Key terms Flashcards

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Dithyrambus

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hymns to dionysus

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orchestra

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circular acting space at centre

translates as ‘dancing place’

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Thymele

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altar of dionysus that sits in the centre of the orchestra

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4
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Theatron

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spectator seating ‘seeing place’ (embankment)

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5
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Parados

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passageways for the actors to make their entrances and exits

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Prohedria

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the stone seats reserved for prestigious people originally for the priests them (state officials, generals, athletes)

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7
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Skene

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stage building behind orchestra; where we get the words ‘scene’ and ‘scenery’

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8
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Deus ex machina

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stage machine that included a crane used to lower the gods

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9
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Ekkyklema

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cart rolled out to show dead bodies

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10
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Episode

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main action, equivalent of an ‘Act’

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Stasima

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choral interlude that makes comment on the action

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12
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exodus

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final summation and exit of the chorus

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13
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prologos

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introductory scene

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14
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parados

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entry of chorus

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15
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aristeia

A

excellence

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16
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Hubris

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arrogance

17
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Hamartia

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fatal mistake

18
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Peripeteia

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reversal of fortune

19
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Anagnorisis

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when a character understands and recognises their true nature and identity

20
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Catharsis

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purge of emoitions

21
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Agon

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like a law court where the character states their case

22
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Stichomythia

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line for line convo used to increase tension

23
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Word used to describe outer body/mind exp for dionysis

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Ekstasis