Greek Drama And Tragety

Question 1

Purgation/catharsis

Answer 1

Is a cleansing a release of emotions

Question 2

Tragic hero

Answer 2

Undergoes Morley significant struggle that ends disastrously
superior person treated sympathetically
destiny or choice to go down fighting (moral victory even with physical defeat)
not all good or all bad
High, respected position to ignominy or unhappiness or death

Question 3

Tragic flaw

Answer 3

Hamarita
Deflected that helps cause his own defeat
Greek flaw-Hubris
(excessive pride) because of this hubris whatever happens to the tragic hero is not all undeserved

Question 4

Tragic plot

Answer 4

1. reversal of situation- periphery (good sides to bad)
2. recognition- epiphany (discovers his or her own flaw has brought him to his low point)
3. scene of suffering destructive and painful action the suffering is final submission of the hero

Question 5

Three Greek tragedians

Answer 5

Euripides
Aeschylus
Sophocles

Question 6

Euripides

Answer 6

Concerns with exposing social religious and political injustice

Question 7

Aeschylus

Answer 7

Concerned with problems of guilt and punishment over several generations

Question 8

Sophocles

Answer 8

Specific struggle of strong individual against fate

Question 9

Aristophanes

Answer 9

Greek comedy writer

Question 10

Greek theater

Answer 10

Performed for festival of Dionysius (the party God)

Question 11

Dramatic unities

Answer 11

24 hours for the action of the play 
no change in scenery 
no subplots (action else were told by other characters)

Question 12

Structure

Answer 12

Prologue
Parados
episodes and statsimon
Exodus

Question 13

Prologue

Answer 13

Introductory section that gives the background

expository not dramatic

Question 14

Parados

Answer 14

Entrance of the chorus

chants more background into story

Question 15

Episodes and statsimon

Answer 15

Action begins with the first episodes (about five)
followed by parados (chorus)
the choral odes are called stasimon

Question 16

Exodus

Answer 16

Final action of play
two features
-messenger speech
-deus ex machina- deity is brought into intervene in the action

Question 17

Chorus

Answer 17

Members sing and dance

ideal audience

Question 18

Aristotle’s def. of tragedy

Answer 18

“The imitation of an action which is serious, complete, of a certain magnitude, couched in poetic language. It should be dramatic, with incidents arousing pity and fear, which bring about a purgation of these emotions