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World Lit Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crete | island where the Greek civilization began, and in which a remarkable culture had developed by 2000 B.C. |
| Dionysus | god of wine and music who was celebrated annually in Athens, where people traveled all across Greece to |
| Theater of Dionysus | ancient Greek theater built into the side of the Acropolis that could hold 15,000-20,000 |
| theatron | part of the Greek theater that is the seats, or "seeing place" |
| orchestra | half circle at the foot of the Greek theater where the chorus sung, or "the dancing place" |
| skene | the house-like structure behind the staging area of a Greek theater, or the "set" |
| paraskene | the main performance stage of an ancient Greek theater, or the "stage" |
| chorus | segment of Greek tragedies that commentated on the plot's events and had three purposes: to worship the gods, celebrate military victory, or mourn the dead |
| Sophocles | the greatest Greek dramatist who introduced more intensity to the theatre and is remembered for his Theban Trilogy |
| Prologue | the opening scene of a Greek tragedy |
| Parados | the 1st of the Chorus' choral odes in a Greek tragedy |
| Exodos | the concluding scene of a Greek tragedy |
| Aristotle | ancient Greek philosopher who was the first literary critic, and coined terms like 'protagonist,' 'antagonist,' and 'plot' |
| tragedy | a story that involves a tragic hero who has a tragic flaw and is ruined by the end |
| hamartia | the tragic flaw, or fundamental character weakness that leads to the tragic hero's demise |
| anagnorisis | when the tragic hero recognizes his lapse in judgement and ultimately accepts responsibility |
| arete | the excellence a tragic hero possesses |
| hubris | a tragic hero's excessive pride |
| peripeteia | a sudden reversal of fortune or change of circumstances in a Greek tragedy |
| catharsis | the audience's purge of negative emotions at the end of a Greek tragedy as intended by the playwright; perspectives are changed and people feel awakened |
| metanarrative | another word for frame story |
| diaspora | the voluntary movement of people from their homelands into new places, resulting in cultural isolation, loss of identity, and intense nostalgia |
| Kafkaesque | term coined to describe the frustrations of modern life, or any situation characterized by spiritual anxiety, isolation, surreal distortion, or senselessness |
| expressionism | nineteenth-century belief that the response of an individual is more important than what causes that response |
| surrealism | also called "super-realism," stressed the importance of dreams and the imagination over the conscious control |
| existentialism | the belief that people are created and shaped by the experiences they undergo, and that actions and choices give life meaning |
| Freudianism | theory of psychology that every human's actions are influenced by their subconscious mind |
| modernism | worldwide literary movement that was experimental, cynical, and addressed the concept of otherness |
| tragicomedy | dreamlike scenarios that explore the relationships between systems of arbitrary power and the individual caught up in them |
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