Medea definitions

Question	Answer
Aegeus	The King of Athens
Agon	Debate between Medea and Jason
Chorus	Composed of Corinthian Women
Creon	King of Corinth
Dialogue	conversation, in one or more lines between characters
Dramatic irony	use of language in the play that has different or concealed meanings or interpretations for the speaker and the listener
Glauce	Daughter of Creon
Jason	Greek hero famous for returning the golden fleece
Medea	Jason's wife who helped him in his quest for the golden fleece
Messenger speech	vivid description of deaths of Glauce and Creon
Prologue	introduction of the play delivered by the nurse
Parados	first song by the chorus, first enters orchestra and dancers
Exodus	chorus exits singing about the play and the moral of the story
Episodes	characters and the chorus talk there are 4 episodes in Medea
Stasimons	characters usually leave the stage wile the chorus sings and dances about what has happened there are 4 stassimons in Medea
Order of Medea	Prologue, 1st ep, 1st sta, 2nd ep, 2nd sta, 3rd ep, 3rd sta, 4th ep, 4th sta, exodus
Kommos	lyrics or chanted duet between actors and chorus of a highly mournful or emotional nature
Epirrhema	passage wherein one actor or the chorus speaks or chants lines in response to another actors lyrics

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