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Drama A- Level Flashcards

1
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Pathos?

A

awakening people’s emotions to sway their opinion towards that of the speaker.

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2
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Most popular festival in Athens?

A

Dionysia

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3
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What was Dionysia?

A

Celebration of god Dionysus

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When did Dionysia occur?

A

Every spring

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5
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How many members of the chorus in traditional greek theatre?

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50 chorus members

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6
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How long did the festival Dionysia last?

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Four days

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7
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Audience members by late 5th Century BCE theater?

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15,000 people

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8
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What does “chorus” mean in Greek?

A

dance

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9
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What is one way of describing chorus function?

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An emotional bridge between spectators & actors

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10
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Name the three Greek Tragedians?

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1) Aeschylus
2) Sophocles
3) Euripides

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To what number did Sophocles add an actor?

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3 actors

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12
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How many times did Sophocles win the first prize for Dionysia?

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18 first prizes

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13
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Festival of Dionysia was a contest. Three dramatists on three successive days presented their plays to then be awarded First Second or Third?

A

TRUE

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14
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Who was the “choregos”?

A

Private citizen who paid for the expenses of the production.

NOT producer

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15
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“logos”

A

Logic

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16
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“parados”

A

Entrance of theatre

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17
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“kurios”

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Patriarchy

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18
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“prologos”

A

First scene

19
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“teatron”

A

Audience seating

20
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“orkestra”

A

Round stage where chorus performs

21
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“agon”

A

Conflict

22
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“prosopon”

A

Mask

23
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“Rhesis”

A

Long speech

24
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“hubris”

A

excessive pride; arrogance

25
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“oikos”

A

Family/ home

26
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“stasimon”

A

Chorus sequence

27
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“hamartia”

A

Fatal flaw

28
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“miasma”

A

Spiritual pollution

29
Q

“gamos”

A

Wedding day

30
Q

US unemployment during Great Depression?

A

peaked 25%

15M unemployed

31
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US GDP fell by how much during GD?

A

fell by 15%

32
Q

Unemployment in St Loius?

A

peaked at 30%

33
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La Casa de Bernarda Alba what to include in intro?

A 
‘La Casa de Bernarda Alba’ by Federico Garcia Lorca 
Teatro Tribueñe, Madrid 
7 November 2020 
Director: Irina Kouberskaya 
Live production
34
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Antigone physique?

A 
black hair 
broad shoulders
skinny 
angular face
5 feet 5 inches
androgynous quality
35
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Antigone notes/personality?

A 
martyr complex
challenges patriarchy 
loyalty to 'oikos' 
absolutist 
powerful voice
confident/arrogant
36
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Ismene notes/personality?

A 
conventional royal figure
QUASI-MATERNAL ROLE
prudent 
vulnerable
sororal love to A
37
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Ismene physique?

A 
beautiful Greek standards
blue eyes
round cheeks=innocent
dark blonde
5 feet 2 inches
38
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what is one theme of Antigone?

A

Knowledge & certainty

Everyone knows what they do is right, yet it ends in disaster

39
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Antigone presents the philosophical debate that would have been familiar to many ordinary fifth-century BC Athenians:

A

which is more important, nomos (manmade law) or physis (natural or divine law)?

40
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It is a matter of supreme irrelevance to Antigone … ?

A

that the act of burying her brother Polynices is forbidden by law.

41
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sanctimonious?

tone

A

making a show of being morally superior to other people.

42
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Antigone the play survives through its dramatisation of an eternal conflict: ?

A

the inflexibility of state power confronts the instinctive morality of the individual.

43
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‘Casa de Bernarda Alba’ set?

A
  1. spitting in jugs
  2. atmosphere & iconogRAPHY reinforced by paintings
  3. use of turning doors crucifixion
  4. turning doors after Adela suicide

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