Greek Theatre

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


2. What are the three unities in a 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
ode
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
Sophocles


3. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
parados
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
strophe and antistrophe
parados


4. Box in orchestra
orchestra
thymele
herema
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.


5. What are the functions of the chorus?

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6. Who liked using deus ex machina?
hematon
ekeclema
tragedy
Euripides


7. First Greek word for actor
hypokrite
hamartia
ekeclema
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place


8. Last ode
hematon
ekeclema
exodus
orchestra


9. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
Dionysia
ekeclema
strophe and antistrophe
peripeteia


10. Who hired the actors?
anagnorisis
chiton
aegis
Actors were hired by the state.


11. Staff
cauducus
Actors were hired by the state.
ode
periactoi


12. Dancing place for chorus
orchestra
strophe and antistrophe
hubris
Thespis


13. Self revelation - self knowledge
chiton
anagnorisis
mimesis
parados


14. First actor
hubris
Thespis
hypokrite
Sophocles


15. What are the functions of the chorus?

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16. Self revelation - self knowledge
anagnorisis
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
cauducus


17. Who hired the actors?
exodus
Actors were hired by the state.
Euripides
episodes


18. First actor
Thespis
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
teatron
'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


19. Area between the stage where chorus comes
parados
hemateon
ekeclema
'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


20. Contest
agon
ekeclema
hubris
Thespis


21. Song that the chorus sings
parados
ode
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


22. 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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23. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
Dionysia
choryphaeus
dithyramb


24. Platform
agon
ekeclema
proskene
tragedy


25. 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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26. Platform shoes
anagnorisis
cauducus
thymele
kothornoi


27. Stage
proskene
hamartia
Dionysia
thymele


28. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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29. Last ode
exodus
tragedy
cauducus
'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


30. Platform
exodus
thymele
ekeclema
anagnorisis


31. Long cloak
chiton
ekeclema
cauducus
dithyramb


32. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
Dionysia
anagnorisis
ekeclema
Aerema


33. Pillars
peripeteia
periactoi
ekeclema
chiton


34. Pillars on each side of the stage
periactoi
hematon
Aeschylus
chiton


35. Goat song
choryphaeus
hematon
Dionysia
tragedy


36. What are the parts of the play?
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
exodus
aegis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue


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


38. Purging - cleansing of bad things
hubris
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
catharsis
strophe and antistrophe


39. Songs of Dionysus
Thespis
Dionysia
Aerema
dithyramb


40. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
orchestra
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
Dionysia
periactoi


41. Stage
Aeschylus
strophe and antistrophe
proskene
Euripides


42. Building where props were kept
agon
ode
skene
chiton


43. Cloak
Dionysia
hematon
episodes
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.


44. Cloak
hematon
dithyramb
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
hubris


45. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
exodus
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
mimesis
ekeclema


46. First Greek word for actor
dithyramb
ode
hypokrite
dithyramb


47. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
choryphaeus
hubris
Sophocles
thymele


48. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
mimesis
catharsis
ekeclema
hubris


49. Cloaks
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
strophe and antistrophe
hemateon
Aeschylus


50. Goat song
periactoi
tragedy
thymele
Aerema