| Term | Definition |
|---|
| City/Greater Dionysia | Annual Athenian festival in honor of Dionysus, at which dramatic competitions were held |
| dithyramb | choral songs in honor of Dionysus |
| ekkyklema | the rolled out thing; device used to display the interior scenes in tragedy |
| exodus | the chorus's exit song at the end of a tragedy |
| hamartia | a mistake or error |
| messenger speech | one of the most characteristic elements of tragedy |
| orchestra | the dancing floor of the Greek theatre |
| parados | the chorus's entrance song in a tragedy or the entrance ramps into the orchestra of the Greek theatre |
| peripateia | the unexpected turn of events in tragedy |
| skene | tent |
| stasimon | choral passages dividing the episodes of a tragedy |
| stichomythia | rapid-fire conversation |
| tragedy | a narrative that portrays the downfall of a tragic hero in a serious and dignified manner |
| tragic flaw | a weakness or flaw in the character of a tragic hero or heroine, causing that character's downfall |
| tragic hero/heroine | a person of power or significance who demonstrates courage and perseverance while struggling against certain defeat |
| catharsis | the emotional release that the resolution of a tragedy evokes in its audience |
| recognition | a scene or moment in a narrative when the protagonist gains some knowledge that causes reversal in the plot |
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