharsis
episodes
peripeteia

13. Crane from deus ex machina
agon
herema
thymele
anagnorisis

14. Platform
hamartia
ekeclema
choryphaeus
periactoi

15. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
teatron
mimesis
skene
Aerema

16. Leader of the chorus
Actors were hired by the state.
choryphaeus
teatron
ekeclema

17. Who hired the actors?
anagnorisis
aegis
Dionysia
Actors were hired by the state.

18. Last ode
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
chiton
Aerema
exodus

19. Leader of the chorus
tragedy
choryphaeus
choregos
kothornoi

20. What are the functions of the chorus?

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21. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
skene
Dionysia
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
Sophocles

22. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
ekeclema
proskene
peripeteia
tragedy

23. Building where props were kept
skene
'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
choregos
aegis

24. Dancing place for chorus
orchestra
hubris
herema
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

25. Long cloak
hematon
periactoi
chiton
'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

26. 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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27. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
ode
parados
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
orchestra

28. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
hematon
Euripides
Aeschylus
Actors were hired by the state.

29. The mistake in judgment - tragic flaw - 'missing the mark' - it must be in his control - it is a transgression and due to lack of knowledge
hamartia
Aeschylus
skene
Actors were hired by the state.

30. Where the audience sat
periactoi
ekeclema
teatron
choregos

31. Cloak
catharsis
hypokrite
Aeschylus
hematon

32. Stage
cauducus
periactoi
skene
proskene

33. Staff
cauducus
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
periactoi
hemateon

34. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
aegis
herema
peripeteia
hubris

35. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
ode
hematon
aegis
choregos

36. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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37. Shield of Zeus
ekeclema
aegis
catharsis
Dionysia

38. Area between the stage where chorus comes
parados
episodes
tragedy
tragedy

39. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
Euripides
aegis
ekeclema
hubris

40. Songs of Dionysus
dithyramb
aegis
cauducus
Aerema

41. Contest
strophe and antistrophe
agon
proskene
dithyramb

42. Pillars on each side of the stage
episodes
aegis
anagnorisis
periactoi

43. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
catharsis
Dionysia
strophe and antistrophe
episodes

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

45. Goat song
periactoi
periactoi
tragedy
peripeteia

46. Building where props were kept
orchestra
hypokrite
dithyramb
skene

47. Cloaks
herema
hemateon
orchestra
periactoi

48. The mistake in judgment - tragic flaw - 'missing the mark' - it must be in his control - it is a transgression and due to lack of knowledge
strophe and antistrophe
hamartia
herema
Aeschylus

49. Between the odes
ode
episodes
anagnorisis
kothornoi

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