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Greek Theatre

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1. Shield of Zeus
proskene
aegis
periactoi
Sophocles

2. Area between the stage where chorus comes
parados
Aerema
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
aegis

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

4. Area between the stage where chorus comes
periactoi
Actors were hired by the state.
'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
parados

5. Platform shoes
Aerema
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
kothornoi

6. Songs of Dionysus
strophe and antistrophe
chiton
dithyramb
Dionysia

7. Building where props were kept
periactoi
skene
ekeclema
chiton

8. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
Thespis
Euripides
choregos
proskene

9. Where the audience sat
teatron
Dionysia
herema
hypokrite

10. Last ode
exodus
hubris
skene
anagnorisis

11. What happened in 501 BC?
'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
strophe and antistrophe
parados
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

12. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
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
Euripides
Euripides

13. Cloak
Sophocles
hematon
herema
exodus

14. First actor
Thespis
hematon
hemateon
dithyramb

15. Box in orchestra
hubris
mimesis
thymele
peripeteia

16. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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17. Goat song
tragedy
mimesis
parados
hemateon

18. First actor
Thespis
exodus
chiton
hubris

19. Pillars
teatron
hamartia
hubris
periactoi

20. Between the odes
proskene
episodes
strophe and antistrophe
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

21. Crane from deus ex machina
anagnorisis
dithyramb
Sophocles
herema

22. What are the functions of the chorus?

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23. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
Aeschylus
hamartia
Sophocles

24. Dancing place for chorus
Euripides
orchestra
peripeteia
Sophocles

25. Staff
cauducus
aegis
chiton
Aerema

26. Leader of the chorus
parados
choryphaeus
Thespis
tragedy

27. 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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28. Long cloak
kothornoi
Thespis
chiton
ekeclema

29. Building where props were kept
Euripides
dithyramb
skene
tragedy

30. Cloaks
thymele
herema
Actors were hired by the state.
hemateon

31. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
hypokrite
ekeclema
mimesis
aegis

32. Who liked using deus ex machina?
Euripides
dithyramb
hypokrite
Thespis

33. Purging - cleansing of bad things
aegis
catharsis
ode
hemateon

34. Purging - cleansing of bad things
catharsis
choregos
tragedy
thymele

35. Stage
proskene
herema
periactoi
hamartia

36. Who hired the actors?
hypokrite
Aeschylus
Actors were hired by the state.
Dionysia

37. First Greek word for actor
hematon
hypokrite
mimesis
Euripides

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

39. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
Aeschylus
mimesis
Sophocles
hamartia

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

41. What are the parts of the play?
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
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
hubris

42. Crane from deus ex machina
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
herema
agon
strophe and antistrophe

43. 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
dithyramb
hamartia
thymele
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

44. Staff
choryphaeus
hubris
cauducus
anagnorisis

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

46. Platform
ekeclema
peripeteia
anagnorisis
hubris

47. Last ode
choregos
exodus
choregos
hubris

48. Songs of Dionysus
kothornoi
Dionysia
dithyramb
hemateon

49. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
parados
agon
peripeteia
choryphaeus

50. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
choryphaeus
Aerema
orchestra
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