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Greek Theatre

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1. Cloak
Sophocles
kothornoi
hematon
choregos

2. Box in orchestra
'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
thymele
Thespis

3. Leader of the chorus
Sophocles
Dionysia
choryphaeus
hypokrite

4. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
ekeclema
aegis
teatron
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

5. Crane from deus ex machina
herema
aegis
Dionysia
skene

6. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
orchestra
ekeclema
chiton
tragedy

7. Shield of Zeus
periactoi
dithyramb
hypokrite
aegis

8. Who hired the actors?
parados
episodes
Actors were hired by the state.
Dionysia

9. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
mimesis
Euripides
tragedy
parados

10. Pillars on each side of the stage
parados
periactoi
Dionysia
hamartia

11. 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
ekeclema
hamartia
ekeclema
Dionysia

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

13. Pillars on each side of the stage
hematon
thymele
periactoi
parados

14. Pillars
proskene
strophe and antistrophe
periactoi
parados

15. Songs of Dionysus
dithyramb
Actors were hired by the state.
Aerema
kothornoi

16. Who liked using deus ex machina?
Euripides
hemateon
dithyramb
agon

17. Where the audience sat
'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
Aeschylus
teatron
ekeclema

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

19. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Aerema
periactoi
tragedy
Sophocles

20. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
mimesis
Dionysia
hemateon

21. First actor
herema
Dionysia
proskene
Thespis

22. Who liked using deus ex machina?
peripeteia
anagnorisis
Euripides
ode

23. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
dithyramb
Euripides
catharsis
Sophocles

24. First Greek word for actor
hamartia
hypokrite
tragedy
cauducus

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

26. Stage
proskene
periactoi
ekeclema
Actors were hired by the state.

27. Leader of the chorus
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
choryphaeus
herema
thymele

28. Cloaks
hemateon
hypokrite
strophe and antistrophe
skene

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

31. Staff
anagnorisis
Euripides
mimesis
cauducus

32. Stage
Actors were hired by the state.
periactoi
proskene
skene

33. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
strophe and antistrophe
aegis
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

34. Long cloak
'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
proskene
ode
chiton

35. Self revelation - self knowledge
anagnorisis
Dionysia
hematon
tragedy

36. Song that the chorus sings
episodes
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
ode

37. Self revelation - self knowledge
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
anagnorisis
hemateon

38. Goat song
dithyramb
parados
hypokrite
tragedy

39. Shield of Zeus
aegis
Dionysia
exodus
hematon

40. Purging - cleansing of bad things
hubris
chiton
catharsis
choryphaeus

41. Building where props were kept
kothornoi
skene
Euripides
dithyramb

42. Contest
agon
peripeteia
cauducus
kothornoi

43. Contest
Dionysia
agon
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

44. Goat song
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
anagnorisis
tragedy
ode

45. Pillars
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 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
teatron

46. Songs of Dionysus
hamartia
parados
Thespis
dithyramb

47. Building where props were kept
periactoi
skene
periactoi
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

48. Platform
ekeclema
parados
hypokrite
mimesis

49. Area between the stage where chorus comes
hamartia
parados
herema
hematon

50. What are the functions of the chorus?