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Etc.
100
This man kicked his brother out of their town; upon his death, he was honored while his brother was left to rot.
Who is Eteocles?
100
He was never, ever, EVER wrong.
Who is Teiresias?
100
The final scene in the play that provides closure and clarifies the moral of the story
What is the exodos?
100
A short song performed by the chorus, that comments on the action or the characters
What is an ode?
100
Known as the city of seven gates.
What is Thebes?
200
This woman refused to do her religious duty because she was afraid of the consequences.
Who is Ismene?
200
After being kicked out of Thebes, he came back with a foreign army to conquer it.
Who is Polyneices?
200
The first part of a Greek tragedy, in which we meet some of the main characters
What is the prologue?
200
A song of praise (for the gods)
What is a paean?
200
A group of highly trained men who sing and dance; they entertain the audience while providing the outsiders' or townspeople's point of view
What is the Chorus?
300
This man unintentionally married his mother, after unknowingly killing his father.
Who is Oedipus?
300
He fails at his attempt to convince his father to be more flexible.
Who is Haimon?
300
A quality of the hero that makes him or her suffer grave consequences
What is a tragic flaw?
300
The central character in the text, who deals with the main conflict.
What is the protagonist?
300
The most wonderful of the world's wonders, according to the chorus
What is man?
400
This man didn't do his job right, and almost lost his life as a result.
Who is the Sentry?
400
A man who is paranoid about traitors, anarchists, and bribery
Who is Creon?
400
The character that causes problems for the central character in the text; the character we don't sympathize with
What is an antagonist?
400
The kind of drama that involves suffering due to a character's flaws; initially intended for the purposes of worshiping Dionysus
What is tragedy?
400
The desire for no government at all
What is anarchy?
500
This Queen quietly excused herself from her company after hearing about her son's death; she stabbed herself in the heart.
Who is Eurydice?
500
A woman who risks everything in the name of her conscience and religious beliefs
Who is Antigone?
500
Excessive pride, "big words"
What is hubris?
500
A comparison that spans several lines of text
What is an extended metaphor?
500
The gods always punish men for this (be specific... this comes up at the very end)
What are "big words"?
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