Unit 5 Drama Vocabulary

The notes in drama that tell the actors how the play should be performed or staged are called

What is hubris?

The antagonist of Antigone is

God of the grape harvest, of wine making, of fertility and of theatre...

Antigone is the ________________, the main character, the center of the action or plot.

Plays are generally divided into scenes, with each scene divided into acts. 

A collection of traditional tales which offer information and explanations is called

A seperate introductory section of a literary or musical work is called the

What is hamartia?

The first section of an ancient Greek choral ode is called the

A satyr play is very

Hamlet's "To be, or not to be-that is the question" speech is an example of a soliloquy because

Athena's Temple in Athens is called

This man wrote Antigone

A monologue is a long uninterrupted speech given by one character.  It is heard by

Tragic heroes typically share these qualities...

In plays, most of the information about characters and events is expressed through

A remark usually made to the audience but not heard by other characters on the stage is called

When the audience experiences a purging of emotions, a purification of feelings it's called