Medea Flashcards
1
Q
Medea is what form of book.
A
play
2
Q
Orgin of Greek drama were____.
A
6th Century B.C.
3
Q
Athen’s gods
A
Dionysus, God of Wine and Fertility
4
Q
greek drama began as a
A
group song and dance competitions, to praise Dionysus
5
Q
Eventually the song and dance groups added
A
single speaking actors who engaged the chorus in dialog.
6
Q
Aeschylus
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wrote tragedy and added a 2nd actor, oldest examples of western drama
7
Q
Sophocles
A
wrote tragedy
8
Q
Aristophanes
A
wrote comedy
9
Q
Euripides
A
wrote tragedy
10
Q
Medea was published
A
431 BC
11
Q
Medea language
A
greek
12
Q
Medea
A
Wife of Jason, a barbarian (non-Greek) and a witch
13
Q
Jason
A
husband of Medea
14
Q
Aigeus
A
King of Anthens
15
Q
Kreon
A
King of Corinth
