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Greek Theatre

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1. Who hired the actors?
'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
skene
proskene
Actors were hired by the state.

2. Leader of the chorus
Thespis
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
choryphaeus
hematon

3. Crane from deus ex machina
hematon
herema
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
choregos

4. Songs of Dionysus
hypokrite
dithyramb
'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
episodes

5. Contest
agon
'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
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

6. 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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7. 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
parados
strophe and antistrophe
hubris

8. Between the odes
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
ekeclema
episodes
choryphaeus

9. Dancing place for chorus
orchestra
Aeschylus
Aerema
ode

10. 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
skene
Actors were hired by the state.
hamartia
Euripides

11. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
hubris
parados
choryphaeus
Dionysia

12. Box in orchestra
thymele
tragedy
dithyramb
hematon

13. 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
Aerema
chiton

14. Staff
hematon
hamartia
cauducus
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

15. Area between the stage where chorus comes
parados
orchestra
proskene
cauducus

16. Platform
ekeclema
Sophocles
choryphaeus
strophe and antistrophe

17. Staff
cauducus
choryphaeus
parados
skene

18. Pillars
parados
periactoi
Actors were hired by the state.
ekeclema

19. What are the functions of the chorus?

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20. Goat song
Dionysia
tragedy
proskene
ode

21. Songs of Dionysus
dithyramb
agon
hamartia
peripeteia

22. Cloak
anagnorisis
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
hematon
periactoi

23. Who liked using deus ex machina?
proskene
Sophocles
Euripides
hamartia

24. First Greek word for actor
cauducus
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
hypokrite
chiton

25. Cloak
ekeclema
herema
hematon
proskene

26. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
hematon
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
skene
hubris

27. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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28. Song that the chorus sings
episodes
teatron
strophe and antistrophe
ode

29. Purging - cleansing of bad things
Euripides
proskene
catharsis
periactoi

30. Long cloak
hypokrite
exodus
choryphaeus
chiton

31. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
proskene
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
peripeteia

32. Pillars on each side of the stage
choryphaeus
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
periactoi
cauducus

33. 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
herema
dithyramb
thymele

34. Cloaks
hemateon
Aerema
parados
periactoi

35. Where the audience sat
anagnorisis
teatron
ekeclema
choryphaeus

36. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
mimesis
cauducus
Euripides
Aeschylus

37. Self revelation - self knowledge
anagnorisis
periactoi
dithyramb
choryphaeus

38. Platform shoes
cauducus
anagnorisis
thymele
kothornoi

39. Shield of Zeus
aegis
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
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
ode

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

41. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
agon
kothornoi
Sophocles

42. Goat song
hemateon
ode
peripeteia
tragedy

43. Platform shoes
kothornoi
hamartia
catharsis
hypokrite

44. First Greek word for actor
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
hematon
hypokrite
Euripides

45. Pillars
proskene
periactoi
mimesis
hamartia

46. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Aerema
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
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

47. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
mimesis
chiton
ekeclema
hemateon

48. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
anagnorisis
Sophocles
aegis
hematon

49. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
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
choregos
Aerema

50. Long cloak
episodes
Sophocles
chiton
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place