Abeka 10th: world literature- unit 12

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achilles

Who kills Hector?

greeks

Who won the Trojan War that lasted 10 years

fable

a brief anecdote told in a simple , direct style in prose or verse describing a single incident and designed to teach a moral, usually by using animals as characters

aside

a comment made to the audience that the other characters are not supposed to hear

THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD

a false friend is more dangerous than an open enemy

drama

a form of literature in prose or poetry or a combination of the two which relies on action to portray life or character. It tells a story by action and dialogue

semonides

a greek poet of the 7th century bc who has only few surviving works

chorus

a group of dancers and singers

elegy

a short poem written in pairs of unrhymed lines, often on themes of war, love, or death

soliloquy

a speech by one character alone on stage

soliloquy

a speech by one character alone on the stage

tragic flaw

a weakness or defect which along with fate helps to bring about his downfall

Iliad and Odyssey

among the first books studied by boys in greek schools

epigram

any brief poem, often used as an inscription on monuments or tombs

odyssey means

any long or extended journey or adventure

who warned odysseus about going home

athena

TH BREVITY OF LIFE

attributed to semonides

greek theater

auditorium, orchestra, and skene

Homer

blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. he lived 700 years before christ

teiresias

blind prophet

paris

brother of Hector

polymeices

brother of antigone

skene

building used as dressing room

act 5

catastrophe/ dénouement

parados

choral entry ode, the song delivered as the chorus enters the orchestra

strophe

chorus moves in one direction across the stage

antistrophe

cited as they turn and move in the opposite side of the stage

act 3

climax

aside

comment made to the audience that the other characters are not supposed to have heard

rising action

consists of all the events that advance and complicate the action until it escalates to climax or crisis

Antigone and Ismene

daughters of Oedipus, former king of Thebes

epode

delivered when the chorus is stationary

scared like fawns

describes the trojans

tragic hero

exceptional character, though not perfect, who undergoes a morally significant struggle which ends disastrously

dramatic structure of 5 act play

exposition, rising action, climax or crisis, falling action, and catastrophe or dénouement

acts 1

exposition/ inciting force

act 4

falling action

aesope

famous for his fables

Hector and Achilles

fought in The Death of Hector

tragedy

generally deals with the serious, the sad, the catastrophic aspects of life

prologue

gives the introductory background or exposition

sophocles

greek dramatist, lived about 400 years before christ, was interested in the basic questions of human life and investigated them in his tragedies

oddyseus

greek king that was gone for 20 years

THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS

homer

blind poet of chios

homer

10 years

how long did telemachus look for his father

Athena

impersonated one of hectors brothers (deïphobus)

THE LION AND THE MOUSE

in time of need the weak may help the strong

exposition

introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation

comedy

is a play that ends happily

Agamemnon

king of achaea

creon

king of thebes, uncle of antigone and ismene

john donne

known for his conceits

homers works are fictional

major difference between homer and the bible

myths

man made stories about gods and goddesses

Iliad

means "the tale of ilios" (troy) -recounts the events of a period toward the end of the ten year war between greece and (achaea) and the city of troy

helen

most beautiful woman in the world

action

movement or speech of characters performing situations on stage

argos

name of odysseus, dog

messenger chorus

of about 15 elders of thebes

THE GOATHERD AND THE WILD GOATS

old friends cannot with impunity be sacrificed for new ones

John Wesley

one of englands best known evangelists

Nurse Euryclea

penelope's nurse

satire

poetry that combines criticism with wit or ironic humor to ridicule something

act 2

rising action

episodes

scenes made by choral odes

inciting force

something that interrupts a static situation often in the form of a new character

Phoebus Apollo

son of greek god zeus

hector

son of king priam of troy

dialogue

speeches between two or more characters, or all the speeches of the play taken collectively

choral odes

strophe, antistrophe, epode

characters

the persons who perform the action

achilles

the proud and powerful greek warrior that refused to fight

orchestra

the stage

move your bed down

the test penelope gave odysseus

falling action

ultimately leads to the catastrophe or dénouement

she undid the weave

what did penelope do to trick the suitors

neck

where could hector be killed

climax or crisis

where the action changes its course

auditorium

where the audience sits

Athena

wife of zeus.

polytheists

worshipers of many gods

stage directions

written instructions designed to aid in producing the play and helping the reader visualize the setting of scenes by giving details of time, place, scenery, props, and entrances

THE DYING CHRISTIAN TO HIS SOUL

Alexander Pope

eteocles

Antigone's brother that died in battle and recieved a hero's burial

ELEGY FOR HERACLITUS

Callimachus

haemon

Creon's son, engaged to Antigone

eurydice

Creon's wife

Homer and the Bible: How Books Mold Nations

Francis Wayland

THE DEATH OF HECTOR

Homer

DEATH BE NOT PROUD

John Donne

ON EARLY DEATH

Lucian

THE BEAR AND THE TWO TRAVELERS

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends

telemachus

Odysseus' son

penelope

Odysseus' wife

eumaeus

Odysseus's loyal swineherd

alexander pope

- Translated the work of Homer and others into English

Patroclus

Achilles' best friend that hector killed

ANTIGONE

Sophocles

Antigone's Conflict with Creon

Summary: Antigone's brother betrayed the city and died in battle. Creon, the king, will not grant her brother a proper burial. Antigone argues that the gods's will is above the state's will. Natural law (Antigone) vs. State law (Creon). Conflict of moral obligation and political responsibility.


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