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Antigone Terms To Know
KC High School
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English
10th Grade
11/02/2010

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Term
skene
Definition

stage house

(hut for changing)

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stage
Definition

porch front of skene;

central character often spoke

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orchestra
Definition
dancing place
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thymele
Definition
alter
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proscenium
Definition
in ancient theater, the stage itself
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parodos
Definition
the first ode or choral song in Greek tragedy, chanted as the chorus enters the orchestra
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exodos
Definition
the final or exit scene
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Chorus
Definition
15 elders of Thebes
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Choragos
Definition
leader of the chorus
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strophe
Definition

part of the ode moving from

right to left

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antistrophe
Definition
left to right
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ode
Definition

separated each scene; no curtain;

also response to scene

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epode
Definition
final stanza of the ode
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paean
Definition

choral hymn in praise of god

(here Dionysos)

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satyr play
Definition
comedy of a raucous nature
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tragedy
Definition

as defined by Aristotle, a play in which suffering brings about self-knowledge; serious treatment of religious and moral question.

(learns a lesson)

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catharsis
Definition

a cleansing the viewer receives from watching

(emotional expression?)

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tragic flaw

(hamartia)

Definition
act, moral flaw or intellectual mistake
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polytheistic
Definition
many gods
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anthropomorphism
Definition
giving human qualities to gods
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hubris
Definition
setting up of self as superior to all humans, even equal to God(gods); extreme pride; arrogance
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Deus ex machina
Definition
crane mounted on skene; used to bring about the appearance of gods, usually a stuffed dummy suspended in air
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dramatic irony
Definition
discrepancy between what  that character thinks and what the audience knows
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oracle
Definition
of Apollo at Delphi; one who delivers god's message to man
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regicide
Definition
killing of a king
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partricide
Definition
killing one's own father
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