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Epiphone, epeisodion - a fragment of the Greek drama (both tragedy and comedy), which includes direct appearances of characters in dialogues or monologues. The epiphone is the original form of later acts of dramatic acts. The three episodes, from three to five (usually three), were separated by the chorus of the choir - Stasimon.

The Episeodion is not the only dialog of tragedy, as the Greek tragedy usually opens up a prologos that outlines the dramatic situation and which often also has the character of dialogue. Only after him on the stage is the choir - the song entering the choir is parodos (but there are tragedies starting with the parodos). The first episodes are followed by a parody, followed by epiphone and stasimony. Episeodion, besides the dialogues and monologues that build the action, also includes the typically lyrical parties, while the stasimony is a pause in action where dramatic tension decreases. As a rule, during the stasimon, the actors in the episcopalian scene come out of the stage, if they stay, rarely participate actively in song and chorus dance. Often, however, the typical order of the intergalactic and Stasimon interchanges is changed: instead of Stasimon, a kommos (lamentation) is introduced in which the choir co-exists with one actor or group. Bibliography

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