STOCK CHARACTERS
This character is seen as the antagonist to Medea in her own story.
Who is Jason?
A man leaving his wife for a younger woman is seen as an example of this.
What is realism?
This type of book is what actors use to rehearse their play with.
What is a script?
What is a tragedy?
What is Ray?
These characters are seen as the doomed innocents in the play "Medea".
Who are Medea and Jason's children?
When King Creon banishes Medea from his kingdom because of where she is from, it is an example of this.
What is racism?
The nurse begins this section of the play, at the very beginning, recounting the events that happened prior to the beginning of the play "Medea".
What is a prologue?
The act in which Medea seeks to take upon Jason for his betrayal of his family.
What is revenge?
This is the street that CSDHS's address is listed as.
What is Cambridge Bypass?
These characters are stock "victims" in the story of Medea.
Who are Creon (the king) and Glauce (his daughter)?
Medea is a descendant of this sun god.
Who is Helios?
Scenes in Ancient Greek plays were originally referred to as these.
What are episodes?
This is a group of actors who are simply commenting on the action of the play, started in Greek plays.
What is a Greek Chorus?
This is what the anagram DCTC stands for.
What is the Dorchester Career and Technology Center?
This character is arguably "the Fool" in the list of characters in the play "Medea".
Who is Aegeus, king of Athens?
Medea killed these two specific people so that Jason may obtain the Golden Fleece.
Who are her king and her brother?
Translating to "god from a machine", this is an example of a complex plot coming to a swift and uncomplicated ending.
What is "deus ex machina"?
Medea believes she is seeking this in her actions against Jason.
What is justice?
This is the year Cambridge, MD was founded.
What is 1684?
Medea's "wilting flower".
Who is Jason?
Euripedes is credited for bringing this to his play after writing a scene in which a poisoned dress melts the flesh of Glauce and her father the king.
What is melodrama?
This is when a Greek chorus reflects on what has just happened?
What is a stasimon?
Medea believes Jason has done this to her, because she did the same thing to her brother and her homeland.
What is betrayal?
This person holds the most Tony award wins for best director of a musical with 8 wins in the category.
Who is Harold Prince?