Oedipus Rex Flashcards
0
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Hubris
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Excessive pride
1
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Hamartia
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“Miss the mark”
Error of judgment
2
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Reversal of fortune
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Peripeteia
3
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Anagnorisis
A
Moment of recognition of what he did wrong
4
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Catharsis
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Purging of emotions (pity+fear)
Sense of relief
5
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Where the audience sat
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Theatron
6
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Where the chorus performed
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Orchestra
7
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Extension to stage
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Proscenium
8
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Enter and exit to stage
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Parados
9
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The stage
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Skeme
10
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Higher level for god characters
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Episkenion
11
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Actors
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Hypocrites
