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Sophocles Oedipus, the King. Sophocles (Dexion “The Entertainer”) One of the three great ancient Greek tragedians 5th century B.C. - “The Golden Age”

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1 Sophocles Oedipus, the King

2 Sophocles (Dexion “The Entertainer”) One of the three great ancient Greek tragedians 5th century B.C. - “The Golden Age” Athens Wrote more than 120 plays Never received less than second place in Athenian drama competition

3 Background Sophocles born in Colonus, a village just outside the city of Athens 496 - 406 b.c. wealthy well-educated Athenian statesman wrote 123 plays (more than Shakespeare)

4 Tragedy Developed from the ancient dithyramb or choral lyric sung by a male chorus in honor of the god Dionysus at his annual festivals Thespis - father of drama - first used an actor Sophocles - added third actor - developed into sophisticated literary form

5 The Greek Theater built in the open air Theatron - area in which the audience sat Orchestra - circular area at ground level - dancing place of the chorus Parodos - entrance passage Skene - scene building - backdrop for action of the play Proscenium - level area in front of the skene on which most of the play’s action took place

6 The Chorus nucleus from which tragedy evolved “ideal spectator” clarifies the experiences and feelings of the characters and expresses the conventional attitude toward developments in the story separate episodes Chorus’ role diminished as actors developed.

7 Structure Prologue - opening scene Parodos - entrance of the chorus Episode - action Staisimon - the choral ode Exodus - final action after last stasimon

8 Aristotle on Tragedy Aristotle’s Poetics - study of Greek dramatic art Tragedy - imitation (mimesis) - imitation of an action Change in the protagonist’s (hero) fortunes Hamartia - error in judgment Catharsis - pity and fear

9 Tragic Hero Man who is highly renowned and prosperous Skilled Error in judgment or weakness of character - hamartia Victim of fate - tragic circumstances How does the hero react to his fate? = character

10 Resolution Peripetia - reversal - opposite of what was planned or hoped for by the protagonist takes place Anagnorisis - protagonist recognizes the truth of a situation, discovers another character’s identity, or comes to a realization about himself - growth through tragedy - pity and fear - lessons - theme

11 Summary A tragedy is a form of drama with several elements.

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