Oedipus Final Questions and Answers

dionysus o :## god of all living, growing things, especially the vine, god of fertility, joyous life (Bacchus Roman name), 3 festivals in his honor thespis o :## "father of drama", added first actor and dialogue between actor and chorus, performed first tragedy at festival of dionysus thespian o :## actor (named after thespis) sophocles o :## added third actor, moved action from prayer to drama, added scenery aristotle o :## philosopher, author, critic, wrote poetics, defined tragedy and tragic hero poetics o :## famous study of greek drama prologue 2024/2025 2 | P a g e o :## opening scene, background established choral ode o :## at the end of each episode with two stylized movements (strophe and antistrophe) principal of decorum o :## no violence on stage, yet, described in detail chorus o :## represents the view or aspect of the commmunity functions of the chorus o :## underline plays action, provide unity, respond to and comment on action, announce actors' entrance and exit, foreshadow events, relate to past events what was the chorus known as? o :## ideal spectator (gave conventional attitude toward action) masks (2 purposes) o :## versatility for other rules, funnel shaped for projection 2024/2025 3 | P a g e catharsis o :## cleanses and uplifts, to better understand the ways of the gods and people tragedy o :## aimed to arouse pity and fear through central character's change tragic flaw o :## makes a hero human time period o :## 15 years since oedipus has arrived in thebes setting o :## thebes merope o :## queen of corinth, oedipus' adopted mother jocasta o :## queen of thebes, mother/wife of oedipus, husband to laius/oedipus polybu