OPC Vocabulary

Prologue

entrance of Antigone and Ismene

Parados

Entrance of the chorus

skene

wooden platform in front of a building, 2 doors, entrance for women characters

Orchestra

circular stage for the chorus to sing and dance

stassimon

choral song for the chorus

paradoi

entrances for the male characters and chorus

epesoidion

scene

strophe

beginning of choral ode - right to left

antistrophe

counterargument - left to right

epode

end of the chorus song, centre stage