← WTL Greek theater Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All Catharsis emotional release Pathos suffering arousing a feeling of pity Hubris extensive pride Peripety reversal of fortune Moria fate Hamartia flaw Olbos prosperity Koros satisfaction Ate retribution Tragedy larger than life stories which turn suffering into poetry Comedy A farce on everyday life and polotics Satyr Play a bawdy skit Aeschylus added a second actor, a chorus, and dialogue Sophocles added scenery Euripedes pushed the boundries of theater, more phillosophical Aristophanes first comedian in medias res enter in the middle of an action Deus ex machina "god by machine" Dramatic Irony audience knows what the actor doesn't Tragic Irony dramatic irony plus a snese of "all too true"