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1. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
kothornoi
skene
Sophocles
tragedy

2. What are the functions of the chorus?

3. 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
chiton
periactoi

4. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
Thespis
ekeclema
mimesis
ekeclema

5. 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
peripeteia
orchestra
choryphaeus
hamartia

6. Goat song
proskene
hubris
tragedy
skene

7. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
mimesis
thymele
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
tragedy

8. Between the odes
episodes
hypokrite
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

9. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Dionysia
herema
proskene
Aerema

10. Long cloak
hypokrite
anagnorisis
chiton
anagnorisis

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

12. What is Aristotle's definition of a tragedy? (remember - we have to be able to write it on the test from memory.)

13. Cloaks
hematon
hemateon
ode
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

14. Cloaks
hamartia
'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
hemateon
ekeclema

15. Platform shoes
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
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
Actors were hired by the state.
kothornoi

16. Pillars
cauducus
Thespis
periactoi
choregos

17. Pillars
cauducus
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
periactoi
mimesis

18. Pillars on each side of the stage
periactoi
mimesis
episodes
chiton

19. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
hypokrite
mimesis
choregos
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

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

21. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Aerema
tragedy
Dionysia
proskene

22. Song that the chorus sings
ode
skene
choryphaeus
episodes

23. Stage
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
ekeclema
proskene

24. Dancing place for chorus
hemateon
'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
orchestra
anagnorisis

25. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
tragedy
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
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

26. What are the functions of the chorus?

27. First actor
Thespis
herema
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
choregos

28. Last ode
exodus
cauducus
chiton
parados

29. Self revelation - self knowledge
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. 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
orchestra
anagnorisis

30. Purging - cleansing of bad things
exodus
catharsis
episodes
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

31. Box in orchestra
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
parados
thymele
herema

32. Self revelation - self knowledge
exodus
mimesis
anagnorisis
Actors were hired by the state.

33. 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
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
hamartia
dithyramb
episodes

34. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
Thespis
proskene
choregos
skene

35. Between the odes
episodes
thymele
cauducus
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

36. Song that the chorus sings
Aerema
thymele
ode
'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

37. Who liked using deus ex machina?
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
Euripides
Dionysia

38. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
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
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
ekeclema

39. Dancing place for chorus
mimesis
tragedy
orchestra
periactoi

40. Pillars on each side of the stage
catharsis
ode
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

41. Who hired the actors?
hypokrite
tragedy
catharsis
Actors were hired by the state.

42. What are the parts of the play?
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
parados
ekeclema
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

43. Songs of Dionysus
dithyramb
mimesis
chiton
skene

44. Platform shoes
episodes
kothornoi
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
hamartia

45. What are the parts of the play?
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
ekeclema
catharsis
periactoi

46. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
ekeclema
Dionysia
proskene
Thespis

47. Platform
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
periactoi
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
ekeclema

48. Staff
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
Thespis
herema
cauducus

49. Building where props were kept
cauducus
cauducus
hubris
skene

50. Crane from deus ex machina
periactoi
herema
teatron
orchestra