Conventions Flashcards
Aristotelian unities
Unity of place
Unity of time
Unity of action
Definition of unity of place
The plot must take place in one main place.
Definition of unity of time
The play cannot be more than 24 hours.
Definition of unity of action
The play should have one main action that it follows with no or few subplots.
Whats Peripeteia?
Recognition-The turning point in a drama after which the plot moves steadily.
What is Pathos?
Suffering-A destructful painful act.
What is a soliloquy?
A monologue addressed to oneself thoughts spoken out loud.
Whats Hamarita?
A fatal flaw
Whats Agnorisis?
reversal-Critical discovery by a character
What are the conventions of a revenge tragedy?
-Hero’s quest for vengeance
-A play within a play
-A scene of carnage and mutilation and murder on a stage.
How is it different from classical literature?
Tragedy was less a result of individual action but more the inevitable turning of the fortune wheel.
What is the medieval idea about the protagonist?
The medieval idea is that the protagonist is a victim, not a hero raised then cast down by fate.
Structure of Greek Conventions
Prologue
Chorus
Exodus
What is the prologue?
Where a character or characters would set the stage for the play.
what is the chorus?
A group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation
