M1- Greek drama - SW1 Flashcards
. he is said to be the “first to build the towering words of tragedy”. (ALL CAPITAL LETTERS).
AESCHYLUS
Plato regarded poetry as bad because
a. it made people less serious in life
b.it encouraged people to be hysterical
c. all of the above
d. it made suffering pleasurable
b.it encouraged people to be hysterical
Of the six fundamental parts of tragedy which is the least essential to the art of poetry?
opsis
Aristotle considered mimesis as something that was pleasurable and essential for learning.
T or F
True
Tragedy in its early years was art very much for glory’s sake.
T or F
true
The actors funded their own production.
T or F
False
The part where the characters speak to one another.
Episodia
Three tragedians competed, each with 3 tragedies.
T or F
False
(idk probably bc dpt may comedy)
The dialogue where Plato refuted Aristotle’s concept of poetry.
The republic
An instrument consisting of a pair of pipes with finger holes and a double-reed mouthpiece strapped to the player’s face.
Aulos
The dithyramb is associated particularly with _______
Dionysus
Many roles and choruses in the plays were female.
T or F
False
The tragic poets based their plots on everyday instances.
T or F
False
The part in which an actor gave the background that the audience needed to follow the rest of the play.
Prologos
It was during the reign of this tyrant that tragedy reached its maturity.
Pericles
He was credited with the idea of introducing a solo actor when he delivered long speeches in response to the Chorus.
Thespis
The paean is performed in honor of ______
Apollo
The incidents and the plot are not the end of the tragedy, and the end is the chief thing of all.
T or F
False
This is the meter best suited to normal speech according to Aristotle’s Poetics.
iambic meter
The Greek word for an actor, which means “answerer”
hypocrites
The purpose of action in ________is the representation of character.
Tragedy
