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1 Greek Theater

2 Roots in Worship of Dionysus God of wine and revelry

3 Theater at Epidaurus

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5 Dionysus Theater in Athens

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8 Audience at Theater of Delphi

9 Chorus

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11 Masks of Greek Theater

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15 Dionysus and Satyrs

16 Greek Comedy and Aristophanes

17 Aristotle’s Poetics

18 Central Character is of the Elite Class

19 Central Character suffers a Downfall

20 Central Character is Neither Wholly good nor wholly evil

21 Downfall is the result of a Fatal Flaw

22 Misfortunes involve characters who are related or who are friends

23 Tragic actions take place offstage

24 Central Character has a moment of recognition

25 Audience experiences pity and fear

26 Pity and Fear leads to a catharsis

27 Sophocles

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29 Oedipus Rex Oedipus at Colonus Antigone

30 Delphi

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33 Oracle of Delphi

34 Oedipus and Sphinx

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