Exam 1 Flashcards
choral ode
songs chanted by the Greek chorus between episodes
choregus
wealthy Greek who produced a playwright’s work at festivals
City Dionysia
important Greek festival to honor Dionysus
climactic drama
story with a late point of attack, small cast, limited time and space
Deus ex Mechane
“god from a machine”
Dionysus
god of fertility, wine, and revelry
dithyramb
long hymn sung by a chorus of 50 men in Greek theatre
ekkyklema
wagon used to bring characters on stage
exodus
final scene in Greek tragedy
Katharsis
“purgation” Aristotle’s word for tragedy
Kotthornos
Hellenistic Greek theatre, platform boot worn by actors
mechane
crane used for flying actors in
mime
Greek and Roman short dramatic sketches characterized by jesting and buffoonery
myth
story or legend passed down through generations
orchestra
circular playing space
parados
Greek; scene in which the chorus enters
periaktoi
three sided piece that could be revolved to show the audience three different scenes
pinake
Greek; painted flats
proedria
Greek; front row seats reserved for important people
satyr play
one of three classic Greek dramas, Greek mythology and history, chorus of satyrs and mythological creatures
skene
Greek; scene house behind orchestra
tetralogy
Greek; four plays, three tragedies and one satyr play, one playwright
theatron
Greek; seating area in the hillside
thespian
“actor”
