One of a class of sylvan deities, represented as goatlike men who drank and danced in the train of Dionysus and chased the nymphs.

The morality play is a genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment.

Mystery plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.

A structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.

Latin for - "God of the Machine" In Greek and Roman drama, Deux ex Machina was lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation.

**The Greek word for the elevator-shoes worn by important actors on stage.

The leading character or a major character in a drama.

The antagonist is the character against whom the protagonist struggles.

The part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left and the movement performed by the chorus during the singing of this part.

The part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right and the movement performed by the chorus while singing an antistrophe.

Plot is the "first princliple," the most important feature of tragedy.

Latin for - "In the Middle Of" Implying, in the middle of the plot.

An imitation of the real world, as by re-creating instances of human action and events or portraying objects found in nature.

Sweeping away the pity and fear made by tragic action.

A Play that contains a single plot with no loose threads.

A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy. A tragic hero is one that has one major flaw and the audience usually feels pity, sympathy, empathy, and compassion.

The tragic hero's fatal flaw that will eventually lead to his/her downfall.

The condition of affairs which is the opposite of what the participants think.

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ISHALL Mid-Term 1

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Question	Answer
Satyr	One of a class of sylvan deities, represented as goatlike men who drank and danced in the train of Dionysus and chased the nymphs.
Mortality Plays	The morality play is a genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment.
Mystery Plays	Mystery plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.
Skênê	A structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
"Deus ex Machina"	Latin for - "God of the Machine" In Greek and Roman drama, Deux ex Machina was lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation.
Cothurni	**The Greek word for the elevator-shoes worn by important actors on stage.
Protagonist	The leading character or a major character in a drama.
Antagonist	The antagonist is the character against whom the protagonist struggles.
Strophe	The part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left and the movement performed by the chorus during the singing of this part.
Antistrophe	The part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right and the movement performed by the chorus while singing an antistrophe.
Story/Plot	Plot is the "first princliple," the most important feature of tragedy.
"In Medias Res"	Latin for - "In the Middle Of" Implying, in the middle of the plot.
Mimesis	An imitation of the real world, as by re-creating instances of human action and events or portraying objects found in nature.
Catharsis	Sweeping away the pity and fear made by tragic action.
Unity of Action	A Play that contains a single plot with no loose threads.
Tragic Hero	A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy. A tragic hero is one that has one major flaw and the audience usually feels pity, sympathy, empathy, and compassion.
Hamartia	The tragic hero's fatal flaw that will eventually lead to his/her downfall.
Dramatic Irony	The condition of affairs which is the opposite of what the participants think.
What key tragedy did Sophocles write?	- Oedipus Rex
What play did Susan Glaspell write?	- Trifles
What play did Guy de Maupassant write?	- The Necklace

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