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TRAGEDY

TRAGEDY. WORLD LITERATURE I. Great Greek Tragedians. Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides. TRAGEDIES. Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by the obstacles facing him. It is a representation of a life brought to a catastrophe, sometimes death. Tragedy.

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TRAGEDY

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  1. TRAGEDY WORLD LITERATURE I

  2. Great Greek Tragedians Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides

  3. TRAGEDIES Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by the obstacles facing him. It is a representation of a life brought to a catastrophe, sometimes death.

  4. Tragedy Caused by a tragic flaw, overwhelming passion, limitation of character Caused by forces beyond the control of the protagonist such as fate, heredity, environment.

  5. Tragic Flaw Characteristic which ultimately leads to the destruction of the protagonist. This can be a good quality which is perverted.

  6. Tragic Force Elements in tragedy which provide the stimulus for the downfall of the protagonist.

  7. Elements of the Setting Setting Physical Geographic Historic Environmental

  8. Character Aspects of Character Physical Qualities Mental Qualities Moral Qualities Spiritual Qualities Social Qualities

  9. Plot Exposition Narrative Hook Rising Action Climax Falling Actions Exposition

  10. Aeschylus525-546 Surviving plays The Persians Seven Against Thebes Oresteia (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, Eumenides) The Suppliants Prometheus Bound

  11. Sophocles496-406 Seven surviving plays Ajax Antigone Oedipus Rex Philoctetes Electra Trachiniae Oedipus at Colonus

  12. Euripides480-406 Eighteen Surviving Plays Alcestis Medea Hippolytus Children of Heracles Andromache Hecuba Heracles Suppliants Ion Trojan Women Electra Iphigenia in Tauris Helena Phoenician Women Orestes Bacchae Iphigenia in Aulis Cyclops

  13. Euripides and Tragedy

  14. Theatre of Dionysus http://www.perspicacity.com/elactheatre/library/pedia/greek.htm

  15. Theatre

  16. Orchestra

  17. Skene

  18. Machinery

  19. http://archaeology.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/studentpages/AMechanou/dissertation/TheatreOfDionysus.htmhttp://archaeology.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/studentpages/AMechanou/dissertation/TheatreOfDionysus.htm

  20. Tragedy Aristotle in Poeticssaid tragedies allow the viewer to experience a catharsis by vicariously experiencing pity and pain

  21. Terms Tragic Hero-has a fall from greatness due to a weakness or tragic flaw Intervention by Gods-dynamic characters possessing human qualities Taboo-to act against societal Hamartia-error of judgment Hubris-arrogance, excessive pride Catharsis-purging of feelings of sorrow and pain

  22. Tragedy Greek Shakespearian Modern

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