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20 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Greek god of wine?
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Dionysus
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Who's parents punished him into playing sprts when all he wanted to do was write?
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Euripides
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Who was the first actor?
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Thespis
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What is it important to do when reading Medea?
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Read to the punctuation
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How many people could Greek theaters seat?
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10,000
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Why did actors wear HUGE masks?
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So the audience in the cheap seats could see what was going on
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What happened when violent things happened on stage?
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They were spoken, not acted
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What was one of Euripides' charecter faults?
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He was a bitter, loney, loner of a man
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Why did Jason marry another woman?
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To help himself in society
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From what three things did the Greeks descend from us in?
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politics
art intellect |
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Who defined tragedy?
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Aristole
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How did he define tragedy?
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As a purpose to purge the audience of their emotions and create fear and pity for the protagonist
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How does the protagonist bring about his/her own downfall?
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weakness
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who wrote medea?
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Euripides
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What was an important thing to Euripides (other than writing)?
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The oracle
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What theme is repeated in Euripides's stories?
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Host/guest
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How many plays did Euripides write?
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90
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Who was Medea's grandad?
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Helios (the sun god)
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A lot of what happened in MEDEA?
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foreshadowing
magic |
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How many times did Jason and Medea talk to each other?
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3 times
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