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Antigone by: Sophocles

Antigone by: Sophocles. Sophocles. Born around 496/5 BC to a noble family in Colonus (now Athens) Excelled in music and gymnastics Held public office in Athenian Democracy. Plays written about human destiny and divine justice Themes of innocence, equity, and mercy

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Antigone by: Sophocles

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  1. Antigoneby: Sophocles

  2. Sophocles • Born around 496/5 BC to a noble family in Colonus (now Athens) • Excelled in music and gymnastics • Held public office in Athenian Democracy

  3. Plays written about human destiny and divine justice • Themes of innocence, equity, and mercy • His ideas for plays came from other plays “Tale of Thebes”

  4. Changes to play structure attributed to Sophocles: • Addition of a third actor • Increase the number of Chorus from 12 to 15 • Gave Chorus more subordinate part while reducing the number and length of choral roles • Introduced scene painting • Abandoned the trilogistic form. Rather than 3 plays with connected plots, he had 3 plays with unconnected plots

  5. Died at age 90 in 406 BC • Only seven complete plays have survived: Antigone Oedipus Rex Electra Ajax Trachiniae Philocletes Oedipus at Colonus

  6. Cast of Characters

  7. Antigone • Main character and Heroine • Sister of Ismene, Polyneices, and Eteocles. • Makes wise decisions based on morality and integrity

  8. Ismene • Sister of Antigone, Polyneices, and Eteocles • Makes choices based on selfish reasons and fear.

  9. Eurydice • Aunt of Antigone, Ismene, Polyneices and Eteocles • Queen of Thebes after Jocasta

  10. Creon • Uncle to Antigone, Ismene, Polyneices, and Eteocles • King of Thebes after Oedipus

  11. Haimon • Love interest for Antigone. • Son of Creon

  12. Teiresias • Blind Prophet • Tells the future of the other characters

  13. A Sentry • A guard

  14. Chorus • A group of 12 - 15 men who speak as one voice • They provide narration and a voice of reason

  15. Greek Tragedy A Greek Tragedy is a play that emphasizes the downfall of one of the main characters. The cause of the downfall is most often the characters hubris or pride. They are too proud to change their destructive behavior and end up harming themselves and others but the end of the play.

  16. Aristotelian Theory: The Elements of a Greek Tragedy

  17. Unity of Action • Tragic plots must have a clear beginning, middle and end • The action should be ordered and continuous, arising through a cause and effect process.

  18. Catharsis • Events in the play should inspire pity and terror in its viewers. • The purification of the emotions by vicarious experience, esp. through the drama

  19. Hamartia • The fault or error which entails the destruction of the tragic hero • Similar to Hubris= excessive pride

  20. Peripeteia • In classical tragedy (and hence in other forms of drama, fiction, etc.): a point in the plot at which a sudden reversal of situation occurs.

  21. Anagnorisis • -Recognition; it was the hero's suddenly becoming aware of a real situation and therefore the realization of things as they stood; a perception that resulted in an insight the hero had into his relationship with often antagonistic characters within Aristotelian tragedy.

  22. Scene of Suffering • Suffering was viewed as a prerequisite for wisdom

  23. Humpty Dumpty as a Greek Tragedy

  24. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall • He is a noble protagonist set perilously in a high place of power

  25. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall • Experiences a reversal of situation; he falls from greatness- his tragic weakness is his frailty - a thin shell

  26. The readers feel pity and terror. • The egg is cracked. He will never sit on the wall again. He is damaged for ever.

  27. And the same thing can happen to the reader. • Go to fast in your car- get a ticket • Get a high yield stock - end up broke • Break the law to get into office, end up disgraced

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