Greek Terms
Hamartia
error in judgement
Has to be ________ into nobility/greatness
born
Tells the audience what the ___________ can't (feelings, thoughts, violence)
actions or characters
...worried that the Greeks are "losing their religion" and becoming too secular?
Antigone is part of a trilogy; was it the first, second, or third play written?
first
Peripeteia
Reversal of fortune
Has to have the __________ for greatness in himself, too.
potential
Comments on the ________ (but they're usually wrong in the beginning)
themes
the audience
What are the three elements of a tragic plot
unity of time and place, serious magnitude, whole story
Hubris
He acts in a way that _______ his designated role in society
fits/matches
Summarize the _________ information or context of what happened before.
background
...Antigone's dad?
Oedipus
What type of diction should a tragedy include
both poetry & rhetoric ("the right type of speech for the right type of event")
catharsis
emotional purging
Has to make an _________ in judgement (aka, has to be _________ for his own fate)
error, responsible
Represents the _______ people in a story
regular
the tragic hero of ANTIGONE?
Creon
When Aristotle says that "thought" is an important part of a tragedy, what does he mean?
The characters act rationally in response to real prompts, not randomly.
anagnorisis
sudden realization/recognition
Has to have a moment of recognition before he experiences what?
peripeteia/reversal of fortune
Shows how an _________ audience would react
...The leader of the chorus?
Chroagos
What are "spectacle" and "song?"
visual and sound effects