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Greek Drama Terms
Vocab for Grau
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12th Grade
09/23/2010

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dithyramb
Definition
the singing of a choral lyric
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strophe
Definition
Part of choral songs in tragedy: "turning, circling"
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antistrophe
Definition
Part of choral songs in tragedy: "counter-turning, counter-circling"
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hubris
Definition
exaggerated pride or self-confidence
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hamartia
Definition
tragic hero's fatal flaw or mistake
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parodos
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one of two gangways on which chorus and actors made their entrances from either side into the orchestra.
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plot
Definition
consists of "reversal" (peripeteia), "recognition" (anagnorisis)-, and "suffering" (pathos)
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catharsis
Definition
a course of pity and fear completing the purification in a tragedy (purging of emotions)
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imitation
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(mimesis) The artist imitates or represents Reality itself, and gives form and meaning to that Reality.
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tragedy
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as opposed to epic, relies on an enactment (dramatic performance) not on "narrative" (the author telling a story)
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anagnorisis
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a change from ignorance to awareness of a bond of love or hate.
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peripeteia
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occurs when a situation seems to developing in one direction, then suddenly "reverses" to another.
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