English Test Review

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drama

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comes from greek words meaning "to do" or "to act"

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origins of greek theater

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religious festivals, chorus to sing and dance

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thespis

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father of drama who introduced the first actor and dialogue

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aeschylus

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second actor, wrote trilogies=three plays ith unifying themes

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sophocles

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added third actor, reduced nuber to chorus to 15, introduced painted scenery, made each play of the trilogy separate in nature

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euripides (486-406 B.C.)

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dues ex machina endings

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theater

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parados on sides, orchestra in middle, skene in front

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chorus

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sets the mood, adds beauty, gives background, divides action and offers reflections on events, questions, advises, expresses opinion--usually rhough chorus leader

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convention

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an accepted practice of theater, the most obvious: suspension of disbelief

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conventions of greek theater

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the three unities; action-simple plot, time single day-24 hour period, place-one scene throughout

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messenger

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convention of greek theater

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limitations of theater

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chorus always present

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no intermession

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conventon of greek theater

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little lighting, no curtain

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convention of greek theater

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more conventions of greek theater

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only men could be used actors, actorswere larger than life, no violence on stage, no more that three actors on stage at once, no suspense-the audience knew the myth, no subplots

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tragedy

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origin-goat-song=the dithyrambs sung with the sacrifice of the lamb

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aristotelian definition of tragedy

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essential is the tragic hero(ine)

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tragic hero

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must be of high birth or noble status, must make a moral decision that in turn influences the outcome of the drama, is destroyed by his own actions

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tragic flaw

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the protagonist has a serious fault that leads to his downfall, often this flaw is hubris (pride)

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catharsis

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the audience knows the outcome already, the teroe and pity felt by the audience prodice catharsis ( a cleaning or purifying of emotion

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dramatic irony

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the basis of the drama power

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dramatic structure of conventional tragedy

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introduction=creates tone, defines setting, introduces characters, complication, building of tension caused by conflict of opposing interests

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climax

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peak of action and emotional intensity

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falling action

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stress action from forces opposing the protagonist, action moves swifty and logicaly towards disaster

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catastrophe

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moment arking the hero's tragic failure, must show logic and nobility of the succumbing hero

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hero is ennobled by

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facing his or her destiny courageously and accepting his or her responsibility in the downfall