Oedipus Final
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 about 55 | How many elders in chorus? |
| Dionysus | god of all living, growing things, especially the vine; god of fertility, joyous life (Bacchus = Roman counterpart) |
| Dionysus | Three annual festivals in his honor, contests of plays |
| male | Gender of the chorus? |
| What kind of dance performance was there? | comical and satirical |
| Dance | This was choreography based on Dionysus' myth |
| True | T/F: Was the audience familiar with the stories of the play? |
| How was the audience familiar with the palys? | they were based on Greek mythology and the authors offered different interpretations |
| Attendance at plays | this was a civic and religious obligation |
| Theatron | U-shaped audience area |
| How many people could the Theatron hold? | about 14,000 people |
| Orchestra | dancing/acting place for chorus |
| Skene | a wooden- structure dressing area with three doors with the front like a temple or palace |
| Altar | to Dionysus for religious action, sacrifice, or a stage prop |
| Proscenium | level area in front of skene where action takes place, rectangular stage |
| Thrust stage | a stage that extends out into the audience |
| Scenery | This was used to suggest reality; sparse |
| costumes, robes, shoes, masks | What were very elaborate properties? |
| Sound effects | Key property to plays |
| Masks-- purpose (think of 3) | 1. Made actions larger than life 2. Dominant traits of characters 3. Universality of characters 4. Anonymity 5. Versatility for other roles 6. Funnel-shaped to project sound 7. Portray animal (e.g. satyr - part human, part goat) |
| Aristotle | Who wrote the Poetics ( a famous study of Greek drama)? |
| Aristotle | was a philosopher, author, and critic |
| Aristotle | was the one who defined tragedy and tragic hero |
| Quick! Draw a sketch of the Greek theater and label each part! | Check your answers! |
| tragedy | imitation of a serious, complete action of a certain magnitude |
| an artistic language | tragedy |
| What is the most important aspect of a tragedy? | plot with a central theme, followed by character-action, not narrative |
| tragedy | aimed to arouse pity and fear |
| Catharsis | a cleansing which arouses an intense reaction through the audience's identifications of the hero |
| the result of catharsis | 1. to cleanse and uplift 2. to better understand the ways of the gods and people |
| Tragic hero | 1.well-known 2. flaw 3. undergoes a fall 4. recognizes the truth of a situation 5. redemption |
| What was the setting of Oedipus? | one place in one day (twenty-four hours) |
| Prologue | opening scene, background established |
| Parados | entrance of chorus to tell about theme |
| Five episodes | where plot is developed |
| choral ode | at the end of each episode with two movements (strophe and antistrophe) |
| Strophe | movement of chorus while turning from one side to another in orchestral part of choral ode- lines are said, sung or chanted during part of dance |
| Antistrophe | returning movement which answers directly the previous strophe |
| Exodus | final action, a ceremonial exit of all players |
| Exposition | what happens before the action begins |
| Rising action | development of the story |
| Climax | highest point |
| Reversal | opposite of what is planned or hope for |
| Recognition | protagonist realizes the truth of the situation |
| Denouement | final outcome, falling action, outcome of complex events |
| Verbal Irony | use of words meaning opposite of literal meaning or a double meaning |
| Situational Irony | opposite happens of what is expected |
| Dramatic Irony | spectator knows more than the character know |
| Symbolism | when something represents a larger concept or idea |
| Symbolism | light and dark (knowledge and lack of it) |
| Symbolism | shows humans' relationships with gods |
| Sophocles birthday | 496 B.C. |
| Where was Sophocles born? | Colonus, Greece |
| When did Sophocles die? | 406 B.C. |
| Sophocles age at death | 90-years-old |
| Sophocles | Respected poet, playwright, director |
| 123 | Number of plays Sophocles Wrote |
| Seven | Number of plays still in existence that Sophocles wrote |
| Sophocles | Fifth Century tragedians (along with Aeschylus and Euripides |
| Antigone | Third in chronological order of trilogy by Sophocles, written in 441 B.C. |
| Oedipus the King (Rex or Tyrannus) | First in chronological order of trilogy by Sophocles, written in 429 B.C. |
| Oedipus at Colonus | Produced by grandson, second in chronological order of trilogy by Sophocles, written in 401 B.C. |
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