Theban plays Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

satyr a short separate play that interrupts between the scenes of a tragedy and uses mythical creatures to make fun of the characters chorus a group of people who dance, sing, and comment on the actions of the play dramatic irony a situation in a movie or play when the audience has more knowledge about characters or events than the characters do episodes separate scenes in a play in which the characters talk and interact with one another tragedy a literary genre that typically ends in t...

Themes - ANSWER-Unifying ideas that are repeated or developed throughout a literary or artistic work. Humanities - ANSWER-To learn what it is to be human, not from a biological sense but a cultural sense. To understand what humans believe and why, along with what we have believed in the past and even what we might believe in the future. recurring/universal themes - ANSWER-love and heroes Eros - ANSWER-erotic love Agape - ANSWER-platonic love Archetype - ANSWER-age-old models by wh...

The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus Rex, which is followed in the narrative sequence by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Together, these plays make up Sophocles' three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe.

HISTORY TESTBANK CHAPTER 1 – THE BIRTH OF CIVILIZATION IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS culture cuneiform Vedas Aryan Brahman Olmecs oracle bones pharaoh Sargon Harappa civilization Neolithic Revolution Book of the Dead Hittites Assyrians hieroglyphic Mandate of Heaven Code of Hammurabi MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Anthropologists designate early human cultures by their a. writing. c. tools. b. clothing. d. food. Answer: c Page: 6 Factual 2. The Paleolithic Age is characteri...

Ancient Greek Writing Assignment Notes Chapter 8 • Plato - Ancient Greek philosopher lived in Athens in 428 BC-348 BC. Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. His "Republic" is famous work on politics, human nature and philosophy. Known for the Academy in Athens, first institution of higher learning in western world. • "Republic" - Influential work by Plato. Showed overall disapproval of democracy and oligarchy. Suggests that a "philosopher king" who is virtuous and all kno...