basic of Greek drama

Question 1

BOGD

Answer 1

Actors:​

All characters were played by men wearing large mask, extravagant robes, and platform shoes ​

Sophocles, the most popular of Greek dramatists, used three actors who change costumes between scenes

Question 2

tragedy

Answer 2

A serious drama featuring a noble, dignified character who strives to achieve something and is ultimately defeated

Question 3

the tragic hero

Answer 3

Tragedy recounts the downfall of a tragic hero ​

A tragic hero is dignified as a dignified character, usually of noble birth ​

A person who possesses a tragic flaw, or hamartia which leads to a catastrophe

Question 4

Greek tragedy structure

Answer 4

Prologue ​

Parados ​

Episode/scenes ​

Odes ​

Choragus ​

Chorus ​

Strophe ​

Antistrophe ​

Paean ​

Exodos

Question 5

prologue

Answer 5

Spoke it by one or two characters before the course appears. The prologue usually gives the background information needed to understand the events of the play Prologue ​

Question 6

parados

Answer 6

The song sung by the chorus as it makes its entrance

Question 7

episodes/scenes

Answer 7

The main action of the play

Question 8

odes

Answer 8

Songs(and often dances) that reflect on the events of the episodes, and weave the plot into a cohesive whole

Question 9

choragus

Answer 9

The leader of the chorus who often interacts with the characters in the scenes

Question 10

the chorus

Answer 10

The 15 singers/dancers who remark on the action

Question 11

strophe

Answer 11

The movement of the chorus from right to left across the stage

Question 12

antistrophe

Answer 12

The reaction to the strophe moving across the stage from left to right

Question 13

peaen

Answer 13

A prayer of thanksgiving to Dionysus and who’s honor the Greek plays were performed

Question 14

exodos

Answer 14

Song by the chorus as it makes its Final Exit, which usually offers words of wisdom related to the actions and outcomes of the play

Question 15

thespis

Answer 15

6th century BC ​

Father of drama ​

Won prize for tragedy in 535 BC ​

Said to have introduced the first actor and thus dialogue

Question 16

Aeschylus

Answer 16

525-426 BC​

Added a second actor ​

Wrote trilogies on unified themes

Question 17

Sophocles

Answer 17

(496-406 BC) ​

Never lower than second ​

Believe to have introduced the third actor ​

Fix the course at 15 (had been 50) ​

First achieve recognition at the age of 28 when he defeated Aeschylus an annual dramatic competition ​

Produce 123 plays, seven survive today ​

Plays depict characters caught up in unsolvable situations that test their faith in divine and human justice