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38 Cards in this Set
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tragic hero
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a man of importance who falls from a high being.
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tragic flaw,
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flaw brought about by weakness in character. leads him to a big mistake
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hubris
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too much pride
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hamrtia
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too much ambition
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all seem s to be working out, then disaster hits
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joy before catastrophe
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catharsis
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greek name for the feelings evoked be tradgedy. cleansed.
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irony
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a set of purposes that will produce the opposite effect that they were origionally intended.
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moment of choice
recognition |
can make a dec. to save himself, except he is fated not to.
when the hero realizes the consequences of his actions |
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chorus
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group of village elders who serve as the reason of the story
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skene
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dressing rooms for the actors
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proscemium
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facade, set
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parados
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point of entry and exit for the chorus
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choragos
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leader of the chorus
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tragos
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goat song
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thespis
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first actor to step away form the chorus and speak alone
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aristotle's theory of tragedy
what every greek tragedy had |
occur in 24 hours
take place in a single setting one single story, no subplots. |
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aristotle's poetics of greek tragedy structure
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rising action
complication w/ jbc climax tension moment of choice denouement unraveling |
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aristotle more on greek tragedy
themes and added |
human vs. gods
fate revealer is the thing revealed fear, trapped, can't contorl |
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who is alcinous?
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the king of the phaecians.
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when does odysseus meet the lotus esater?
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after zeus strands his ship for pillaging the land of the cicicones, right before the cyclopes.
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in what order does odysseus do the following?
land on phaecia island of the laestrygonians aeolus, land loved by gods, sack of winds, opened. aeaea and circe hades and tiresias |
phaecians
aeolus laest circe hades |
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where does circe live?
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aeaea
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who does odysseus have to meet in the underworld?
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the blind seer of thebes:
tiresias. |
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who wrote oedipus rexxz/
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sophocles
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Oedipus is the son of the king and queen of
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thebes
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who are Oedipus' real parents
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jocasta and laius
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where was oed almost hurled from and why.
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mt. cithaeron because his dad heard the prophecy that their own son would kill his father.
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was oed hurled from mt. cithaeron?
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no, messenger took him to corinth out of pity.
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who does Oed spend his childhood with?
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king and queen of corinth, polybus and morope
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where is Oed the king of
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thebes
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what relation is creon to Oed?
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uncle
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who does Oed. entrust his children to
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creon
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who is eteocles?
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antig/s bro-honored
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who is polynices and who did he fight against?
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antigs bro, thebes
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who is haemon? hoow is he linked to antig?
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creons kid, prince of thebes, betrothed to antig
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who is euridice?
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wife of creon, queen of thebes.
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how does antig die? how was she supposed to die? what saved her?
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she hangs herself, she was supposed to be burried in a tomb, until the public order her out, creon
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how can the plague in thebes be ended??
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by finding/throwing out the murdereer of laius.
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