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Plato’s Republic (To be good/just)

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  • Pure Reason (aligned) w/out emotions
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  • Pure Reason (aligned) w/out emotions
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Plato’s Republic (To be good/just)

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Plato’s Republic (the role of poets)

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to teach, to enable understanding

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to teach, to enable understanding

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Plato’s Republic (the role of poets)

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  • Plato’s Republic (Poetry Critque)
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  • Inspiration (Composition , not reason)
  • Ignorant of what Teaches (teaches wrong things)
  • It’s Imitation
  • Wrong Emotions (encour. audience’s)
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  • Inspiration (Composition , not reason)
  • Ignorant of what Teaches (teaches wrong things)
  • It’s Imitation
  • Wrong Emotions (encour. audience’s)
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  • Plato’s Republic (Poetry Critque)
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Greek Tragedy (Aristotle)

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  • Imitation of Noble Action
  • Serious and Complete
  • Great size
  • Embelished Language + Artistics
  • Action Form (not narrative)
  • Proper purgation of emotions (such. pity, fear)
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  • Imitation of Noble Action
  • Serious and Complete
  • Great size
  • Embelished Language + Artistics
  • Action Form (not narrative)
  • Proper purgation of emotions (such. pity, fear)
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Greek Tragedy (Aristotle)

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Greek Tragedy Quality (Aristotle’s 6 parts/principles)

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  • Plot
  • Character
  • Thought
  • Diction
  • Spectacle (the embelism)
  • Song (chief embelishment)
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  • Plot
  • Character
  • Thought
  • Diction
  • Spectacle (the embelism)
  • Song (chief embelishment)
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Greek Tragedy Quality (Aristotle’s 6 parts/principles)

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Spectacle (of six Aristotle’s principles)

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The Embelish

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The Embelish

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Spectacle (of six Aristotle’s principles)

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Song (of six Aristotle’s principles)

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Chief embelishment

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Chief embelishment

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Song (of six Aristotle’s principles)

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Greek Comedy (Aristotle)

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  • Ridiculous - (Deformity; error, ugliness - Painless; no harmful effects)
  • Imitation of baser man
  • Light treatment of the otherwise base and ugly
  • Farest form of reality
  • Accomplishes through action
  • Targets = Indignation
  • Intellectual Clarification
  • Indignation (2 things) :
  • good fortune for no reason
  • not make pity or sorrow
  • Brings happiness final goal in any activity
  • Fortunate rise of sympathetic character
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  • Ridiculous - (Deformity; error, ugliness - Painless; no harmful effects)
  • Imitation of baser man
  • Light treatment of the otherwise base and ugly
  • Farest form of reality
  • Accomplishes through action
  • Targets = Indignation
  • Intellectual Clarification
  • Indignation (2 things) :
  • good fortune for no reason
  • not make pity or sorrow
  • Brings happiness final goal in any activity
  • Fortunate rise of sympathetic character
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Greek Comedy (Aristotle)

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Target of Greek Comedy (Aristotle)

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Idignation (2 things)
Must manifest a good fortune for no reason
Must not make feel pityor sorrow

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Indignation (Aristotle)

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  • Must manifest a good fortune for no reason
  • Must not make feel pityor sorrow
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Greek Theatre Conventions (Setting/Stage)

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  • Amphitheatres
  • Open no decor, no scenery
  • Alter or Table (Thymele - Stone)
  • Orchestra (Dancing Place)
  • Proskenion (Stage/Play Area)
  • Skene (Backstage)
  • Devices
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The epiphany or moment of recognition

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Anagnorisis

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Anagnorisis

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The epiphany or moment of recognition

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agon

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contest or debate between two characters (tragedies)

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contest or debate between two characters (tragedies)

