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=Monday, February 25= = = =Tuesday, February 26= = = =Wednesday, February 27= > POLY: many > 17. monarchy, n. – rule by a single person > 18. monochromatic, adj. – of one color > 19. polychromatic, adj. – showing a variety of colors > 20. monosyllabic, adj. – having one syllable =Thursday, February 28= > > 5 Requirements of a Classic Tragedy: = = =Friday, March 1= > =Use 4 vocab words to describe your tragic hero and his or her tragic flaw.=
 * =====Return Catcher!!!=====
 * vocab warm-up
 * 9. anesthesia, n. - a medical procedure that produces loss of feeling or sensation
 * 10. anomaly, n. - deviation from the common pattern
 * 11. anonymous, adj. - nameless; of unknown origin
 * 12. aseptic, adj. - free of disease causing microorganisms
 * =====Greek drama roots clip=====
 * =====Greek drama notes=====
 * =====Dionysius – Greek god of revelry, chaos, wine. Festival tragedies were written in his honor.=====
 * =====Apollo – Greek god of reason, music, math, order, the sun.=====
 * =====fate – the Greeks believed that every person had a fate or destiny that was determined before birth. The Fates, three women who spun, measured, and cut off the thread of life.=====
 * =====hubris – excessive pride. This Greek concept implies stepping beyond the role set for the person by the gods, or taking on a role beyond what that person should be doing.=====
 * =====chorus – a group of 8 to 40 men (originally priests who recounted the stories of the gods in unison),who comment on the action of the tragedy, usually showing the point of view the audience should have, according to the playwright.=====
 * =====dramatic irony – when the audience knows something the characters don't know=====
 * =====vicarious – second hand, in the sense of living through someone else's experiences.This can be a performance, or someone else's real life.=====
 * =====Thespis – the first actor, c. 534 BCE. Thespis has one man stand separate from the chorus, inventing the first actor. The chorus would respond in unison.=====
 * =====thespian – any actor=====
 * =====Aeschylus – Greek playwright who added a second actor.=====
 * =====Sophocles – Greek playwright (495 – 406 BCE) who added a third actor and first used a little bit of scenery. He wrote Oedipus, Antigone, and Philoctetes.=====
 * =check out Antigone=
 * =return Catcher, if you haven't already!=
 * =vocab warm-up:=
 * =atheism, n. - godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme Being=
 * =atrophy, n. - lack of growth from disuse or lack of nourishment=
 * =hypertrophy, n. - enlargement of a body part, possibly from excessive use=
 * =atypical, adj. - unlike the usual or typical=
 * =read beginning of play=
 * =finish Greek Drama notes=
 * MONO: one, single, alone
 * = more Greek Drama notes =
 * skene – building at the back of the stage to hold costumes. Big doors to look like a palace.
 * orchestra – the “dancing ground” space in front of the stage where the chorus chanted.
 * prologue – The opening scene in a tragic play which presents the setting, introduces the central characters, and establishes the conflict.
 * parados – The initial ode following the prologue, when the chorus comes in. Establishes public opinion about the events at the beginning of the play.
 * ode – A chanted response to the events of a scene presented by the chorus.
 * episode – (epi = around) the pieces between the odes that are the action of the play.
 * exodus – The closing ode of the play in which the chorus responds to the tragic events and presents the moral lesson to be learned from the events.
 * =Read the play!=
 * =vocab warm-up=
 * =21. monotheism, n. - belief that there is one god=
 * =22. monomania, n. - derangement of mind on one subject only=
 * =23. monotonous, adj. - continuing in a single, unchanging tone; wearying=
 * =24. polyglot, n. - person who speaks several languages; speaking several languages=
 * =25. polyphonic, adj. - having many sounds or voices=
 * =last of the Greek Drama notes!=
 * 1) a serious work about an important person with the potential to be good (king, great warrior, etc.)
 * 2) who, as a result of fate or a character flaw (often hubris),
 * 3) experiences a catastrophe, such as losing his entire family or a kingdom.
 * 4) This person then realizes his error goes through a reversal, when he tries to turn everything around, but it's too late.
 * 5) Viewing the play, the audience experiences catharsis, an emotional purge, as they feel pity for the tragic hero and terror and awe at the power of the gods.
 * =read the play!=
 * =vocab warm-up: Imagine you are planning to write a play.=
 * =Paraphrase exercise: Antigone's speech from Second Episode, p. 210=