lecture 1 Flashcards
what is a greek tragedy
its a tragic story that gives a change of pace from the regular stories with happy endings as in theres story the ending isn’t happy and gives a more realistic depiction of what happens in the real world
what 3 parts of a philosophical existentialist
puts emphasis on the choices that humans make, they are thinking agents and they are compelled to choose
what did the chorus represent in the plays
representation of the general public in that play and give the viewer a slight idea on how to feel
who is aristotle
he is one of the greatest philosophers and believed that tragedy teaches us a lot about ourselves
who is plato
he’s a philosopher and is against tragedies he thinks there not good for us ( platonic)
who is socrates
he’s the teacher of plato and aristotle.
who invented philosophy
plato and aristotle
who is a tragic character ( traits and stuff
its a normal person that the reader can relate to is neither completely good nor completely evil
who is dionysus and what is his festival about
hes a young god of wine and his festival is about sacrifices and music and dancing
who is thespis
hes the first actor
what is hubris
its having excessive pride and in the greek tragedies its used when a character thinks that they are above other mortals when they are a mortal themselves or if they think they are above the gods
what is a fury in the plays
basically like hell hounds
what is schadenfreude
its when we take pleasure in the misfortune of others
who is macbeath and who is he similar to
he is a scottish guy that wanted to kill people without any consequences and is similar to agenemonon
what is nomos and phusis and what fascinated the greeks about these two concepts
nomo is law and culture and phusis is physics and the natural world. the greeks were fascinated about where the line between the two was drawn
what is the difference between abrahamic gods and greek gods
abrahamic gods are flawless and perfect while greek gods have
