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Athenian Drama, the Peloponnesian War, and the Trial of Socrates 1. Describe the origins of the Dionysian festival. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. What were the twelve plays chosen for production at the Athenian latespring Dionysian festival? (130) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. How was the performance of ancient Athenian tragedies different from modern theater production? What was the most important aspect of the performance? (131) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 4. What were the responsibilities of an author chosen to present his plays at the festival of Dionysus? (131) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 5. What social functions did dramas have in Athens? (134-135) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 6. What major themes do we see in Athenian drama? How can you connect these themes to what we have discussed previously in class and why do you think such themes become especially important in the Classical Age of Athens? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 7. Which playwright wrote the trilogy called the Oresteia? What is the major theme which units this trilogy, how is the tragedy resolved and what statement is being made to the Athenian audience? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 8. Which playwright wrote the tragedies: Oedipus Tyrannus, Oedipus Coloneus, and Antigone? What is the major theme in Antigone? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 9. In what ways did these playwrights allow women to be newly seen? (133134) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 10. Which playwright is most known today for his satirical comedies? What was the function of comedies in Athens? (165) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 11.What is a sophist and how were they a product of their time? (141) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 12. Why would it have been difficult for the Athenian people to follow Pericles if he sat under the tutorage of Protagoras? (142-143) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 13. What is dialectic? Who created this philosophical process? (169) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 14.Who is Plato? Explain his dualism and how does it relate to Socratic dialectic (why will dialectic work)? (180 and class lecture) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 15. What message is Plato trying to communicate with his Cave Analogy? (class lecture) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
