4928382405 | Origin of Greek Drama | Created to worship God Dionysus | 0 | |
4928382406 | Dithyramb | A lyric poem or hymn that was performed in praise of Dionysus | 1 | |
4928382407 | Orchestra | Circular dancing area | 2 | |
4928382408 | Tragoedia | Song that chorus sang in honor of Dionysus - "goat song" | 3 | |
4928382409 | Chorus | Sang during plays and typically dressed as satyrs (goat men) | 4 | |
4928382410 | Hypokrite | First actor, created by Thespis | 5 | |
4928382412 | Aeschylus | Father of drama; invented the second actor; reduced number or chorus men to 12 | 6 | |
4928382413 | Sophocles | Added third actor; raised chorus back to 15; wrote Oedipus Rex which is epitome of Greek tragedy | 7 | |
4928382414 | Tragedy | Form of play written in Dramatic, not narrative, form. Incidents occur throughout play, arousing audience's emotions. | 8 | |
4928382415 | Tragic hero | Main character who is NOT preeminently virtuous; experiences loss through error in judgment. Experiences a tragic fall. Also often has tragic flaws causing this fall from grace | 9 | |
4928382416 | "Hamartia" | Greek for tragic flaw. One common flaw is hubris, or overwhelming pride | 10 | |
4928382417 | Theatron | "Seeing place"; part of amphitheater where people sat on sloping hillsides | 11 | |
4928382418 | Parados | Ramps leading into or out of orchestra | 12 | |
4928382419 | Strophi | Stage direction (enter E>W) | 13 | |
4928382420 | Antistrophe | Stage direction (enter W>E) | 14 | |
4928382421 | Choragos | Choral leader | 15 |
Greek Literature - AP lit Flashcards
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