AP Literature Oedipus Rex Test Flashcards

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