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44 Cards in this Set
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Aeschylus
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Sophocles- Euripides
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Dionysus
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wine god
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Archon
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magistrate who selected winner
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tetralogy
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3 tragedies
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theatron
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the seeing place- seats were cuts into mountains
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orchestra
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dancing place
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skene
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tent/stage
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proskenion
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small platform in front of skene
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ekkuklema
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a platform on wjeels
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mechane
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theatrical machine- crane
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chorus
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15 unpaid citizens- the link between actors and audience
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chiton
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robes with padding underneath
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cothurni
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high platform shoes
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parados
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entrance of the chorus by 2 walkways
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episodes
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scenes preformed by actors
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stasimon
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odes performed by chorus to movements and dance
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prologue
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first episode, first stasion and so on to the exodus
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persona
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masks that identify age, sex, mood, and rank- have megaphones
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actors
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two at first- then three- professionales- all males
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what are traits of Oedipus?
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rash, hearts in the right place, honest/open, prideful, accepts responsibility, selfish
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charateristics of creon
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loyal, behind the scenes, believes in fate
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choragus
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title given to spokesman of chorus
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augury
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a sign of something to come
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divination
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seeking knowledge by supernatural means
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hubris
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excessive pride
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hamartia
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tragic flow
to miss the mark error in judgment TRAGIC MISTAKES |
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Who are the 3 sisters of fate?
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Clotho
Lacheis Actropos |
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Whats happening to Thebes in the beginning?
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its being destroyed by a plaque from what they say is Zeus taking out fury on them becasue Lauis' murderer walks among them
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Who is Creon?
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Oedipus' brother-in-law
JOCASTAS BROTHER |
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What news does Creon bring back from the Oracle at Delphi?
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he brings back thatthey have to find the murderer of Lauis to stop Zeus
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Who does the chorus start to balme?
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Ares the Destroyer
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What does Oedipus say he'll do if the murderer comes clean?
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exile him- no further harm
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What does Oedipus say he'll do if someone tells who it is?
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reward them
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what does Oedipus say if someone knows but doesn't tell who Lauis' murderer is?
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they will pay
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Who is the speaker for the audience?
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the 1st senator
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paradox
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the truth can be worse to hear than a lie
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Does Oedipus believe in anything Tiresais is saying?
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no, respects him but doesn't believe him
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When Tiresias refuses to share how does Oedipus react?
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Gets furious and blames creon and tiresias fro trying to take over
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Who does Tiresias say the murderer is?
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Oedipus
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Does Creon want to be king?
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no he gets the pleasures already without the pressure so he's happy
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Does Jocasta believe in fate? Why not?
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No because Lauis was supposed to be killed by her son but "apparently" he wasnt becasue she "killed" her son
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What does Jocasta say that Oedipus recognizes?
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When she says Lauis died where 3 roads meet he remebers his inncident there
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Why did Oedipus leave Cornith?
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He left in fear of marrying his "mother Merope" and killing his "father polybus" like the oracle had predicted
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What do greeks believe about pride?
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it causes people to be reckless
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