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key terms canning Flashcards

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crane

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a device that lifts actors up

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eponymous archon

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leading politician responsible for the City Dionysia

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Prohedria

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front row seating in the theatron for VIP’s

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theatron

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seating area in Greek theatres

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dithyramb

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tribal dance sung in honour of Dionysus

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Pompe

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a grand religious procession

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Parados/Eisodos

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Entry to the orchestra from each side of the theatre

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cheoregos

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sponsor of a playwright

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orchestra

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the place where the chorus stood

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Proagon

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a event which was a preview and introduction to the festival

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Scholion

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a comment inserted into the manuscript by an ancient commentator

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Liturgy

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a tax on the super rich

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theoric fund

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ensures poorer citizens can attend the city Dionysia

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14
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Tribe

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political groups in Athens

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15
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wheel platform

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brought on to show dead characters

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polis

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greek city state

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skene

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wooden hut used as a background for the stage

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peripetia

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a terrible reversal of fortune in tragedy

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kothornoi

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soft leather boots reaching up to the thigh

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himation

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a cloak reaching the knees

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chiton

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full length robe often ornately decorated

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kommos

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normal song at moments of heightened emotion involving dialogue between actor and chorus

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monody

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a solo song by an actor, often at moments of great distress

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auletes

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word for an aulos player, each chorus had one

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aulos

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musical flute-like instrument

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chorus

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dance and sing in the orchestra

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Euripides

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Playwright, won 5 contests and enjoyed using myths as characters

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sophocles

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introduced the 3rd actor on stage

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Aeschylus

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introduced the 2nd actor on stage

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satyr

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half man half goat, mythological creature, follower of Dionysus

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satyr play

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Parodied tragedy and was presented after to provide comic relief

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Thespis

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believed to be the first actor

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Peisistratus

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A tyrant who ruled Athens in the 2nd half of the 6th century

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Poetics

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most influential surviving ancient text on the development of drama

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Aristotle

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Greek philosipher/writer

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hamartia

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mistake/fatal flaw

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catharsis

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clensing

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