Antigone

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Hamartia

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often a miscalculation or error in judgment

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Hubris

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excessive pride

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Peripeteia

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reversal of fortune

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Anagnorisis

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discovery, recognition of the mistake

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noble

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” usually refers to the idea that tragedies revolve around people of high birth—kings, princes, lords, etc. However, “noble” could also mean “serious” or larger than life.

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proper magnitude

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usually refers to the seriousness of the subject matter. However, “proper magnitude” could also refer to the size of the dramatic production.

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enhanced

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Greek verse and drama, the idea is that metaphors, similes, and a formality of language and form are the only means to the topics of tragedies justice. The characters and the situations are elevated so the language must be elevated also.

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catharsis

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”: purification of negative emotions from the actors and even the audience —the purging of negative emotions…in which case tragedy is a means for teaching/learning.

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pity

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sympathy/empathy; shows we can related to humanity

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Prologue

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sets for the salient features of this situation. The opening scene in which the background of the story is established, usually by a single actor or in a dialogue between two actors.

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Parados

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the processional entry of the chorus. In its first formal song the chorus establishes the tone of the play and gives expression to its emotional content.

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Scenes (agon)

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a series of scenes devoted to dramatic action and dialogue. Each scene presents a unified phase of the developing dramatic action and a corresponding aspect of the protagonist’s attitude toward the situation. The chorus may play a minor role here.

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Ode (stasimon)

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each scene concludes with a stasimon or choral interlude which sums up the significance of the preceding actions, comments upon it, or generalizes its application.

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Kommos

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: a lyrical passage introduced into the midst of a dramatic episode (scene) to heighten the emotional tension. It does not mark a pause in the dramatic action but indicates a peak of intensity

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Exodos

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: the culminating point. The exodos, which brings the action of its climax and the passion to the crest of its intensity. The final action after the last stasimon, ended by the ceremonial exit of all the players.