CLASSICS 2YY3- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 41 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Historical overview and the origins of greek drama: bronze age or mycenaean" greece (ca. Dionysus (wilamowtiz: aristotle"s etymology of drama", dramas present people as doing things, originating form the dorians and peloponnesians. Background to the greek theatre; drama and democracy (cont"d) Imagery: a great ox standing on his tongue, a male animal meant to represent clytemnestra speaking, an ox is the name for a castrated male cow. Paris: the justice of the gods is inescapable. Imagery: eagles feasting on a pregnant hare, depicts the excessive vengeance of the greeks on the. Monday, september 19, 2016: a cleansing flame will fall on argos, fire from mt. Ida (mountain near troy: the light of the flame appears in argos at mt. Greeks at troy: the herald scene sets up the rest of the trilogy and actions. Tuesday, september 20, 2016: clytem re-appears after the herald speaks. Intentional anti-climax: purpose of the final scene.
