LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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Introduce the main characters
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Preview the play’s conclusion
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Provide insight into the play’s mythological background
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Remind the viewers of what kind of play they are viewing
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Detailed explanation-1: -The prologue marks the start of the play. Often it is one or two characters standing in front of the scene giving an expository monologue or dialogue. Parados-A parados was one of two gangways on which chorus and actors made their entrances from either side into the orchestra. Episode/Stasimon-
Detailed explanation-2: -Prologue: A monologue or dialogue preceding the entry of the chorus, which presents the tragedy’s topic. Parode (Entrance Ode): The entry chant of the chorus, often in an anapestic (short-short-long) marching rhythm (four feet per line). Generally, they remain on stage throughout the remainder of the play.
Detailed explanation-3: -The aim of tragedy, Aristotle writes, is to bring about a “catharsis” of the spectators-to arouse in them sensations of pity and fear, and to purge them of these emotions so that they leave the theater feeling cleansed and uplifted, with a heightened understanding of the ways of gods and men.
Detailed explanation-4: -The word “tragedy” comes from the Greek “he-goat” and aeidein = “to sing” – literally, “the song of a goat.” Scholars aren’t sure exactly why, but they have a couple theories: 1.) In ancient Athens, where tragedy was first performed on stage.