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anagnorisis: understanding
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anthropomorphism: giving human qualities to the gods
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antistrophe: left to right
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aristeia: excellence
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choragos: leader of the chorus that can play a individual role in the play
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chorus: composed of 15 men that express opinions, gives advice, and author's point of view
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deus ex machina: crane mounted on skene; used to bring about the appearance of gods. usually a stuffed dummy suspended in air.
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deuteragonist: a sidekick who accompanies the main protagonist (Aeschylus)
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dithyramb: was an ode to Dionysus
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dramatic irony: discrepancy between what the character thinks and what the audience knows.
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ekkykelemia: cart rolled out to show bides of warriors killed in battle
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episode: main action, equivalent of an "Act"
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epode: final stanza of the ode
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exodos: final summation and exit of Chorus
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exodos: the final or exit scene
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harmartia (tragic flaw): act, moral flaw or intellectual mistake
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hubris: setting up of self as superior to all humans, even equal to God (gods); extreme pride; arrogance
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katharsis: a cleansing the viewer receives from watching; a release from tension
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ode: separated each scene; no curtain; also response to scene
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oracle: of Apollo at Delphi; one who delivers god's message to man.
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orchestra: circular acting space at center, translates as "dancing place"
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paean: a hymn of praise to the gods
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paean: choral hymn in praise of a god (Dionysos)
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parados (play structure): the first choral ode of Chorus, "exposition"
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parodos (stage diagram): passage ways for the actors to make their entrances and exits
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patricide: killing one's own father
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peripeteia: reversal of fortune
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polytheistic: many gods
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prohedria: the stone seats reserved for prestigious people originally for the priests
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prologos: establishes dramatic situation
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proskenion: portion immediately in front of the skene was used as an acting area
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regicide: killing of a king
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skene: stage building behind orchestra where the actors changed costumes
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stasima: choral interlude, makes comment on the action in the Episode
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strophe: part of the ode moving from right to left
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theatron: spectator seating; "seeing place" (embankment)
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three unities: one day, one setting, one plot (Aristotle)
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thymele: altar of Dionysus that sits in the center of Orchestra
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tragedy: as defined by Aristotle, a play in which suffering brings about self-knowledge; serious treatment of religious and moral questions.
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tritagonist: a third character which allowed more complex interactions of dialogue (Sophocles)