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WorksheetsClassic Greek Drama and Oedipus Terms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
A (a) is a play dealing with
tragic events and having an
unhappy ending, esp. one
concerning the downfall of the
main character.
The (a) is a group of characters
who comment on the action of the
play without participating in it.
What's the leader of the chorus known as ?
Sophocles
Choragos
Hamartia
Hubris
The tragic hero suffers from a tragic
flaw, also known as (a)
Were the actors women and men ?
YES
NO
What's a Foil ?
a character who contrasts and
parallels the main character in a play
or story.
words spoken by an actor
directly to the audience, which are
not heard by other characters on the
stage during the play.
the resolution of the plot
in a story or play.
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 a archetype ?
the original pattern from
which copies are made; template or mold
the point in the play during
which the tragic hero experiences a kind of
self-understanding.
the point at which the action of
the plot turns in an unexpected direction for
the protagonist.
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
What's a denouement ?
the first choral song in a
drama
the resolution of the plot
in a story or play.
first section of an ancient
Greek choral ode or of one division of it.
Sung from east to west.
