14790609982 | Apollo | greek/roman god of music and poetry, sunlight, prophecies | 0 | |
14790612908 | Delphi | ancient Greek city located on the southern slopes of Mt. Parnassus; sacred to Apollo | 1 | |
14790617023 | Oracle | a priest/priestess who acts as a medium through whom advice/prophecy was saught from the gods | 2 | |
14790621241 | Dionysus | ancient Greek god of wine/wine making, fertility, theater, etc. | 3 | |
14790627769 | Thebes | ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile | 4 | |
14790632463 | he'd kill his father and marry his mother | Prophecy of Oedipus | 5 | |
14790642939 | a man unkowingly kills his father and marries his mother | the tragedy in Oedipus | 6 | |
14790649675 | reversal, recognition, hubris, hamartia, catharsis, dramatic unities | Aristotle's 6 rules of tragedy | 7 | |
14790652780 | reversal | the turning point in the play | 8 | |
14790655736 | when the messeneger arrives from Corinth | the reversal in Oedipus | 9 | |
14790658947 | recognition | when the tragic hero discovers / realizes the truth | 10 | |
14790664304 | when Oedipus realizes he's fulfilled the prophecy | the recognition in Oedipus | 11 | |
14790666466 | hubris | excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy | 12 | |
14790686993 | his hubris | Oedipus' tragic flaw | 13 | |
14790686994 | hamartia | a character's downfall caused by their tragic flaw | 14 | |
14790698214 | Oedipus fulfilling the prophecy | hamartia in Oedipus | 15 | |
14790701746 | catharsis | feelings of pity that cleanse the audience's emotions | 16 | |
14790704524 | the audience pity's Oedipus | catharsis in Oedipus | 17 | |
14790713937 | time, place, action | the three dramatic unities | 18 | |
14790713938 | a single day | how long is the setting of a tragedy usually | 19 | |
14790721748 | single location | how many locations does the tragedy usually take place | 20 | |
14790725432 | one plot; no subplots | how many plots should the tragedy have | 21 | |
14790729387 | orchestra | circular level space where the chorus would dance, sing, and interact with the actors | 22 | |
14790733829 | theatron | seating section in theaters. semi-circular rows increasing in height | 23 | |
14790738982 | skene | structure at the back of the stage like a tent | 24 | |
14790741845 | parados | entrance affording access either to the stage or to the orchestra | 25 | |
14790744865 | prologue | a separate introductory section | 26 | |
14790744866 | parode | the first song sung by the chorus | 27 | |
14790749033 | episode | coherent narrative unit within a larger dramatic work | 28 | |
14790751966 | stasimon | stationary song composed of strophes and antistrophes | 29 | |
14790754573 | exode | the catastrophe/conclusion of a play | 30 |
AP Literature Oedipus Rex Test Flashcards
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