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agon

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catharsis

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  • Emotions are cleansed and the audience is educated on civic morals by feeling fear and pity for the play???s characters.
  • Aristotle tragedy???s main purpose
  • Moment Of Relief
  • (Indignation = Good thing/Bad People + Ridiculous)
    (e. g. Lysistrata: Over exaggerated Boobs)
  • Purgation: Open us to change, Attain Clarity
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- Emotions are cleansed and the audience is educated on civic morals by feeling fear and pity for the play???s characters. - Aristotle tragedy???s main purpose - Moment Of Relief - (Indignation = Good thing/Bad People + Ridiculous) (e. g. Lysistrata: Over exaggerated Boobs) - Purgation: Open us to change, Attain Clarity
catharsis
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Deus Ex Machine
''god from a machine'' - resolve play with disciplinary action or wisdom. - cranes for gods appear in mid-air (Mechane)
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''god from a machine'' - resolve play with disciplinary action or wisdom. - cranes for gods appear in mid-air (Mechane)
Deus Ex Machine
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The error of judgment or mistaken action that characterizes all \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
tragic protagonists. | (this error= Hamartia)
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Hamartia
Error of judgment or mistaken action that characterizes all tragic protagonists.
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Error of judgment or mistaken action that characterizes all tragic protagonists.
Hamartia
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Dramatic irony
- Audience know things that some Characters don't
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- Audience know things that some Characters don't
Dramatic irony
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Catharis (e.g)
Lysistrata: Over exaggerated Boobs
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Hamartia (e.g.)
Lysistrata: - Athenian decline (naval wars)
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Hubris
Extreme in everything ??? Extreme in arrogance.
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Extreme in everything ??? Extreme in arrogance.
Hubris
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Metatheatricality
- Breaking the fourth Wall, Breaking the illusion. (e. g. Talking to the public)
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- Breaking the fourth Wall, Breaking the illusion. (e. g. Talking to the public)
Metatheatricality
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Copy (Greek)
Mimesis
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Mimesis
Copy (Greek)
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Plot Reversals Turning of events
Peripeteia
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Peripeteia
Plot Reversals Turning of events
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teichoskopeia
watching from a wall Messenger on Schenes Roof To Describe battles and other scenes
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watching from a wall Messenger on Schenes Roof To Describe battles and other scenes
teichoskopeia
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ekkyklema
Rolling platform to roll murdered character on stage.
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Rolling platform to roll murdered character on stage.
ekkyklema
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Only men were allowed to act in plays, though \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Could attend: - Women - Servants
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choregos
- producer - wealthy citizen - funds the chorus
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- producer - wealthy citizen - funds the chorus
choregos
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Funds the Playwright and Leading Actors. (Greek)
the City Government provides
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the City Government provides
Funds the Playwright and Leading Actors. (Greek)
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Due to large theater sizes, simple costumes, and masks covering expressions \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Actors relied a lot on gesture to demonstrate action. (due to \_\_\_\_\_\_)
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Actors relied a lot on gesture to demonstrate action. (due to \_\_\_\_\_\_)
Due to large theater sizes, simple costumes, and masks covering expressions \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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Flutes (Greek THT)
Most important instruments providing a play???s music
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Most important instruments providing a play???s music
Flutes (Greek THT)
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Aristotle???s Poetics deals
- Religious Origins of Tragedy - Role of the Protagonist - Function of Chorus.
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- Religious Origins of Tragedy - Role of the Protagonist - Function of Chorus.
Aristotle???s Poetics deals
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Aristotle (Crucial in Tragedy)
Unified action (unity of action, place, and time) Peripeteia (Reversals) Anagnorisis (Epiphany or moment of recognition)
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Greek Actors
- Only 3 Actors Several Parts (Early) - Chorus 12-15
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Thymele
- Alter or Table (made of Stone)
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- Orchestra
(Dancing Place)
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- Proskenion
Stage/Play Area
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Skene
Backstage
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- Alter or Table (made of Stone)
Thymele
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(Dancing Place)
- Orchestra
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Stage/Play Area
- Proskenion
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Backstage
Skene
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Lysistrata Episodes
The different scenes occurring throughout the play - No specific separation Time- or- Theme. (e. g)
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Lysistrata - Context of Writing
- Written in 411 BCE - (Peloponnesian War) - Loss of Athenian fleet/ Money (413 at Sicily)
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Lysistrata - Politics Context
- Athenian 1st Democracy (Man = 1/4 of population own land - no debt) - Status of Women (Ath: Propriety / Spar: Free) - Proboulos (Commissionner, Magistrate - Aged/Respected)
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- Athenian 1st Democracy
Man = 1/4 of population own land - no debt
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- Status of Women (Athens / Sparta)
Status of women (ATHENIAN) - propriety of husband - allowed to go trade - Provide baby Status of women (SPARTAN) - Free - Could own land - Same education as boys
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Proboulos
Commissionner, Magistrate - Aged/Respected - To cope difficulties Athens Pelopeisan War
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Commissionner, Magistrate
- Proboulos - Aged and Respected - To cope difficulties Athens Pelopeisan War
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Essential Element for Drama to Emerge
Literacy and writing down stories.
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Greek Tragedy Originated from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- Goats Song - Choral performers of dithyrambs
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3rd Actor (why? + Origin)
- Expanded playwright’s options for complexity of plot and dialogue. - Sophocles
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Satyr Play (goal)
- Audience comic relief after daylong of tragedy
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The role of dialogue and the collective chorus directly parallels
Citizens debating and casting their votes
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Choruses - Comedy vs Tragedy
Comedy- Animals and inanimate objects Tragedy- Represents the public’s perspective
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