Midterm Flashcards
1
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Jur
A
to swear to vow
2
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domin
A
to rule, to dominate
3
Q
leg
A
law
4
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crat/crac
A
to rule, power
5
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vor
A
to eat
6
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cad/cas
A
to fall
7
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rap
A
to snatch, greedy and devouring
8
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cep
A
seize, take
9
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flu
A
to flow
10
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lev
A
light
11
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laps
A
slip, slide
12
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ced
A
to move along, to go
13
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sequi/sec
A
to follow
14
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cur/cour
A
to run
15
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grad
A
to step
16
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Ambl/ambul
A
to walk
17
Q
Tragedy
A
a drama that tells the story of a person of high status (ends with death)
18
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Tragic hero
A
a character who possesses noble qualities, but who also has a tragic flaw
19
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tragic flaw
A
a flaw that brings about the fall of the tragic hero
20
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chorus
A
narrator; talks to the audience
21
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choragus
A
leader of chorus
22
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crisis
A
turning point
23
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catastrophe
A
event that marks the ultimate tragic flaw of the main character
24
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Dionysus
A
god of wine, theater
25
comedy
story that has a happy ending
26
hamartia
pride
27
Antigone
stubborn, buried Polyneices, dies at the end
28
Creon
prideful king, paranoid everyone is being bribed, declares Polyneices cannot be buried
29
Polyneices
Antigone's brother, traitor to the state, not aloud to be buried
30
Eteocles
Antigone's older brother, rightful heir, defended Thebes, aloud to be buried
31
Haimon
Creon's son, Antigone's fiancé, suicide because he blames Creon for Antigone's death.
32
Ismene
Antigone's sister, doesn't help Antigone but tries to take credit
33
Eurydice
Creon's wife, commits suicide because both of her sons are dead, blames Creon
34
Tiresias
Prophet, blind, old, tells Creon to forgive Antigone and to stop what he's doing because the gods are getting mad.
35
sentry
messenger who was scared to tell Creon his message about what Antigone did.
36
What goes in a header
your name, and the page number
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what goes in a heading
your name, teachers name, class, date
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where does the page # go and what goes with it
in the header in the top right corner with your name/last name.
