Oresteia Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

PRAXIS II ENGLISH CONTENT KNOWLEDGE: AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Homer Homeric or Heroic Period. The greatest of the ancient Greek epic poets and author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, works that lie at the beginning of the Western literary canon. Gorgias Greek sophist from Sicily who turned his back on true philosophy; believed that all statements were false and that everything was incomprehensible and unknowable Aesop Greek author of fables Plato Clas...

Quiz Bowl Literature Latest Update Graded A+ Our Town (Thornton Wilder, 1938) A sentimental story that takes place in the village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire just after the turn of the 20th century, Our Town is divided into three acts: "Daily Life" (Professor Willard and Editor Webb gossip on the everyday lives of town residents); "Love and Marriage" (Emily Webb and George Gibbs fall in love and marry); and "Death" (Emily dies while giving birth, and her spirit converses ...

What arises from people's natural desire to represent their lives and beliefs? -- >Drama The first real flowering of dramatic arts in the Western tradition occurred where? -- >Classical Greece Building used as dressing room -->Skene Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone is whom's most famous work? -- >Sophocles The part of a theater stage in front of the curtain -->Proscenium Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides were..? -->The big three of Greek tragedy A trilogy...

What is arête? Virtue or excellence Greek saga concerns cities and regions that were important in what historical period? The late bronze age- from 1600 to 1100 B.C Who was the legendary founder of Thebes? Cadmus Who tied Dirce to the horns of a bull? Amphion and Zethus Who were Eteocles and Polynices? sons of Oedipus who killed each other at the same moment How did Laius bring a curse upon his house? He abducted Chrysippus, son of Pelops For what...

HIEU 2031- Final questions and answers 100% correct Pausanias A Spartan commander of the Hellenic League after the Persian War around 470's BC. He showed Spartan favoritism and treated other allies poorly and acted like a Persian. As a result, the Greeks approached the Athenians to assume leadership of the naval force. This was the beginning of tensions b/t Athenians and Spartans that led to the Peloponnesian War. Eurymedon River located in Southern Asia Minor. It is the place where C...

Classical Culture and Literature. Introductions to life in Ancient Greece. Summaries and analysis of the main themes in The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Oresteia and Ajax.

The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Erinyes.

Which of the following describes iambic pentameter? a A 3-syllable foot occurring five times in a line. b A 2-syllable foot occurring four times in a line. c A 3-syllable foot occurring four times in a line. d A 2-syllable foot occurring five times in a line. - ANSWER-d A 2-syllable foot occurring five times in a line. Geoffrey Chaucer authored which of the following Medieval works? a Beowulf b The Canterbury Tales c The Song of Roland d Lancelot - ANSWER-b The Canterbury Tales Whi...

In light of ancient greek philosphy of crime and punishment, ancient greek tragedies of Orestia and Oedipus Rex has been analysed. Tragedies like Oedipus Rex and the Oresteia play a significant role in shedding light on to the concepts of justice and how crimes were evaluated on prescribed terms, and the verdict sealed. The essay looks closely at the two plays to justify it's point.

Aantekeningen van het college over de Griekse Tragedie van Laurens de Vos voor het vak: Kunst en Cultuur in Europa in objecten en concepten. College van 10-02-2021