Greek Tragedy Terms

What's the leader of the chorus known as ?

• Sophocles

• Choragos

• Hamartia

• Hubris

The tragic hero suffers from a tragic

flaw, also known as _______

What's a Tragic hero ?

• a play dealing with

  tragic events and having an

  unhappy ending, esp. one

  concerning the downfall of the

  main character.

• a group of characters

  who comment on the action of the

  play without participating in it.

• a great or virtuous

  character in a dramatic tragedy who is

  destined for downfall, suffering, or

  defeat.

What's recognition?

• the point at which the action of

  the plot turns in an unexpected direction for

  the protagonist. The protagonist learns

  what they did not expect to learn.

• a character who contrasts and

  parallels the main character in a play

  or story.

• the point in the play during

  which the tragic hero experiences a kind of

  self-understanding

Excessive pride or arrogance, often leading to the downfall of a tragic hero.

• Conflict

• Chorus

• Hubris

• Tragic flaw

A group of characters in Greek tragedy who comment on the action of the play.

• Foreshadowing

• Conscience

• Civil disobedience

• Chorus

The predetermined course of events in a person's life, often seen as an external force in Greek tragedy.

• Protagonist

• Tragic flaw

• Fate

• Piety

A serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force, leading to a disastrous conclusion.

• Irony

• Tragedy

• Fate

• An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.

The final resolution or outcome of a tragedy, often involving the protagonist's downfall.

• Irony

• Catastrophe

• Ethical dilemma

• Resolute

A character trait in the protagonist that leads to their downfall in a tragedy.

• Catastrophe

• Tyranny

• Tragic flaw

• Moral responsibility