MAJOR DRAMATISTS OF ATHENIAN AGE Flashcards
1
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A poet by profession
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AESCHYLUS
2
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Father of tragedy
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AESCHYLUS
3
Q
Tragedies written
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70
4
Q
But only _ come down to us
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7
5
Q
He excelled in presenting superman,in depicting gods, titans, and heroes
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AESCHYLUS
6
Q
Greatest work of Aeschylus
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PROMETHEUS
7
Q
Chained and tortured on a rock in the _
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CAUCASUS
8
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He is called the theological poet
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AESCHYLUS
9
Q
Called the soldier playwright
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AESCHYLUS
10
Q
Battle of _ and _
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BATTLE OF MARATHON AND SALAMIS
11
Q
Three plays in trilogy oresteia
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AGAMEMNON, CHEOPHORI, EUMENIDES
12
Q
Rich merchant’s son
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SOPHOCLES
13
Q
Sophocles was born in
A
Colonnus
14
Q
30 years younger than Aeschylus
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SOPHOCLES
15
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He was chosen as the choral leader
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SOPHOCLES
