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1
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epic

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long narrative poem of Gods and heroes with a grand historical or geographical scope (Iliad)

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in medias res

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“in the middle of things” - a type of opening (Iliad)

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aristoi

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the best people (Iliad)

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time (tee-may)

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“honor” in ancient Greek (Iliad)

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5
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invocation of Muse

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(Iliad)

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iconoclast

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someone who breaks traditional values (Iliad)

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shame culture

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a culture in which good is defined by external judgments by peers, rather than internal conscience, in an internally and externally competitive society, identity is defined by being an excellent warrior (Iliad)

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epic simile

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a comparison using like or as and going on and on at great length usually something in the human world compared to something in the natural world (Iliad, Odyssey)

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bildungsroman

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a coming of age story/quest (Odyssey)

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side-shadowing

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(Odyssey)

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stock epithet

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recurrent descriptor of a person or thing, e.g. “godlike Achilles” (Iliad, Odyssey)

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sophrosunné

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knowing your limits, self-restraint (Iliad, Odyssey)

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hubris

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overstepping one’s boundaries (Iliad, Odyssey)

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story

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chronological sequence of events (Odyssey)

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plot

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an author’s arrangement of chronology for thematic or aesthetic purposes (Odyssey)

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nadir

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lowest possible point (Odyssey)

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virtue/faith (men)

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valor – can be sexually or romantically unloyal but still have valor (Iliad, Odyssey)

18
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virtue/faith (women)

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sexual fidelity (Iliad, Odyssey)

19
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deus ex machina

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“God out of a machine” – an ending where God/Gods come down and solve all problems, or where the author’s force on the ending is tangible (Odyssey)

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gnothi seauton

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“know thy self” (Agamemnon)

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chorus

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a group of performers whose role it is to comment on the events of the story, provide the audience with background info, and help show the themes of the story – the voice of the observers (Agamemnon)

22
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pathei mathos

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“in suffering comes learning” (Agamemnon)

23
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tragic double bind

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a lose-lose situation (Agamemnon)

24
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civilized (Homer)

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hospitality, sophrosuné, live in the moment, duty (Iliad, Odyssey)

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diké

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justice (Agamemnon)

26
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pathos

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an appeal to emotion or pity

27
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wasteland myth

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a universal story about blight/suffering being ended by a hero (Oedipus)

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dramatic irony

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an incongruity between what a character knows and what the audience knows (Oedipus)

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3 components of tragedy (Aristotle)

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1) the plot must have a downward path and reversal of fate
2) must have a character with essential nobility and a lot to lose, who experiences hamartia
3) must provide catharsis by being a safe way for the audience to experience emotions like pity and terror and leave feeling cleansed

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plot (Aristotle)

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an imitation of an action

31
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essential nobility (Aristotle)

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what is morally deserving of praise

32
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hamartia (Aristotle)

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an error in judgment or a fatal flaw

33
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allegory

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a literal story in which persons, places, or ideas systematically stand for ideas (AotC)

34
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seen vs. understood (Plato)

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understanding is a higher power than seeing – hierarchy (AotC)

understood/theoretical
1) the forms, perfect ideas, archetypes (justice, beauty, truth)
2) mathematical formulae, geometry

seen/empirical
3) physical objects
4) shadows, images, reflections

35
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eros

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passion or sexual desire (Lysistrata)

36
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satire

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a type of comedy using wit or humor to make fun of political or social circumstances for the purpose of reform (Lysistrata)

37
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stichomythia

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the back and forth of witty banter (Lysistrata)

38
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polis

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the political field (Lysistrata)

39
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oikos

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the household (Lysistrata)

40
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scatological content

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body humor, like poop (Lysistrata)

41
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pious

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in the Roman world, it was duty to family, people, and the Gods (Aeneid)

42
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amour

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love (Aeneid)

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