Abeka 10th: world literature- unit 12
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.
