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| 2836243180 | Aegis | protection; patronage; sponsorship | 0 | |
| 2836243951 | Apprise | to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice | 1 | |
| 2836245124 | Bibulous | fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent | 2 | |
| 2836254079 | Claque | a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat | 3 | |
| 2836255129 | Deracinate | to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliinate all traces of | 4 | |
| 2836260859 | Exegesis | an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of a text) | 5 | |
| 2836262425 | Indigenous | originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent | 6 | |
| 2836263956 | Lachrymose | giving to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious | 7 | |
| 2836264862 | Lexicon | a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium | 8 | |
| 2836272323 | Melee | a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling | 9 | |
| 2836281009 | Microcosm | a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system | 10 | |
| 2836283885 | Minuscule | very small, tiny; a lowercase letter | 11 | |
| 2836284447 | Obfuscate | to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder | 12 | |
| 2836297053 | Paternalism | the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children | 13 | |
| 2836298264 | Polarize | to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern | 14 | |
| 2836299198 | Purview | the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute | 15 | |
| 2836301166 | Sanguine | having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook | 16 | |
| 2836302080 | Solecism | a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake | 17 | |
| 2836303335 | Vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant; subservient | 18 | |
| 2836305335 | Verisimilitude | the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable | 19 | |
| 2836503570 | Sophocles | Who was the best-known of the ancient Greek playwriters? | 20 | |
| 2836503727 | Athens | Where was Sophocles born | 21 | |
| 2836507818 | Fate, each other's will | The God were not all-powerful!!! Rather, they were subject to _________ & __________ | 22 | |
| 2836514168 | Delphic Oracle | Who is the prophet of Oedipus' doomed fate, but NOT the cause of it? | 23 | |
| 2836515997 | Free Will | A person will eventually have to face the human and cosmic consequences of actions & decisions. Destiny is more powerful than this | 24 | |
| 2836533410 | thespian | "actor" | 25 | |
| 2836535023 | three tragedies & satyr-play | Each playwright produced | 26 | |
| 2836535888 | satyr-play | a kind of farce intended to provide comic relief after tragedies | 27 | |
| 2836547085 | Sophocles | whose plays were intended to warn of DIVINE RETRIBUTION as a RESULT of their PREJUDICES AND INJUSTICES to the poor | 28 | |
| 2836559221 | Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides | Three main Greek writers | 29 | |
| 2836569644 | Aeschylus | Who wrote the "Oresteia" and "Agagmenon and introduced a second character | 30 | |
| 2836585214 | Sophocles | Who wrote Oedipus Rex , Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone and brought a third actor onstage | 31 | |
| 2836601006 | time, place, subject | The 3 unities decribed by Aristotle | 32 | |
| 2836624589 | set tone, background info, questions, opinions, give advice | Function of the Chorus (5 of 9) | 33 | |
| 2836645317 | Plot, Character, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Music | The 6 main elements of tragedy | 34 | |
| 2836653746 | strophe | first part of choral ode Chorus moves across stage | 35 | |
| 2836653747 | antistrophe | second part of choral ode the Chorus performs its return steps | 36 | |
| 2836655157 | Epode | third part of choral ode Completeing the Chorus's movement | 37 | |
| 2836660786 | kommos | Character's dialogue with Chorus | 38 | |
| 2836660787 | peripeteia | sudden turn of events | 39 | |
| 2836665871 | catharsis | emotional release and escape | 40 | |
| 2836665872 | hamartia | sin/ missing the mark this causes the tragic condition error in judgment tragic flaw character trait that leads to downfall | 41 | |
| 2836691841 | Hubris | exaggerated self pride which often results in fatal retribution ~____ against the gods is the cause of their destruction | 42 | |
| 2836886576 | Thespis | Father of Drama; inventor of tragedy | 43 | |
| 2836895566 | Prologue | the opening scene, background is established, single actor/dialogue | 44 | |
| 2836896622 | Parados | entrance of the chorus | 45 | |
| 2836896623 | Episode | plot is developed | 46 | |
| 2836897861 | Stasimon | choral ode, end of each episode | 47 | |
| 2836897889 | Exodus | final action after the last stasimon | 48 | |
| 2836947220 | Mimesis | imitation; things are they could be, not as they are | 49 | |
| 2836989091 | plot | what is the soul of tragedy | 50 | |
| 2837000252 | pity | Aristotle said that _____ is aroused by unmerited misfortune | 51 |
