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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
R and J: Exposition | the fight scene in verona |
R and J: Exciting force | Romeo goes to the capulet party |
R and J: Rising Action | Romeo goes to the capulet party |
R and J: Climax | Romeo is banished |
R and J: Falling Action | Paris and Juliet are engaged by her father against her will |
R and J: Catastophe | Romoe and Juliet kill themselves |
Oedipus Rex: Exposition | the famine |
Oedipus Rex: Conflict | Tieresias's claim about Oedipus |
Oedipus Rex: Rising Action | Oedipus accuses Creon of treason |
Oedipus Rex: Climax | Oedipus finds out Polybus wasn't his father |
Oedipus Rex: Falling Action | Oedipus's mother commits sucide |
Oedipus Rex: Resolution | Oedipus is exiled |
Prologus | beggining, intro |
Parados | chorus enters |
Chorugus | the chorus gives audience point of view |
Episode | the scenes |
Odes | the conclusion of each scene |
Exodus | the ending scene |
Role of the chorus | to influence the audience's emotions |
Oedipus Rex: Reversal of Situation | when oedipus realizes that Polybus wasn't his father |
Oedipus Rex: Recognition | when oedipus realizes the prophecies were right |
Oedipus Rex: Suffering | When Oedipus blinds himself and is exiled |
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