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The Empty Pot - ANS>> telling the truth is a courageous act
Catharsis - ANS>> purgation of emotions of pity and fear which
leaves the viewer both relieved and elated
Conflict in Antigone - ANS>> clash between divine law and
human law
Hubris - ANS>> over-inflated self confidence and arrogance
that befalls tragic heroes
Chorus in Antigone - ANS>> main dramatic function is to offer
commentary and insight on the action from the people
dithyramb - ANS>> hymn sung at the altar of the god dionysus.
Aristotle claimed it was the ritual that acted as the origin of
theatre
Theatre in Greek times - ANS>> inherently political and meant
to question and challenge status quo
tragedy - ANS>> derived from greek word meaning "goat song"
satyr plays - ANS>> lewd (dirty) and comic plays
,ritual - ANS>> an enactment of stories/ideas, a way to make
order out of chaos and keep the peace, a way to make meaning
of significant events.
hamartia - ANS>> a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a
tragic hero or heroine means "frailty"
6 elements of plays - ANS>> plot, character, thought, diction,
spectacle, song
theatre - ANS>> the seeing place, a performance with at least
one actor and an audience, live actors intended for a live
audience making use of scripted language
nobility - ANS>> Aristotle argued that a tragedy should feature
a character of ____ who experiences a downfall due to an error
or frailty
Thepsis - ANS>> Legendary first actor in Greek drama when he
stepped away from a chorus and played an individual role
Greek Comedy - ANS>> lude, bawdy and included phallic
symbols and criticized politics
Medium, Subject - ANS>> theatre is unique because it is the
only art form where the ___ and the ___ are exactly the same
men - ANS>> were considered as citizens in the ancient
democracy of athens.
, Euripedes - ANS>> The activist, wrote strong female characters
Aeschylus - ANS>> The warrior
Sophocles - ANS>> the wise
Spartans - ANS>> beat athens in the Peloponnesian war
"An unjust law is no law at all" - ANS>> famous line stated by
antigone in utter defense of her actions
Ismene - ANS>> Antigone wants ___ to tell that she is burying
polyneices
Creon - ANS>> when ___ captures antigone she is terrified and
denies everything
Teiresias - ANS>> Convinced creon to change his mind about
antigone's sentence.
Greek Tragedy themes - ANS>> Fate vs chance, gaining
wisdom from suffering, acquiring virtue from hardship
group dynamics - ANS>> the ways in which individuals affect
groups and the ways in which groups influence individual
behaviors
Ovation Inflation - ANS>> the emotional pressure that
audiences feel to stand and applaud after watching a show