Euripides - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In depth summaries through each section of three plays for OCR A level Classical Civilisation. Sophocles' Oedipus Rex Aristophanes' Frogs Euripides' Bacchae

Late Bronze age (Mycenaean Age)() : Mycenae takes over Crete, destroyed Knossos, and becomes central power in 1450. Early Dark Age(1250-900): : -Mycenae was destroyed, which resulted in cultural and literary decline. -Then mainland Greeks resettle in Ionia, Dorians take over. -1250 marks Trojan war. Late Dark Age (900-750): : -Population growth and new trade. -800-Greek alphabet, 776-First Olympic Games 700- Greeks settle in Magna Graecia, S. Italy (Siciliy) Archaic (750-480) 2 : ...

A Revision Guide for Euripides' The Bacchae, made for the OCR Classical Civilisation Greek Theatre (H408/21) module but likely applicable across exam boards. Includes theme-by-theme quotes, analysis and many secondary sources to help you achieve the top grades. 13 pages of quotable, in-depth analysis and scholarly sources.

A* Notes on Bacchae (Play, Plot, Reception, Characters, Themes) Themes include: - Nature of Theatre - Hunting Imagery/The Animal Experience - Greeks vs. Barbarians (foreignness and "the other") - Disguise/Identity - The Truth and Reality - Rational vs. Irrational - Control vs. Freedom - Punishment and Vengeance - Gods and Mortals - Women and Femininity - Justice - Sympathy for Pentheus

My revision notes contain over 100 pages of all of the information required to achieve an A* in the Greek Theatre component of your OCR A-level Classical Civilisation exam. The optional play choices are 'Bacchae,' 'Oedipus the King,' and 'Frogs.' My notes include a link to accompanying flashcards, as well as notes based on the textbook, memorable quotes from each of the plays, modern scholarship for each play, and even essay plans to help you achieve everything you need to know! Yo...

18 pages summary, has the history from Solon/Cleisthenes/Ephialtes/Pericles etc and also has the set sources for OCR: Aristophanes, Plato, Pseudo-Xenophon, Aeschylus, Euripides and Thucydides (analysis, quotes and summaries)

TJC English 2332 Final Exam Review Question and answers 100% correct 2024 TJC English 2332 Final Exam Review What are the two poles of the human condition? - correct answer War & Peace - they are on Achilles' shield Who are the three Greek playwrights? - correct answer Sophocles / Euripides / Aeschylus Archon; - correct answer mayor Catharsis; - correct answer some sort of emotional release Choragus; - correct answer priest of Dionysus Choregos; - correct answer "patron" u...

What is theatre influenced by? - Answer-paintings on cave walls- animals hunted and rituals beginnings foundations for western thea - Answer-started with greeks, second romans Greatest influences of western thea - Answer-greeks, Elizabeth renaissance, 20th C thinkers of thea - Answer-Homer Thespics aeschylus sophocles euripides Thespics - Answer-first to use 1 actor aeschylus - Answer-gave us 2nd actor sophocles - Answer-gave us 3rd actor euripides - Answer-from the goat- g-ds, cathar...

TJC English 2332 Study Guide Exam 2024. What are the two poles of the human condition? - correct answer War & Peace - they are on Achilles' shield Who are the three Greek playwrights? - correct answer Sophocles / Euripides / Aeschylus Archon; - correct answer mayor Catharsis; - correct answer some sort of emotional release Choragus; - correct answer priest of Dionysus Choregos; - correct answer "patron" usually a wealthy Athenian What was the conflict in the play Oedipus?...

Aristophanes' Frogs Summary, Quotes, and Modern/Secondary Scholarship