Greek Tragedy Review

Question 1

Tiresias

Answer 1

Blind fortune-teller

Question 2

Sphinx

Answer 2

Head of woman, body of lion, wings of eagle

Riddle, fail she eats you, succeed you pass

Question 3

Oedipus

Answer 3

Kills father, marries mother,
4 children: Eteocles, Polyneices, Antigone, Ismene
Relizes he was bad man causing trouble, leaves Thebes

Question 4

Thebes

Answer 4

Oedipus becomes king, Creon takes over

Question 5

Delphi

Answer 5

Place where the oracle is

Question 6

Dionysus

Answer 6

god of wine and fertility

Question 7

Catharsis

Answer 7

The emotional purging of pity and fear

Question 8

Oedipus Rex

Answer 8

Story where Oedipus tries to find the bad man poisoning Thebes, and with help from Teiresias, realizes that he is it for killing his father and marrying his mother. Oedipus pokes out his eyes and leaves with Antigone until he dies. Jocasta (mother/wife) kills herself. Her brother Creon takes over.

Question 9

Oedipus at Colonus

Answer 9

Where Oedipus dies after leaving Thebes and blinding himself

Question 10

Antigone

Answer 10

One of Oedipus’ children, wishes to bury Polyneices against Creon’s will

Question 11

Ampitheater

Answer 11

Place where people go to observe a performance, semicircle of seats around stage

Question 12

Sophocles

Answer 12

Added more actors, costumes, painted sets to plays, wrote Theban plays

Question 13

Aristotle

Answer 13

Greek philosopher, gave his view of tragedy and tragic hero

Question 14

Aeschylus

Answer 14

2 actors perform at a time

Question 15

Thespis

Answer 15

1 actor, hymns to songs

Question 16

Aristotelian Tragedy

Answer 16

Function is to accomplish catharsis.
Hero/ine that is neither good nor bad
Pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune
Misfortune brought by some small error
Tragic hero should be renowned and prosperous (royal)
Tragic Flaw
Hero is somewhat responsible for his downfall
Recognizes error, accepts consequences
Is humbled and enlightened 
Punishment exceeds his crime

Question 17

The Poetics

Answer 17

Written by Aristotle, contains his def. for what a tragedy should be. Based on the works of Sophocles.

Question 18

Argos

Answer 18

Where Polyneices flees when his brother refuses to give his thrown. He raises Argive army to battle Eteocles

Question 19

Corinth

Answer 19

The king and queen of here adopted Oedipus (Laios and Jocastas son), and named him it for his swollen foot because of the pin through it.

Question 20

Greek theatre

Answer 20

Evolved from a celebration of Dionysus