Lit Q- Greek Drama Terms

Question 1

a purification of emotions

Answer 1

Catharsis

Question 2

great pride

Answer 2

Hybris

Question 3

entrance ode by the chorus

Answer 3

Parados

Question 4

a dramatic scene from the play

Answer 4

Episode

Question 5

comments that give an idea of what may happen later on in the work of fiction

Answer 5

Foreshadowing

Question 6

notes in the play that describe how the action should be performed

Answer 6

Stage Directions

Question 7

a character revealing his thoughts to another character on stage while all the other characters cannot hear

Answer 7

Aside

Question 8

a lengthy speech by one character expressing his thoughts while no other character is on the stage

Answer 8

Soliloquy

Question 9

character flaw or judgment error

Answer 9

Hamartia

Question 10

a choral ode

Answer 10

Stasimon

Question 11

conversation between characters

Answer 11

Dialogue

Question 12

scene with the catastrophe and parting lines of the chorus and/or characters

Answer 12

Exodos

Question 13

an opening speech that introduces the play’s main characters, plot, and setting

Answer 13

Prologue

Question 14

changing or dressing room

Answer 14

Skene

Question 15

place where the chorus sang and danced

Answer 15

Orchestra

Question 16

entrance to the orchestra for the chorus

Answer 16

Parodos

Question 17

backdrop for the plays

Answer 17

Proskenion

Question 18

place where people sat and watched

Answer 18

Theatron

Question 19

altar to Dionysus; and acting stage

Answer 19

Thymele

Question 20

List the three unities of Greek drama and what they mean.

Answer 20

1) time- within 24 hours
2) place- takes place in only ONE place the whole time
3) action- one action

Question 21

List the parts of the definition of a Greek tragedy.

Answer 21

1) verse drama (poetic form)
2) elevated language
3) noble falls to ruin during a struggle
4) tragic flaw (hamartia) in his character / error in his rulings