Greek Drama
A written series of exciting events that is meant to be performed for an audience
What is Drama?
This character starts with high status but has a downfall
Who is the tragic hero?
She is the sister and the foil (opposite) of Antigone. She does not bury Polyneices.
Who is Ismene?
Antigone doesn't listen to Creon because she believes more in their laws than his.
Who are the gods?
The Gods no longer ________ to the Thebans at the end of the play because of the unburied bodies.
What is listen?
The area where the chorus and the actors performed
What is the orchestra?
A Greek philosopher who wrote something called the Poetics; it describes tragedies in detail
Who is Aristotle?
He is Antigone's uncle and the king of Thebes.
Who is Creon?
This is what Antigone kills herself with
What is her bridal veil?
Creon might have changed his mind if it weren't for his ____________.
What is tragic flaw (hamartia) or pride?
The god in the machine
What is Deus Ex Machina?
Plot, Diction, Thought, Characters, Song, and Spectacle
What are the six elements of tragedy?
He is supposed to marry Antigone, but instead stabs himself with a sword, cursing his dad while he does it.
Who is Haimon?
The _______ thinks Antigone is too prideful, but eventually they say that Creon is not flexible enough and should have changed his mind.
Who is the chorus?
Antigone says she is cursed because of her ________.
What is family or her father?
These helped to show the audience which character the actor is playing and contained megaphones to help actors be heard
What are masks?
This tragic playwright wrote over 100 plays, but only 7 survived, including Antigone
Who is Sophocles?
He kills his father and marries his mother.
Who is Oedipus?
Creon puts Antigone in a _______ as her punishment.
What is a tomb?
She tries to take some of the credit for the violation of Creon's law, but Antigone stops her.
Who is Ismene?
A festival that lasted 4-5 days during which a play contest was held
What is the Festival Dionysia?
This is when the audience feels pity and fear, and purges these emotions so they no longer feel them
What is catharsis?
He gives a prophecy to Creon that he is guilty and will pay for his sons with the corpses of his family.
Who is Teiresias?
At the end of the play Haimon and ________ both die cursing Creon.
Who is Eurydice?
It is ironic Teiresias knows more about what is happening/will happen than any other character even though he is _______.
What is blind?