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1
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When did Ancient Greek culture flourish?

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From 1100 BC to 146 BC.

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What innovations and contributions to society did the Greeks give?

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Foundation of modern day philosophy and democracy. Poetry, art, architecture, and science.

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Describe Ancient Greek religion.

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Polytheism: the belief in many gods.

1st culture to conceive of gods in their own image.

Orally passed down.

Greek and Roman overlaps.

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4
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When did Aristotle live?

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386 BC to 322 BC

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What was Aristotle’s famous book that described play structure and the nature of art?

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Poetics

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What play did Aristotle get many of his ideas from?

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Many of his ideas of structure based off Oedipus Rex.

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Tragedy

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“An imitation of an action that is serious, complete & of certain magnitude.”

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Goals of Tragedy

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Imitates life
Brings out pity and fear
Releases emotions
The plot is more important than the character.

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9
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Catharsis

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To purge heavy emotion.

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10
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Hamartia

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A tragic flaw that causes downfall.

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or arrogance, especially against the gods.

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12
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Peripetia

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Moment of reversal

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13
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Anagnorisis

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Moment of recognition

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14
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Prologue

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The opening that precedes the first song, introduces conflict

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15
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Episodes

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Sections of a play between choral ode, progress action of narritive

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Strophe

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Chanting of chorus moves to left

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17
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Antistrophe

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Chanting of Chorus moves to right

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18
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Ode

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A long serious poem, a song of praise sung by the chorus

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19
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Inciting moment

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Initial conflict that sparks the action

In Oedipus: The plague

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20
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Exposition

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Background of themes and characters etc.

In Oedipus: Oedipus solved the riddle and is king. Oracle tells Creon the town must either kill or banish Laius’s murderer. One witness saw a band of thieves kill him.

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21
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Rising action

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Increases tension or uncertainty dealing with the conflict.

In Oedipus: Tiresias claims that Oedipus is the killer. Oedipus accuses Creon. Jocasta describes Laius’s death at three highways and sends for the shepherd (witness)

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22
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Complication

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Between rising action and climax

Messenger tells Oedipus that Polybus is dead and was never his real father. Jocasta pleads with Oedipus to stop questioning.

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23
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Climax

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Moment if greatest tension, uncertainty, or audience involvement.

Oedipus talks to the shepherd who begins to reveal information about Oedipus’s birth and abandonment.

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24
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Reversal

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Turning point (peripeteia)

Oedipus comes to anagnorisis and realizes what he did.

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Falling action

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Earlier tragic force causes the fall of the hero

Jocasta cries out “Laius!” and cannot believe what she did. Oedipus calls for a weapon, leading to believe that he would kill her.

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26
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Catastrophe

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Spirals outward and is at the lowest point

Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus stabs his eyes.

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27
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Resolution

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Moment of last suspense

Oedipus banished and Creon becomes king.

28
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Allegory

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An extended use of symbolism where characters, objects, and events all stand for larger, connected ideas outside the book

29
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Religious Allegory in LOTF

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Simon represents Jesus.

The encounter with the Lord of the Flies is “Satan and Jesus” where Satan is tempting him. He is sacrificed.

30
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Ralph (Social Allegory)

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Order, civilization, leadership

31
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Piggy (Social Allegory)

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Technology, Science, Intelligence

32
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Jack (Social Allegory)

33
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Simon (Social Allegory)

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Spirituality, Human Goodness

34
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Social Allegory in LOTF

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When savagery overpowers civilization and rationality, the world devolves into chaos.

Human goodness cannot survive in a world where savagery reigns over civilization.

Technology has the capacity to be used for good and for evil.

35
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Political Allegory in LOTF

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WWII
The initial civility of the boys represents the civilized countries before they resulted to violence and savagery.

WWII ends with a bomb, LOTF ends with fire.

36
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Allusion

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A literary reference.

37
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Allusion in LOTF

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References to the “bomb.”

38
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When did William Golding live?

39
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Where was William Golding from?

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Great Britian

40
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When was LOTF published?

41
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What is LOTF a parody of?

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The Coral Island

42
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When was WWII?

43
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Direct Characterization

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Author specifically tells reader of a personality trait.

44
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Indirect characterization and types

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Author SHOWS what the character is like.
Speech
Thoughts
Effects on Others
Actions
Looks
45
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Symbols

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Objects, figures, colors, images, or characters used to represent something else.

46
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Conch Shell Symbolism

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Democracy, order

47
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War Paint Symbolism

48
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Lord of the Flies (pig head) Symbolism

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Human capacity for evil

49
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Scar Symbolism

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the civilization of their past life

50
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Piggy’s Glasses Symbolism

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Rationality, Seeing the world clearly

51
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Fire Symbolism

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Civilization

52
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Beastie Symbolism

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Themselves

53
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Theme

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A universal message that a work communicates

54
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Themes in Lord of the flies

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Fear brings out the beast in everyone.
Evil can take many forms.
Innocence is lost through experience.
The more you are surrounded by death, the less it affects you.
Groups have more power than individuals.
55
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When did John Steinbeck live?

56
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Where did John Steinbeck grow up?

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Salinas, California

57
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When was Of Mice and Men published>

58
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Setting of OMAM

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Salinas and Soledad California

Great depression
Migrant Workers

59
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Bindle (OMAM slang)

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Bundle of hay carried on one’s back

60
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Candy Wagon (OMAM slang)

61
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Flop (OMAM slang)

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sexual encounter

62
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Graybacks (OMAM slang)

63
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Hoosegow (OMAM slang)

64
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Looloo (OMAM slang)

A

attractive woman

65
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Snooker (OMAM slang)

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Billards, pool

66
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Euchre (OMAM slang)

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