Mrs. Fassbender was so kind and great full to give us an extension on book annotations and book blogs. This will definitely benefit me in the long run because I have other things to do. Example A: Senior Project. I also need to do my labs for AP Bio, and that is going to be exhausting. On top of all of that I will be packing for Hawaii. That is one of the good things that will come out of this week. Aloha and mahalo!
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Key Terms & Facts
Key Terms & Facts
Key Terms & Facts
Key Terms & Facts
Key Terms & Facts
Key Terms & Facts
Key Terms & Facts
Many gods have different functions to perform. Zeus was the biggest god, basically the father. Cadmus was the founder of Thebes. He also introduced the alphabet. All were above mortals, and thought of themselves highly. Key Terms & Facts
The greek chorus is a company if actors that comment by singing or speaking all together about a part of the play. It is basically narrating and not taking sides. There is the strophe which is the 1st section of a greek choral. The 2nd section is the anti strophe and response to strophe. An epode is a lyrical poem written in cuplets. Blue book-pg.1209 -In Ancient Greek theaters the actors always wore over exaggerated masks so everyone could see them. -it's hard to categorize plays -1st perfect definitions and an airtight system of classification are impossible -2nd it's quite unnecessary that we classify each play we read or see -3rd be familiar with traditional tragedy and comedy because most write to conform to it -4th comedy and tragedy are a great starting place Tragedy: -typical ending is death -Aristotle wrote, is the imitation in dramatic form of an action that is serious and complete, with incidents arousing pity and fear wherewithal it effects catharsis of such emotions -the plot involves a change in the protagonist fortune, in which he usually, but not always, falls from happiness to misery -hamartia: a criminal act committed in ignorance of some material fact or even for the sake of a greater good -Aristotle had important insights into nature of some of the greatest tragedies his conceptions are the basis for a kind of archetypal notion of tragedy that has dominated critical thought - the protagonist is personally responsible for his downfall Comedy: -typical ending is marriage |
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