Greek Theatre

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1. Song that the chorus sings
hubris
ode
agon
orchestra


2. Pillars on each side of the stage
peripeteia
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
periactoi
agon


3. The producer of the play - payed for 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
choregos
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
strophe and antistrophe


4. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
mimesis
choregos
hemateon
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place


5. Song that the chorus sings
thymele
aegis
ode
skene


6. Goat song
ode
periactoi
tragedy
cauducus


7. Area between the stage where chorus comes
exodus
parados
orchestra
hematon


8. Platform
ekeclema
chiton
periactoi
thymele


9. What are the parts of the play?
chiton
hematon
cauducus
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue


10. Crane from deus ex machina
anagnorisis
ekeclema
strophe and antistrophe
herema


11. What are the functions of the chorus?

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12. 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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13. What are the functions of the chorus?

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14. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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15. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
Sophocles
peripeteia
Thespis
strophe and antistrophe


16. Box in orchestra
cauducus
thymele
episodes
Thespis


17. Shield of Zeus
tragedy
'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
ekeclema


18. Long cloak
chiton
ekeclema
aegis
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


19. First actor
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
orchestra
agon
Thespis


20. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
herema
Aeschylus
ekeclema


21. What happened in 501 BC?
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
ode
Actors were hired by the state.
proskene


22. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
cauducus
Dionysia
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


23. Building where props were kept
skene
parados
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


24. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
peripeteia
periactoi
strophe and antistrophe
Aerema


25. Self revelation - self knowledge
hemateon
hubris
anagnorisis
Dionysia


26. Self revelation - self knowledge
anagnorisis
periactoi
thymele
proskene


27. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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28. Pillars
periactoi
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
hypokrite
hubris


29. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
hematon
ekeclema
mimesis
thymele


30. Songs of Dionysus
dithyramb
mimesis
strophe and antistrophe
Aerema


31. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
Thespis
hubris
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.


32. Shield of Zeus
ode
Dionysia
aegis
hematon


33. Staff
cauducus
kothornoi
Dionysia
Thespis


34. Pillars
hubris
hypokrite
dithyramb
periactoi


35. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
Aeschylus
anagnorisis
cauducus
Sophocles


36. Cloak
Aerema
Dionysia
Sophocles
hematon


37. Last ode
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
exodus
hypokrite
peripeteia


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


39. Building where props were kept
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
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
Actors were hired by the state.
skene


40. What happened in 501 BC?
Actors were hired by the state.
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
cauducus
hypokrite


41. Contest
chiton
periactoi
mimesis
agon


42. Dancing place for chorus
peripeteia
Actors were hired by the state.
cauducus
orchestra


43. Area between the stage where chorus comes
aegis
mimesis
Aerema
parados


44. 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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45. Cloaks
hemateon
exodus
teatron
Sophocles


46. Stage
Thespis
hematon
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
proskene


47. Platform
Dionysia
teatron
hemateon
ekeclema


48. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
ode
periactoi
hubris
'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


49. Cloak
Actors were hired by the state.
aegis
hemateon
hematon


50. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
Aerema
parados
ode
Aeschylus