a drama that gives the audience an experience of catharsis. The protagonist, a person of nobility, must make a moral decision that influences the outcome of the play. The protagonist usually has a serious fault that leads to his downfall and death. The terror and pity felt by the audience produce catharsis, a cleansing or purifying of emotion. All ___________ is based on myth and history

prologue, parados, episode, stasimon, and exodus

the opening scene in which the background of the story is established by a single actor or through dialogue between two actors

the entrance of the chorus, usually chanting a lyric which bears some relation to the main theme of the play

an incident in the course of the play performed by actors (not chorus members)

the term for a choral ode, sung or chanted; the odes recited by the chorus alternated with the episodes

concluding portion of a tragedy; the final episode usually sung by the chorus as they exit

two different divisions of the chorus representing two different voices.

Strophe goes first.

a tragic human flaw; the mistake or error that a tragic character commits and which accounts in part for his misfortunes

overweening pride or insolence that results in a misfortune of the protagonist of the tragedy. ________ leads the protagonist to break a moral law; he will attempt vainly to transcend normal limitations or ignore divine warning with calamitous results; placing one’s self equal to the gods

the purpose of tragedy; a purification or purging of emotions

the incident in the plot in which the main character discovers some major piece of information that profoundly affects his actions

a major incident in the complex plot of a tragedy which results from the recognition. a reversal of fortune for the character

the moment marking the protagonist’s failure, usually at the end of the drama.

the supposed force, power, or plan which predetermines one’s destiny