Medea - Metalanguage/Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Stichomythia
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Fast paced dialogue
2
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Agon
A
Key scene
3
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Psychomania
A
Conflict of the soul
4
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Strophe/Antistrophe
A
Parts of the Chorus who exchange odes
5
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Catharsis
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Purging of emotions by evoking pity and fear
6
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Hubris
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Pride or arrogance
7
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Pathos
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A feeling of sympathy/pity
8
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Parados
A
Ramps used to enter the stage
9
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Stasimon
A
Ode sung by the Chorus
10
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Prologos
A
Prologue
11
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Sophrosyne
A
Self-Control
12
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Prudence
A
Ability to make wise decisions
13
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Temperance
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Ability to govern emotions
14
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Fortitude
A
Courage tempered by prudence and justice
15
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Themis
A
Goddess representing law and natural order
16
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Dike
A
Personification of retributive justice
17
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Deus ex Machina
A
A device introduced unexpectedly
18
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Casuistry
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Clever sounding but flawed reasoning