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Greek Drama Terms
UHS 9th Grade Lit Terms: Greek Drama
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tragic hero | a hero that is destroyed by a flaw of his/her own, despite being noble or unusually good |
| Hamartia | the tragic flaw in a tragic hero |
| Hubris | overbearing pride that leads to one's disregarding warnings and/or trying to escape fate |
| Anagnorisis | the tragic hero's discovery of identity that finally helps him understand what is going on (and what will happen to him) |
| Peripetia | reversal of fortune |
| Epiphany | sudden revelation from an ordinary moment |
| Tragedy | a drama in which the hero is overcome by a single flaw, which should elicit pity from an audience |
| Prologue | a preface, usually to introduce a drama or story |
| Episode | a brief section of a dramatic work that is part of a connected series |
| Stasimon | a choral ode, sung between episodes, that comments on the action |
| Parados (1) | the first entrance of a chorus |
| Exodus | a mass movement of people, almost always away from a place |
| Theatron | the steps where the audience sits in a Greek theater complex |
| Orchestra | a special stage reserved for the Greek chorus |
| Skene | a building behind the stage that could be a backdrop or "backstage" |
| Proscenium | the type of stage where the actors play opposite the audience (contrast this with the stage on which our fall play was staged) |
| Parados (2) | also the side door through which the chorus enters |
| Catharsis | the emotional "cleansing" at the end of a tragedy |
| Chorus | a group of singers |
| Myth | a traditional story that is often accepted as history |
| Allusion | a reference (often in a work of literature) to another character in another work (often of literature) |
| Muse | one of the Greek goddesses of the arts |
| Polytheism | belief in multiple deities |
| Invocation | an appeal for help (often directed towards a deity) |
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