DRAM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hamartia, Dianoia, Pharmakos

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Dramatic Art
• Course: DRAM 1300
• Professor: Simon Du Toit

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How are aristotle"s principles reflected in the structure of oedipus rex? (can you identify the prologue, the parados, the four repetitions of episode followed by choral ode (stasimon), and the final beat or exodos?) from http://web. eecs. utk. edu/~mclennan/classes/us210/greek-play. html. Prologue: a monologue or dialogue preceding the entry of the chorus, which presents the tragedy"s topic. Parodos (entrance ode): the entry chant of the chorus. Generally, they remain on stage throughout the remainder of the play. Episode: there are several episodes (typically 3-5) in which one or two actors interact with the chorus. They are, at least in part, sung or chanted. Speeches and dialogue are typically iambic hexameter: six iambs (short-long) per line, but rhythmic anapests are also common. In lyric passages the meters are treated flexi- bly. Stasimon (stationary song): a choral ode in which the chorus may comment on or react to the preceding episode. Exode (exit ode): the exit song of the chorus after the last episode.