Aeschylus
An ancient Greek poet, often considered the founder of tragedy
allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
bois
wood (French)
bon matin, compère Crapaud
Good morning, fellow toad (French)
dramatic irony
dramatic irony is a form of irony that is expressed through a work's structure: an audience's awareness of the situation differs substantially from the awareness of the characters
faggots
In this play, a bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel
gros
large (French)
personification
the representation of an abstract quality in human form
situational irony
irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected
