Oepidus bluff notes:

things you need to know for no other reason than I told you so.

Prologue: contains exposition - some background information about the situation at hand. In the case of Oedipus, complication is also evident. ( P29 : "I will start afresh; and bring everything into the light" )- also foreshadowing.

Parados : introduction of the chorus - the Gladys Kravitzes of Greek theatre - who, unlike the nosy neighbour in Bewitched - danced, as they spoke/chanted their commentaries about " s'up ." They would have been in the orchestra unlike the main actors who would appear in the skene - think scene.

Parados : "way in"

In later productions, actors stood on a wooden platform called the proskenion - in order to be elevated and separate from the orchestra.

The Dancing Kravitzes would move in series of steps called strophe (turn), antistrophe (counter-turn) and epodes (units following the songs).

Episodes: in traditional Greek plays, there were four episodes - short units of action.

Each episode featured the actors who gave through both speech and movement - pithy remarks - short sentences - known as stichomythy . When the episode was over, the actors left the stage.

The second part of the acting section was called the stasimon : how many were there?

After the last episode - stasimon took place - along with the many happy deaths of your teenaged curricula, the exodos - way out - took place. This includes the resolution of the drama, the exit of the actors - the ones still alive! - the last remarks and any final dance moves.