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Medea definitions
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- 1AegeusThe King of Athens
- 2AgonDebate between Medea and Jason
- 3ChorusComposed of Corinthian Women
- 4CreonKing of Corinth
- 5Dialogueconversation, in one or more lines between characters
- 6Dramatic ironyuse of language in the play that has different or concealed meanings or interpretations for the speaker and the listener
- 7GlauceDaughter of Creon
- 8JasonGreek hero famous for returning the golden fleece
- 9MedeaJason's wife who helped him in his quest for the golden fleece
- 10Messenger speechvivid description of deaths of Glauce and Creon
- 11Prologueintroduction of the play delivered by the nurse
- 12Paradosfirst song by the chorus, first enters orchestra and dancers
- 13Exoduschorus exits singing about the play and the moral of the story
- 14Episodescharacters and the chorus talk
there are 4 episodes in Medea - 15Stasimonscharacters usually leave the stage wile the chorus sings and dances about what has happened
there are 4 stassimons in Medea - 16Order of MedeaPrologue, 1st ep, 1st sta, 2nd ep, 2nd sta, 3rd ep, 3rd sta, 4th ep, 4th sta, exodus
- 17Kommoslyrics or chanted duet between actors and chorus of a highly mournful or emotional nature
- 18Epirrhemapassage wherein one actor or the chorus speaks or chants lines in response to another actors lyrics
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- GCSE Classics (Unit 2 - Greek Drama/City Dionysia) FlashCards sobre Medea definitions, criado por Bethany Louise S em 05-01-2015.
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