Dramatic Terms in Greek Theatre

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A fast paced exchange of dialouge between two characters.
Stichomythia
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When the audience knows something a character does not.
Dramatic Irony
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A group of 15 citizens who are active thrpughout the whole play/
Chorus
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The aim of any great Tragedy.
Catharsis
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Speech with the chorus inturutting, followed by more speech
Agon
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Used to represent the passing of time
Choral Odes
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A song of Lamentation
Kommos
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the structure of the sentence and can result in the sense of a phrase having double meanings
Syntax
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Hints at what is to come
Foreshadowing
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A phrase that is said multiple times
Repetition
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When the audience knows something a character does not.

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Dramatic Irony

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A group of 15 citizens who are active thrpughout the whole play/

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Card 4

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The aim of any great Tragedy.

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Card 5

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Speech with the chorus inturutting, followed by more speech

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