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Greek Theatre

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1. Cloak
peripeteia
peripeteia
Sophocles
hematon

2. Goat song
dithyramb
orchestra
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

3. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
hypokrite
Actors were hired by the state.
strophe and antistrophe
kothornoi

4. Pillars
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
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

5. Cloak
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
Aeschylus
hematon
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

6. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
'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
choryphaeus
peripeteia
choregos

7. Pillars
Thespis
periactoi
hematon
choregos

8. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Aerema
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
'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
hamartia

9. Between the odes
hemateon
episodes
'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

10. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
choryphaeus
skene
choregos
anagnorisis

11. First actor
ode
teatron
Euripides
Thespis

12. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
strophe and antistrophe
tragedy
hubris
tragedy

13. Crane from deus ex machina
catharsis
peripeteia
herema
tragedy

14. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

15. Long cloak
parados
chiton
Actors were hired by the state.
peripeteia

16. 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
hamartia
choryphaeus
peripeteia
teatron

17. Cloaks
Sophocles
catharsis
skene
hemateon

18. Pillars on each side of the stage
agon
periactoi
mimesis
herema

19. Staff
ekeclema
Dionysia
Euripides
cauducus

20. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
exodus
choregos
hematon
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. Building where props were kept
catharsis
dithyramb
tragedy
skene

22. Stage
thymele
proskene
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

23. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
dithyramb
Aerema
thymele
dithyramb

24. First Greek word for actor
parados
hypokrite
hemateon
mimesis

25. What are the functions of the chorus?

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

27. Who hired the actors?
Actors were hired by the state.
mimesis
thymele
ode

28. Dancing place for chorus
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
parados
orchestra

29. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
episodes
aegis
Sophocles
Aerema

30. 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.
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
herema
Dionysia

31. Platform shoes
hematon
exodus
kothornoi
mimesis

32. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
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
episodes
ekeclema
Aeschylus

33. Self revelation - self knowledge
Dionysia
Aerema
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
anagnorisis

34. First actor
Euripides
Thespis
kothornoi
aegis

35. Dancing place for chorus
orchestra
exodus
proskene
periactoi

36. Area between the stage where chorus comes
periactoi
aegis
parados
hematon

37. Goat song
proskene
proskene
tragedy
peripeteia

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

39. Pillars on each side of the stage
herema
mimesis
periactoi
Aeschylus

40. Shield of Zeus
aegis
hemateon
choregos
exodus

41. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
tragedy
anagnorisis
peripeteia
ekeclema

42. Self revelation - self knowledge
cauducus
kothornoi
anagnorisis
Euripides

43. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
'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
Dionysia
hamartia
choregos

44. Platform
ekeclema
aegis
peripeteia
hamartia

45. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
ekeclema
Sophocles
strophe and antistrophe
tragedy

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

47. Contest
ode
chiton
orchestra
agon

48. What are the parts of the play?
cauducus
hypokrite
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
episodes

49. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
agon
ekeclema
ode
mimesis

50. Last ode
exodus
Euripides
skene
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place