Greek Plays 101
Who wrote the play Medea?
Who is Euripides
Define rhetorical language
What is the art of persuasive speaking or writing.
What is a method of describing the character in a straightforward manner?
The characters of Medea so far are.
Who are Medea, Jason, Nurse, Tutor, Ceron, Aegues, and the chorus?
Who is Aegus?
Who is Medea's best friend from Athens
What type of play is Medea?
What is tragedy.
Define verbal irony
What is when a person says one thing but means the opposite?
The definition of indirect characterization.
What is when an author reveals a character's traits through actions, thoughts, and speech, instead of saying it explicitly?
Why does Creon exile Medea?
What is he is scared and suspicious of her, he is worried for his daughter's safety
What is the message or concept that the author is trying to convey to the reader
The number of episodes in the play.
What is seven?
Define situational irony
What is when the opposite of what is expected happens
"Sarah is tall, blonde, kind, and has brown eyes" is an example of what type of characterization.
What is direct?
What is Medea's plan to get revenge?
What is using her children to bring the Princess a poisoned dress and tiara, killing her and then she'll kill her children to punish Jason.
What does Medea promise Aegeus in exchange for protection and sanctuary?
What are heirs/children
The purpose of a prologue in a text.
What is to provide background information or context about the story, characters, or setting
Read the quote, from Medea, and determine the type of irony being used.
" And how happy among Greek women you have made me..distinguished husband"
What is verbal irony.
"He towered over everyone in the tenth grade" is an example of what type of characterization?
What is indirect
Jason's justification for marrying Creon's daughter.
What is it will benefit Medea and the children by giving them ties to a royal line
What is vengeance can be all-consuming.
What is passion can drive a person to do unspeakable things
What is the purpose of the stasimon? Who speaks in this section?
Who is the chorus to give insight into the characters, plot, and themes of the story. The chorus also summarizes the events of the prior episode.
Read the quote from Medea and determine what type of irony is being used.
Medea: " To stay here, and this I will make dead bodies of three of my enemies-Father, the girl, and my husband"
What is dramatic irony?
Give your example of direct and indirect characterization for Creon & Aegues
Various answers
TWO themes in Medea
What is passion can drive a person's decisions.
What is can revenge be justified?
TWO double standards in Medea
What is Jason is free to do whatever he pleases and Medea is labeled as emotional when she speaks out
Medea is hated and feared because she is a foreigner while Jason is loved for being Greek.