Greek Theatre Flashcards
What play did Aeschylus write?
Seven Against Thebes
What plays did Sophocles write?
Antigone and Oedipus
What play did Euripides write?
Medea
What are Aristotle’s 3 Unities?
Action
Place
Time
What was the role of The Chorus?
Their role was central to the production and important in interpreting the meaning of the plays.
What was the leader of The Chorus called?
Choragos
What is a Deus ex Machina?
Translates to “god from the machine”
Used to resolve complicated or even seemingly hopeless situations in the plots of the plays.
What are the 3 fates?
Clotho spun the thread of life
Lakhesis measured life
Atropos cut life at the end
What was Zeus in charge of?
King of Gods (Heaven, Storms, Thunder, Lightning)
What was Apollo god of?
God of sun, music, poetry, fine arts, medicine.
What was Dionysus god of?
God of wine (Partying)
What are the 9 characters in Antigone?
Antigone Ismene Chorus of Theban Elders Creon A Guard Haemon Teiresias A Messenger Eurydice
