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Greek Drama Flashcards

1
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“Drama” origionates from what?

A

“Dran” - to do

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Dithyrambs

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Ancient greece poem/chant/hymn sung for dionysus

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Orchestra
(Theater Layout)

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“dancing space”
where the chorus dances and sings

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Theatron
(Theater Layout)

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“viewing place”
where the audience sat

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5
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Skene
(Theater Layout)

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“tent”
directly in the back of the stage- used for entrances/exits

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6
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Parados
(Theater Layout)

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“pathways”
Paths by which actors made entrances/exits
Also used by the audeince before/after

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7
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Theater of Dionysus

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Where the first plays were performed.
Is in Athens

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8
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“Theater” origionates from what?

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“Theatron” - seeing place

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9
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Dionysus

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  • God of wine, fertility, revelry
  • born of one mortal, and Zeus
  • is considered a patron of the arts
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10
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City Dionysia

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A festival of entertainment in honor Dionysus featuring competitoins in signing, dance, and poetry

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11
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4 Qualities of Greek Drama

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  1. Special Occasions
  2. Competitive
  3. Choral
  4. Myth/History
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12
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Essential Pieces of Greek Drama

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Actors
Play
Chorus

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13
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Types of Greek Drama

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Comedy
Tragedy
Satyr Plays

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14
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Comedies

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  • admitted late to festivals
  • mock men in power for vanity
  • Exaggerated, farcical, ridiculous
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Tragedy

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  • Love, loss, pride, power abuse, relationships between gods and men.
    -typically protagonists commits a terrible crime, and doesn’t realize his mistake until its too late
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16
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“Tragedy” origionates from

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“tragos” - goat
“ode” - poem

17
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Structure of Greek Tragedy

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  • Prologue
  • Parados
  • Five Dramatic Scenes
  • Exodus
18
Q

Prologue
(Tragedy Structure)

A

sets the scene

19
Q

Parados
(Tragedy Structure)

A

ode sung by a chorus as they make their entrance

20
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Five dramatic scenes
(Tragedy Structure)

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Each followed by a Komos - exchange of laments by the chorus

21
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Exodus
(Tragedy Structure)

22
Q

Tragic Flaw

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mistake that brings about the downfall of the hero
“Harmartia”

23
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Satyr Plays

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  • short plays performed between the acts of tragedies to make fun of the characters
  • Spawned the word SATIRE
24
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Chorus

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  • ideal spectator
  • sets the mood
  • gives advice and judges the situation
25
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Sophocles

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  • Creator of Antigone
  • Son of a wealthy merchant
26
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Antigone

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first strong woman in literature

27
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Strophe

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Chorus moving from Left to Right

28
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Antistrophe

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Chorus moving from Right to Left

29
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Catharsis

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to cleanse or purge one’s soul through self-realisation

30
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Fratricide

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the act of killing one’s own brother or sister

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