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

2. Platform shoes
Actors were hired by the state.
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
kothornoi
herema

3. Contest
agon
kothornoi
hamartia
cauducus

4. Cloaks
hemateon
parados
choryphaeus
dithyramb

5. Purging - cleansing of bad things
catharsis
Aeschylus
hypokrite
anagnorisis

6. Platform
ekeclema
hamartia
ode
skene

7. Where the audience sat
teatron
catharsis
tragedy
hematon

8. Platform
exodus
Sophocles
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

9. Goat song
proskene
episodes
tragedy
hamartia

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

11. Songs of Dionysus
choregos
teatron
anagnorisis
dithyramb

12. Shield of Zeus
aegis
kothornoi
strophe and antistrophe
kothornoi

13. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
Aeschylus
dithyramb
choryphaeus
Sophocles

14. Box in orchestra
tragedy
choregos
Aeschylus
thymele

15. Song that the chorus sings
hypokrite
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
ode
periactoi

16. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
choregos
episodes
ekeclema
Dionysia

17. 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
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
dithyramb
hamartia
ode

18. Between the odes
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
thymele
episodes
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. Area between the stage where chorus comes
choregos
kothornoi
catharsis
parados

20. First actor
choryphaeus
herema
teatron
Thespis

21. Area between the stage where chorus comes
parados
Aerema
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

22. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
choregos
cauducus
thymele
agon

23. Dancing place for chorus
Euripides
orchestra
hamartia
chiton

24. 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.
proskene
periactoi
kothornoi

25. Stage
hematon
proskene
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
Aeschylus

26. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
strophe and antistrophe
agon
mimesis
Actors were hired by the state.

27. Stage
strophe and antistrophe
hypokrite
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

28. Last ode
exodus
cauducus
teatron
Aerema

29. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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30. 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
proskene
Aerema
Euripides

31. What are the functions of the chorus?

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32. Contest
agon
hamartia
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
herema

33. Shield of Zeus
aegis
strophe and antistrophe
Sophocles
hemateon

34. Purging - cleansing of bad things
exodus
periactoi
catharsis
choregos

35. Leader of the chorus
ekeclema
hematon
choryphaeus
kothornoi

36. What are the parts of the play?
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
agon
anagnorisis
periactoi

37. Cloaks
hemateon
ekeclema
Dionysia
peripeteia

38. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
catharsis
Aeschylus
strophe and antistrophe
ekeclema

39. Building where props were kept
skene
choryphaeus
hematon
strophe and antistrophe

40. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
tragedy
mimesis
strophe and antistrophe
periactoi

41. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
Dionysia
ekeclema
choryphaeus
peripeteia

42. First Greek word for actor
ekeclema
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
hypokrite
Euripides

43. Last ode
parados
strophe and antistrophe
peripeteia
exodus

44. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
ekeclema
hematon
peripeteia
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

45. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
hamartia
peripeteia
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
ekeclema

46. Who liked using deus ex machina?
dithyramb
periactoi
Euripides
proskene

47. Who hired the actors?
ekeclema
Thespis
herema
Actors were hired by the state.

48. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
teatron
hypokrite
strophe and antistrophe
thymele

49. Who hired the actors?
hemateon
hemateon
Actors were hired by the state.
ekeclema

50. Staff
cauducus
aegis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
thymele