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(2) Western Classical Plays and Operas Flashcards

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(Latin: “Oedipus the King”) Greek Oidipous Tyrannos, play by Sophocles

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Oedipus Rex

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performed sometime between 430 and 426 BCE, that marks the summit of classical Greek drama’s formal achievement, known for its tight construction, mounting tension, and perfect use of the dramatic devices of recognition and discovery.

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Oedipus Rex

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497/6 BC – 406/5 BC is an ancient Greek tragedian. His contemporary playwrights were Aeschylus and Euripides. He wrote 123 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form

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Sophocles

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The 7 plays of Sophocles that survived? (AATOEPO)

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Ajax
Antigone
The Women of Trachis
Oedipus the King
Electra
Philoctetes
Oedipus at Colonus.

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the king of Thebes, represented with a gold mask with exaggerated deep empty eye sockets.

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Oedipus

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brother-in-law of Oedipus, mad or angry facial expression, with crown.

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Creon

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Creon’s wife

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Eurydice

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god or oracle of Delphi

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Apollo

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Father of Oedipus

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King Laius

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wife of Laius and mother of Oedipus, the expression of her mask depends on the scene of the play.

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Jocasta

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the daughters of Oedipus

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Antigone and Ismene

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Genre of Oedipus Rex

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Tragedy

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What is the use of masks for?

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to advance the universality of the themes and the dramatic impact of events

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14
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What was of no importance to Greek actors?

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Facial Expressions

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Sophocles used this at the beginning of the play to help tell the audience the given circumstances of the play.

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Chorus

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did a lot of lamenting of terrible events.

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Choruses

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17
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Costumes of Men in Oedipus Rex

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loose floor length poncho with pleated shoulder

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Costume of Women in Oedipus Rex

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draped robes

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has the design of Ionic order columns with cornice and moldings on the top, elevated by 5 step-rises at the center, and a platform in front near the audience.

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The Parthenon’s façade

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20
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How many actors in Tragedy?

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3

21
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Festivals in Greek Play

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Lenaia and Dionysia

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Delivery in Greek Plays can be described as?

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Declamatory

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Musical instrument played for the accompaniment for drama in Greek Plays?

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Flute

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Movements of Greek plays can be described as?

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conventionalized, stylized like in mimetic dance

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Venue of Greek Plays

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Auditorium on the slope of Acropolis

26
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Is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.

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Romeo and Juliet

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Several Comedies during Shakespeare’s early period

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  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • Merchant of Vince
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • As You Like It
  • Twelfth Night
  • Titus Andronicus
  • The Comedy of Errors
  • The Taming of The Shrew
  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona
28
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Later tragedy and tragecomedies work of Shakespeare

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Hamlet, King Lear and Othello

29
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curtained area at the back of Romeo and Juliet stage was for?

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“discovery scenes”

30
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upper canopied area of Romeo and Juliet stage for balcony scenes was called?

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heaven

31
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area under stage of Romeo and Juliet Stage which could be accessed through a trap door in the stage

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hell

32
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sole heir to the Montague fortune

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Romeo

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sole heir to the Capulet fortune

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Juliet

34
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friend and advisor to Romeo and Juliet

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Friar Lawrence

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Romeo’s cousin

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Benvolio

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Romeo’s best friend

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Mercutio

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Prince of Verona

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Prince Escalus

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Juliet’s cousin

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Tybalt

39
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Montague’s servant

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Abraham

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Capulet’s servant

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Peter and Sampson

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Loves Juliet

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Paris

42
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Romeo’s first love

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Rosaline

43
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Apothecary

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Friar John

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one of the world’s most popular operas. It was first performed at the Opera-Comique in Paris in France on March 3, 1875. The opera was in four acts with music written by French composer George Bizet. The libretto written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy was based on a novel of the same title by Prosper Merimee.

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Carmen

45
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Some Characters of Carmen?

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Carmen (soprano)
Don Jose (tenor)
Frasquita (mezzo-soprano)
Mercedes (mezzo-soprano)

46
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Carmen is set where and when?

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Seville, Spain and the surrounding hills in 1820.

47
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Carmen genre

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opera comique

48
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tells story of the downfall of Don Jose, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the charms of the flaming gypsy, Carmen. The opera is a fascinating drama of love and jealousy, filled with famously alluring melodies and captivating dancing.

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Carmen

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