I am the patron god of Greek drama; I am also the god of wine and vegetation
Who is Dionysus?
100
A face covering with exaggerated features and a mouth device to project the voice.
What is a Mask?
100
The chief opponent of the protagonist in a greek play
What is an Antagonist?
100
The main character in an ancient Greek play who usually interacts with the chorus, such as a king, a queen, a political leader, or a military hero-- who has a character flaw (inordinate pride, for example).
What is a Protagonist?
200
Introduction of a play that provides background material
What is the Prologue?
200
A poem sung in a play or festival
What is an Ode?
200
Scene or section of a play with dialogue
What is an Episode?
200
A song sung during the play, between episodes of action
What is a Stasimon?
200
Failure of a character to see or understand what is obvious to the audience
What is Dramatic Irony?
300
Final scene of a play after the last stasimon
What is an Exode (Exodus)?
300
Character flaw or judgement error of the protagonist of a Greek tragedy
What is Hamartia?
300
Great pride. Hybris often is the character flaw (hamartia) of a protagonist in a Greek tragedy
What is Hybris or Hubris?
300
Important work by Aristotle written about 335 B.C. It analyzes Greek theater and outlines its origin and development
What is "Poetics"?
300
The choral movement in classical Greek drama in the opposite direction from that of antistrophe. (Movement from right to left on the stage)
What is strophe?
400
The choral movement in classical Greek drama in the opposite direction from that of the strophe. (Movement from left to right on stage)
What is Antistrophe?
400
In literature and art, a purification of emotions.
What is Catharsis?
400
Bystanders in a play who present odes on the action.
Who is the chorus?
400
Literary work with dialogue written in verse and spoken by actors playing characters experiencing conflict and tension
What is Drama?
400
Greek Open-air structure in which plays were performed. The stage faced the afternoon sunlight to illuminate a performance while allowing the audience to view the action without squinting.
What is a theater?
500
Four plays (three tragedies and a satyr play) staged by a playwright during the drama competition each spring in honor of Dionysus.
What is a tetralogy?
500
Extensions or annexes on the sides of the skene
What is paraskenia?
500
Arm-like device in an ancient Greek theater that could lower a "god" onto the stage from the "heavens"
What is a dues ex machina?
500
Choral hymn that praised Dionysus, god of wine and revelry, and sometimes told a story
What is a dithyramb?
500
the name of a Greek of the 6th century B.C. who was said to have been the first actor on the Greek stage