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Greek Trajedy Vocab
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12th Grade
01/15/2009

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antistrophe
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a stanza in a greek choral ode , identitcal in meter to the strophe, where the chorus moves from left to right responding to the strophe.
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antagonist
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a character directly opposed to the protagonist
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catastrophe
Definition
the last stage of falling action in a dramatic trajedy
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catharsis
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a purging of emotion through experiencing pity and fear through watching a Greek trajedy
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deus ex machina
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the use of some unexpected and improbable incident in a story or play in order to make things turn out right
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epode
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the last stanza of a choral ode
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harmartia
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an unfortunate incident or misstep through which the fortunes of the protagonist are reversed in a trajedy
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hubrish
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overweening pride in the face of the gods that leads to the protagonist attempting to transcent normal limits
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dramatic irony
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knowledge held by the audience but hidden from the relevent actors
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ode
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a long lyric poem, formal in style and complex in form often written in comemeration or celebration of something.
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parados
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the ode sung by the chorus at the beginning of the play
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pathos mathos
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wisdom through suffering
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protagonist
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the leading character in a literary work
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stichomythia
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a form of verbal repartee; line by line fencing
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strophe
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first stanza in a choral ode
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