Oedipus Prologue/Scene 1

Define "Choragos"

• Arrogance: belief that you are better than the gods

• Cleansing or purifying the spirit

• The leader of the chorus

Define "Hamartia"

• The god to whom theatrical works were dedicated

• The "third rate" helper

• A tragic flaw that each hero has

Define "Tritagonist"

• the "third rate" actor

• a group of 12 to 15 men who back up the actors

• cleansing or purifying of the spirit

Define "Deuteragonist"

• The leader of the chorus

• the "helper" or second actor

• a tragic flaw that each tragic hero has

Define "Chorus"

• A group of 12 to 15 men who back up the actors

• The god to whom theatrical works were dedicated

• cleansing or purifying of the spirit

Define "Catharsis"

• Cleansing or purifying of the spirit

• the lone voice of the chorus

• a tragic flaw that each tragic hero has

Define "Protagonist"

• "first contestant" or the main actor in a Greek play

• the "helper" or second actor

• a tragic flaw that each character has

Define "Tragic Hero"

• the "third rate" actor

• a man who has achieved greatness, but who is brought down through a weakness or tragic flaw

• the god to whom theatrical works were dedicated

Define "Dionysus"

• the god to whom theatrical works were dedicated

• cleansing or purifying of the spirit

• arrogance; the belief that you are better than the gods

Define "Hubris"

• the lone voice of the chorus

• arrogance; the belief that you are better than the gods

• a group of 12 to 15 men who back up the actors