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greek theatre terms
terms from pages 616-617 in Literature and the Language Arts
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9th Grade
09/10/2008

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choruses
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troupes of dancers who would chant and sing
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thespians
Definition
actors.
Comes from Thespis separating himself from the chorus and giving himself individual lines
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orchestra
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where the chorus performed
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skene
Definition
wooden building behind the orchestra
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proscenium
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area in front of the skene
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periaktoi
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prism-shaped columns that were painted with scenery and could be revolved to change the scene
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mechane
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device for raising and lowering gods onto the stage
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deus ex machina
Definition
overly simplistic ending to a drama
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tragedy
Definition
the downfall of a character of high status whi is neither completely good nor completely evil
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tragic flaw
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flaw in the hero's character that causes their downfall
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hubris
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excessive pride.
one of the most common tragic flawss
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comedies
Definition
plays that contained humerous satires of public figures or types of people.
prefigured out use of the word comedy
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satyr plays
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wild, humerous romps dealing with ludicrus situation and characters
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farce
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theatrical form in which ludicrous, improbable, funny situations are normal
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conventions
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characteristics that most works of that type share
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parados
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scene in which the chorus danced and sang commentaries on the action of the drama
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parados
Definition
scene in which the chorus danced and sang commentaries on the action of the drama
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stroph
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part of the parados in which the chorus sang and turned from stage right to stage left
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antistroph
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part of the parados where the chorus sand and returned from stage left to stage right
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3 unities of action, space, and time
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greek poetic theory that says that the play shouldhave all events related to the working out of a central conflict or struggle. It should occur in a single day at a single time.
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