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

2. Contest
hypokrite
ekeclema
agon
episodes

3. Purging - cleansing of bad things
teatron
thymele
anagnorisis
catharsis

4. What are the three unities in a 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
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
teatron
ekeclema

5. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
Aeschylus
hubris
hypokrite

6. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
episodes
Aerema
Dionysia
skene

7. What are the functions of the chorus?

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8. Cloak
Aeschylus
Sophocles
hematon
cauducus

9. Staff
kothornoi
Aeschylus
cauducus
teatron

10. Who hired the actors?
periactoi
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
Actors were hired by the state.
tragedy

11. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
peripeteia
choryphaeus
strophe and antistrophe
Dionysia

12. What are the functions of the chorus?

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13. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
thymele
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
peripeteia
periactoi

14. Dancing place for chorus
orchestra
Aeschylus
hemateon
mimesis

15. 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
aegis
hypokrite
hamartia

16. Goat song
ode
hemateon
tragedy
kothornoi

17. Purging - cleansing of bad things
catharsis
Dionysia
hematon
dithyramb

18. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
ekeclema
agon
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
mimesis

19. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of 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
Aeschylus
dithyramb
proskene

20. Leader of the chorus
thymele
hemateon
choryphaeus
kothornoi

21. Pillars
'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
periactoi
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
proskene

22. Who hired the actors?
strophe and antistrophe
Dionysia
Actors were hired by the state.
ekeclema

23. Area between the stage where chorus comes
thymele
herema
parados
Aerema

24. Platform
peripeteia
agon
ekeclema
kothornoi

25. Crane from deus ex machina
ekeclema
skene
tragedy
herema

26. Box in orchestra
thymele
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
parados
'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

27. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
hubris
herema
proskene
tragedy

28. Platform shoes
kothornoi
tragedy
chiton
hemateon

29. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
parados
teatron
peripeteia
Thespis

30. Songs of Dionysus
catharsis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
dithyramb
ekeclema

31. Crane from deus ex machina
tragedy
herema
proskene
hamartia

32. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
Thespis
periactoi
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

33. First Greek word for actor
ode
aegis
hypokrite
teatron

34. Staff
catharsis
Thespis
cauducus
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

35. Self revelation - self knowledge
cauducus
choryphaeus
teatron
anagnorisis

36. Building where props were kept
skene
mimesis
exodus
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

37. Pillars on each side of the stage
choryphaeus
hubris
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
periactoi

38. First Greek word for actor
dithyramb
strophe and antistrophe
hamartia
hypokrite

39. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
parados
choregos
choryphaeus
proskene

40. Stage
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
thymele
proskene
skene

41. Long cloak
Euripides
teatron
chiton
parados

42. Self revelation - self knowledge
exodus
anagnorisis
Sophocles
thymele

43. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
choregos
herema
hematon
Sophocles

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

45. Cloaks
dithyramb
hemateon
hamartia
periactoi

46. Where the audience sat
kothornoi
orchestra
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
teatron

47. Song that the chorus sings
ode
dithyramb
thymele
hubris

48. Cloak
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
herema
choregos

49. Songs of Dionysus
hypokrite
strophe and antistrophe
strophe and antistrophe
dithyramb

50. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
choryphaeus
cauducus
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