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| Where did theatre originate? |
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| God of wine and fertility |
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| Who is Thespis of Athens? |
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| The father of modern drama; created the first actor and dialogue when actor spoke with chorus |
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| What is the introduction-recounts background needed for understanding of the play more expository than dramatic; indicated the starting point of subsequent action? |
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| What is it called when the chorus enters-gives further exposition, adds emotion? |
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| What is it called when the tragic hero has action part? |
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| What is the interlude performed by chorus after each episode? |
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| What is the end of the play, after last stasimon? |
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| What are the two major characteristics of the exodus? |
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| Messenger speech and dues ex machina |
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| What is it called that lets the audience know what happened off stage, can't show violence, and gore on stage? |
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| What is a large crane used to enhance a dramatic ending, may carry characters off stage, and may suspend a dummy from it to serve as a god? |
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| All action must occur in one day |
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| Must occur in one place; action comes to main character |
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| What is the unity action? |
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| What are the effects of unities on tragedy? |
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| Prologue and parados must give us background since it happens all in one day, exodus tells us what will happen |
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| What is the area where the audience sits, on hollowed out hillside, open air, seats of honor? |
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| What is the circular dancing place for chorus? |
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| What is on every stage to honor Dionysus? |
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| What is the dressing room (dues ex machina on top of skene building)? |
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| What is the front wall of scene used for scenery to represent palace or temple? |
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| What is the place where chorus enters and exits? |
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| How many actors are there usually? |
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| What type of actors are they? |
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| What were masks made out of? |
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| What did wearing masks help? |
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| How did wearing masks help the audience? |
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| It helped them tell apart the different characters |
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| Who were plays performed for? |
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| What were plays based on? |
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| Religion and stories people already knew |
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| How much was admission for a play? |
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| What were playwrights competed for? |
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| Who tells what will happen? |
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| Who does the chorus talk to? |
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| Who introduces characters? |
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| What type of scenery does the chorus help with? |
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| The chorus takes up space because of no props and is usually what? |
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| Who gives advice to characters? |
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| Who interprets events and significance of them? |
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| The chorus shows what two things? |
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| Foreshadowing and flashback |
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| What does the chorus relieve? |
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| What does the chorus represent? |
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| Passage of time or place (no curtains) |
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| Who is the ideal audience? |
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| Not all characters in a play have a what? |
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| What were reactions usually? |
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| Who were Oedipus' parents? |
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| King Laios and Queen Iocaste of Thebes |
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| What does Oedipus' name mean? |
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| What does Laios hear about his side and what does he do? |
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| He will kill him; leaves him on the side of a mountain |
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| Shepherd of King Polybus of Corith |
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| Who does Oedipus kill on the road to search for his family? |
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| Who guards Thebes? Who defeats it? |
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| A monster that asks a riddle and devourers anyone who gets it wrong? |
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| Oueen Iocaste of Thebes (his mom) |
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| What are the names of the kids that Oedipus and Iocaste have? |
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| Eteolces (oldest son), Polynieces (second son), Antigone (oldest daughter), Ismene (second daughter) |
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| Who is Oedipus and Iocaste married through? |
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| What happens to Oedipus after he finds out he married his mom? What does she do? |
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| Where does Oedipus flee to to escape Thebes vengence? |
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| The second part of the Trilogy, Oedipus at Colonus |
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| Who battles of the kingdom? |
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| Who is the queen's brother? |
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| What erupts in Thebes as a result of power? |
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| Who dies in the Civil war? |
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| Who takes over Thebes as king? |
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| Who does Creon bury and who does he not? |
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| Who decides to break the law and bury him? |
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| Where does Antigone take place? |
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| What part of Sophocles' is the third part? |
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