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15 Cards in this Set
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Arion of Corinth- what did he do?
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Took dithyramb and inserted passages with dialogue.
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Arion of Corinth- what is his famous story?
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his sailors tried to rob him of his prize money. he sings a song and calls a dolphin and rides to safety!!
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Thespis of Icaria
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winner of the first city of Dionysia. first man to step out of the chorus. considered first actor.
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Herditus
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historian in 5th century. father of history.
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Aeschylus
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father of drama.
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Aeschylus' plays (7)
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Agemennon, the suppliants, the persians, seven against thebes, promethus bound, the oresteia, the choephori, the eumenides.
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Aeschylus' death
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death by turtle.
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Aeschylus' accomplishments
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introduced second actor (established tension), cause and effect to plotline, mans relationship to god (thereby citystate), reduces chorus from 50-13- represents audience onstage)
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Aeschylus' themes
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revenge of the rule of law.
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Sophocles of Colonus
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Ajax, antigone, oedipus rex, electra, trachiniae, philoctetes, oedipus at colonus, trackers.
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Sophocles - contributions
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third actor (balance of power- voice of reason), psychology of character, all comes back to plot.
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Sophocles death
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died in sleep.
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Euripides
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Modern man, emulated today, popular after death, recluse, martial problems
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Euripides' plays
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Medea, Electra, Hippolytus, Orestes, The Bacchae, The cyclops, helen, the trojan woman, the supplaints.
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Euripides contributions
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god treats with skepticism, sympathetic treatment of woman, realism (mixture of comedy and tragedy), psychological motivation, violence and sensational, rich characters
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