Download Greek Theatre, Sophocles and Tragedy NOTES

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Greek Theatre, Sophocles and Tragedy NOTES
Quiz – Block Day, Oct. 7 & 8
Section I: Greek Theatre
1. Skene – ( ___________________)
Building _______________________________ originally used for ___________ but
provided a convenient backing for performances, __________________________ and masks. It
later
developed
into
a
large
____________________
that
provided
a
______________________________________.
2. Stage – the _________ of the _____________; central _______________ often spoke from this
______________.
3. Orchestra – (___________________) The whole __________ performing space between the
________________ and ________________.
4. Parados – ( ______________________) Side entrance into the _________________ of a Greek
theatre where the ________________ made its _____________________________.
5. Exodos – the __________ of the grand exit of the _____________.
6. Theatron – ( ____________________)
___________________________________.
Refers to the ________________ space of the
Name: ___________________________
7. Thymele – Altar to the god __________________; _______________ at this __________ came
before each _______________________.
Greek drama grew out of __________________________ honoring _____________, the god of
_________ and _______________.
Eventually these _____________ became an _____________________ held in _____________ as a
four-day extravaganza.
Spectators gathered in the _________________ of _________________ to watch.
Playwrights
chosen
by
the
____________________________
competed
for
prizes
in
_________________ and __________________.
All actors were __________; the _____________ were well-trained ______________.
Masks with _________________________________ were used to ______________ the actor’s
voice.
By changing __________, one actor could play ____________________________.
Section II: Tragedy
What is Tragedy?
Theatrical term meaning “___________________ in verse or __________ and of serious
and _________________________ that typically ________________ the development of a
_______________ between the _____________________ and a ___________________________ (as
destiny, ________________, society) and reaches a ____________________ or disastrous
_________________.
Aristotle asserts that the purpose of tragedy is:
“to arouse _______ and _________ in the ____________ so that we may be purged or
_____________ of these __________________________”
Name: ___________________________
Tragedy Terms
1) Catharsis – the ____________ of the play’s _____________ or strong ____________ in the
______________.
2) Hubris – excessive __________________ or confidence; a belief that one is somehow
_______________________ or in ______________________________.
3) Hamartia – an error in _________________ or _________________________ that leads to
______________________________________.
4) Moria – one’s portion in _______; in other words one’s _____, fortune, or _________. The
____________ are the three _______ who personify ________ in _______________________.
5) Tragic Flaw – a flaw in the ______________ of the _________________ of a ___________ that
brings the _______________ to ruin or ________________.
The Tragic Hero is:
* Born into __________
* ____________________ for their own __________
* Endowed with a ______________________
* Doomed to make a ________________________ in judgment
Eventually, Tragic Heroes…..
* Fall from ______________ or high _____________
* Realize they have made an ______________________________
* Faces and accepts ___________ with _____________ and humility
* May meet a _________________________
Section III: Sophocles

Lived from ___________________

Most famous ____________________

General, Political Leader and ____________

Sophocles wrote over __________________. Yet only ___________ survive.

He introduced a _______________, __________________ and increased the size of the
________________.