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Greek Theatre

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1. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
Aeschylus
dithyramb
kothornoi
Dionysia

2. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
peripeteia
peripeteia
strophe and antistrophe

3. Platform shoes
Dionysia
episodes
Aerema
kothornoi

4. Leader of the chorus
periactoi
proskene
choryphaeus
exodus

5. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
catharsis
periactoi
choregos
ekeclema

6. Goat song
catharsis
tragedy
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
episodes

7. Cloak
peripeteia
hematon
ekeclema
agon

8. Contest
proskene
agon
thymele
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

9. 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
ekeclema
tragedy
Aeschylus

10. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
hematon
hubris
Aerema
proskene

11. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
Aeschylus
strophe and antistrophe
peripeteia
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

12. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
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
Sophocles
mimesis
strophe and antistrophe

13. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
ekeclema
periactoi
herema
peripeteia

14. Leader of the chorus
choryphaeus
dithyramb
hamartia
ekeclema

15. Self revelation - self knowledge
herema
anagnorisis
Dionysia
exodus

16. Where the audience sat
ekeclema
tragedy
ekeclema
teatron

17. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Euripides
Aerema
ekeclema
catharsis

18. Building where props were kept
Aerema
skene
tragedy
agon

19. Pillars on each side of the stage
tragedy
periactoi
skene
ode

20. What happened in 501 BC?
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
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

21. Song that the chorus sings
dithyramb
ode
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
proskene

22. Crane from deus ex machina
tragedy
herema
dithyramb
Dionysia

23. Cloaks
hemateon
kothornoi
episodes
dithyramb

24. Last ode
hematon
Sophocles
hypokrite
exodus

25. Box in orchestra
chiton
exodus
choregos
thymele

26. First Greek word for actor
agon
hypokrite
ekeclema
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

27. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
mimesis
orchestra
choregos
'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

28. Dancing place for chorus
kothornoi
orchestra
choregos
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

29. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
choregos
periactoi
Actors were hired by the state.
Aeschylus

30. What are the parts of the play?
hemateon
Actors were hired by the state.
periactoi
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

31. Contest
agon
peripeteia
Dionysia
chiton

32. Pillars
hamartia
periactoi
exodus
dithyramb

33. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
peripeteia
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
exodus

34. Staff
choryphaeus
teatron
cauducus
Aerema

35. Cloaks
anagnorisis
orchestra
hemateon
choryphaeus

36. Last ode
exodus
dithyramb
Dionysia
anagnorisis

37. Purging - cleansing of bad things
tragedy
skene
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
catharsis

38. Shield of Zeus
peripeteia
cauducus
aegis
ekeclema

39. 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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40. Pillars
ode
periactoi
kothornoi
thymele

41. Stage
proskene
exodus
anagnorisis
dithyramb

42. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
orchestra
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
mimesis
periactoi

43. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
proskene
catharsis
choryphaeus
hubris

44. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
ode
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
parados
Aerema

45. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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46. What are the functions of the chorus?

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47. Dancing place for chorus
choregos
orchestra
Sophocles
periactoi

48. Area between the stage where chorus comes
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
parados
periactoi
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

49. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
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
mimesis
strophe and antistrophe
aegis

50. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
Euripides
choregos
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