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Oedipus Vocab
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Theatron : Means "seeing place", Horseshoe shape with stone seats in tiers, stone thrones were in the front rows
Orchestra : Means "dancing place", where the chorus performed, the flute player and the harpist sat in the corner
Thymele : In the center of the Orchestra, contained an altar of sacrifices to Dyonysus, the god of wine and festivities
Skene : Means "Scene building", the dressing room for actors with facade backdrop, had 3 doors used for entrances and exits
Tragoedia : means "goat song"
Trageody : concerned with the depiction of some catastrophic, realistic action that will cause pity and fear in one that sees it, and purge him of an accumulation of upsetting emotions
Catharsis : the emotional cleansing in tragedy, actuallly brings a sense of relief and sometimes pleasure
Hamartia: a tragic flaw or error in judgement
Hubris : that pride or overconfidence which leads a man to overlook a divine warning, or to break a moral law
Dramatic Irony : a technique in drama that provide the audience with information that the characters need to know in order to avoid catastrophe
Chorus : has two parts: the strophe and the antistrophe, the bystanders in a Greek drama who present odes on the action
Prologue : the opening scene in which the background of the story is established by a single actor or through dialogue between actors
ode : a poem that is meant to be sung, also known as Stasimon, recited by the chorus alternated with the episodes
strophe : one division of the chorus, represents one voice, goes first
Antistrophe : one division of the chorus, represents one voice,goes second
Protagonist : central hero or figure in the play
Antagonist : the principal character who opposes the protagonist
Paradox : a statement or proposition that seems self- contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
recognition : the incident in the plot in which the main character discovers some major piece of information that profoundly affects his actions
reversal : a major incident in the complex plot of a tragedy which results from recognition on the part of the character of some previously unknown piece of information. A dramatic change in fortune could be good to bad or bad to good.
Fate : the supposed force, power, or plan which predetermines one's destiny
Imagery : an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to his or her work, appeals to human senses, a type of figurative language
Oedipus Vocab
Across:3. | that pride or overconfidence which leads a man to overlook a divine warning, or to break a moral law | 5. | the supposed force, power, or plan which predetermines one's destiny | 9. | the emotional cleansing in tragedy, actuallly brings a sense of relief and sometimes pleasure | 10. | a tragic flaw or error in judgement | 11. | In the center of the Orchestra, contained an altar of sacrifices to Dyonysus, the god of wine and festivities | 12. | an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to his or her work, appeals to human senses, a type of figurative language | 13. | a statement or proposition that seems self- contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth | 15. | a poem that is meant to be sung, also known as Stasimon, recited by the chorus alternated with the episodes | 16. | central hero or figure in the play | 18. | a major incident in the complex plot of a tragedy which results from recognition on the part of the character of some previously unknown piece of information. A dramatic change in fortune could be good to bad or bad to good. | 19. | means "goat song" | 20. | the incident in the plot in which the main character discovers some major piece of information that profoundly affects his actions | 21. | Means "Scene building", the dressing room for actors with facade backdrop, had 3 doors used for entrances and exits |
| | Down:1. | one division of the chorus, represents one voice,goes second | 2. | a technique in drama that provide the audience with information that the characters need to know in order to avoid catastrophe | 4. | one division of the chorus, represents one voice, goes first | 6. | Means "seeing place", Horseshoe shape with stone seats in tiers, stone thrones were in the front rows | 7. | concerned with the depiction of some catastrophic, realistic action that will cause pity and fear in one that sees it, and purge him of an accumulation of upsetting emotions | 8. | has two parts: the strophe and the antistrophe, the bystanders in a Greek drama who present odes on the action | 14. | Means "dancing place", where the chorus performed, the flute player and the harpist sat in the corner | 16. | the opening scene in which the background of the story is established by a single actor or through dialogue between actors | 17. | the principal character who opposes the protagonist |
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Oedipus Vocab
Across:3. | that pride or overconfidence which leads a man to overlook a divine warning, or to break a moral law | 5. | the supposed force, power, or plan which predetermines one's destiny | 9. | the emotional cleansing in tragedy, actuallly brings a sense of relief and sometimes pleasure | 10. | a tragic flaw or error in judgement | 11. | In the center of the Orchestra, contained an altar of sacrifices to Dyonysus, the god of wine and festivities | 12. | an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to his or her work, appeals to human senses, a type of figurative language | 13. | a statement or proposition that seems self- contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth | 15. | a poem that is meant to be sung, also known as Stasimon, recited by the chorus alternated with the episodes | 16. | central hero or figure in the play | 18. | a major incident in the complex plot of a tragedy which results from recognition on the part of the character of some previously unknown piece of information. A dramatic change in fortune could be good to bad or bad to good. | 19. | means "goat song" | 20. | the incident in the plot in which the main character discovers some major piece of information that profoundly affects his actions | 21. | Means "Scene building", the dressing room for actors with facade backdrop, had 3 doors used for entrances and exits |
| | Down:1. | one division of the chorus, represents one voice,goes second | 2. | a technique in drama that provide the audience with information that the characters need to know in order to avoid catastrophe | 4. | one division of the chorus, represents one voice, goes first | 6. | Means "seeing place", Horseshoe shape with stone seats in tiers, stone thrones were in the front rows | 7. | concerned with the depiction of some catastrophic, realistic action that will cause pity and fear in one that sees it, and purge him of an accumulation of upsetting emotions | 8. | has two parts: the strophe and the antistrophe, the bystanders in a Greek drama who present odes on the action | 14. | Means "dancing place", where the chorus performed, the flute player and the harpist sat in the corner | 16. | the opening scene in which the background of the story is established by a single actor or through dialogue between actors | 17. | the principal character who opposes the protagonist |
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