2.  Tragedy:  Tragedy: A play with heroic or noble characters and an unhappy ending. Serious themes are addressed.  Comedy:  Comedy: A play with ordinary people as characters and a happy ending.  Satyr play:  Satyr play: A play that takes serious themes and treats them comically or even lewdly.

3.  Prologue:  First scene of the play. Provides background info and establishes conflict.  Parodos:  The first choral ode, which provides further background and moral commentary.  Scene/Choral Ode:  Scenes involves three or fewer characters and the chorus.  Scenes develop the action and reveal characters’ qualities and flaws.  Scenes are followed by a choral ode, sung by the chorus and develop themes of the play.

4.  Exodos:  The final scene.  This is where the catastrophe occurs (the disastrous conclusion that involves multiple deaths and the hero’s ruin).  The hero achieves his tragic realization here.

5. tragic hero  The tragic hero at the center of a tragedy is  A person of high rank  Accepts his or her downfall with dignity  The tragic hero is a common archetype. tragic flaw  A tragic flaw is an error in judgment or a weakness in character, such as hubris.  Tragic hero recognizes the flaw and its consequences, but only after it is too late. This realization helps to redeem his character.  Their punishment exceeds their crimes.

6. Character foils  Draw attention to characteristics/personality  Reflect, like foil, the character’s presentation/traits  Share similar features, but characteristics/ personality traits contrast characters (differences in behaviors for certain situations)  Can be secondary characters