The Greek Chorus and its various functions: A group of men who are speaking about the action that is occurring on the stage.
“Greek Chorus.” Greek chorus-definition of Greek Chorus by the Free Online Dictionary,
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Ode: A lengthy poem with defining characteristics of the same pattern in each stanza and defining emotions which captivate the readers mind.
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Aug. 2010. <http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/literature/bedlit/glossary_l.htm>.
Greek Theater, its structure and layout:
"Greek Theater." Reed College . 30 Aug. 2010.
<http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/Theater.html#Theaters>.
Episode(in theatre terms): one scene or action in a series, or one incident in a plot
"Glossary A through E - Meyer Literature." Bedford St. Martin's . 30 Aug. 2010.
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Anagnorisis: the moment of recognition or discovery
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<http://wordsmith.org/words/anagnorisis.html>.
Catharsis: describing the emotions depicted by the audience towards the end of a tragedy

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Deus ex Machina: latin for “god from the machine.” Meaning when a god solves a hopeless situation
"Deus ex machina - Definition." Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus.
30 Aug. 2010.
<http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Deus_ex_machina>.
Peripeteia: an unexpected change of events
"peripeteia - definition of peripeteia” Online Dictionary at Datasegment.com
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2010. <http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/peripeteia>.
Stichomythia: a form of alternating lines in a dialogue in which two characters are speaking
"stichomythia." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 30
Aug. 2010 < http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/566124/stichomythia >.
Dramatic Irony : when the audience knows something that a character in the story does not.
Pathos: appealing to the audience’s emotion, particularly sympathetic and imaginative emotions
Ex. commercials that depict a child living in poor living conditions in order to appeal to the audience to send money to these children
Tragedy, its characteristics:
Tragedy:
Tragic hero, his/her characteristics :
Hamartia:
Hubris:

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The earliest Greek plays evolved from dithyrambs, or an impassioned hymn that was danced to in honor of Dionysus.
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There are three types of play in Greek drama: comedy, satyr plays, and tragedy
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Antigone is a tragedy.
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Greek plays rely on unities of place, time, and action
"The "Unities"." Internet Shakespeare Editions . 30 Aug. 2010.
<http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/drama/unities.html>.
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The three great Greek tragedians were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripide.
Denault, Leigh T.. "The Glory that was Greece."30 Aug. 2010.
<http://www.watson.org/~leigh/drama.html>.