Context
Greek Tragedy
Key Terms
Who said it?
Short stories
100

Marco and Rodolpho are from _____. 

Italy 

100

The main character is called the ______. 

tragic hero 

100

Male leader of a group 

alpha-male

100

You're walking wavy! 

Eddie 

100

Just like AVFAB, this short story explores masculinity with children playing games. 

Games at Twilight 

200

Eddie works as a ________. 

Longshoreman 

200

The main character has a _______. (hint, two words) 

fatal flaw 

200

willing to obey 

subservient 

200

You act like a baby. 

Beatrice 

200

Just like AVFAB, this story explores the lives of immigrants. (hint: two names) 

Amir and George 

300

The characters live in the neighborhood of ______, slums where Italian communities lived. 

Red Hook 

300

The main character loses everything in their own ________. 

downfall 
300

a society controlled by men 

patriarchy 

300
Only work! That's the only thing we don't have! Work! 

Rodolpho 

300

Just like AVFAB, this short story explores themes of gender roles. (hint, an animal) 

The Black Flamingo 

400
The characters come from the _____ of Italy, which was an area with a lot of poverty. 

South 

400

The narrator of a Greek tragedy is called the ________. In AVFAB, this character is ________. 

chorus, Alfieri 

400

a strong feeling something bad is going to happen 

premonition 

400

ANIMAL!!!!

Marco 

400

Unlike AVFAB, this short story explores the theme of climate change. (hint, buried in the ground) 

Time Capsule on a Dead Planet 

500

Rodolpho says he likes the glowing lights of __________. (Hint: theater in New York) 

Broadway 

500

In ancient Greece, the two main types of plays were tragedies and _______. 

comedies 

500

a way of determining the meaning of a text, as well as representing the text 

interpretation 

500

He's funny... (he-heeee) 

Louis 

500

Similar to AVFAB, this short story uses subtext and tension to make the story dramatic; (hint) two characters discussing something at a train station (Another hint: Hills Like...)  

Hills Like White Elephants