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10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Catharsis
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A purging of your emotions
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Hamartia
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A tragic flaw
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Peripeteia
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A reversal of being great to bad
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Anagnorisis
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Moment of truth where you realize something
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Prologue
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Gives explanation of prior events, enough for us to know what's happening
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Parados
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Entrance of chorus, ideal spectator
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Episodes
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2 or 3 person scene
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Stasima
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When the chorus speaks together
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Exodus
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When the chorus all leaves together
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Function of the Chorus
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15 actors who spoke as group. The chorus leader also helped people to understand the play by speaking to the characters, questioning their behavior and motives, and commenting on events.
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