Friday 18 January 2013

Snow day work

Use the internet to research Greek tragedies. Find out the answers to the following:
What are the key elements of a Greek tragedy?
What is the role of the chorus?
What usually happens to the protagonist (main character)?
What does 'hamartia' mean?

Sites to try:
http://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/Tragedy.htm
http://krishaamer.com/2008/03/26/function-chorus-greek-drama/