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ANTIGONE STUDY GUIDE 26.03.2013

. ANTIGONE STUDY GUIDE 26.03.2013. . ANTIGONE AGREEMENT / DISAGREEMENT

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ANTIGONE STUDY GUIDE 26.03.2013

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  1. . ANTIGONE STUDY GUIDE 26.03.2013

  2. . ANTIGONE AGREEMENT / DISAGREEMENT “ CreongivesAntigone a harshpunishmentsimplybecauseshe is a woman; ifthelaw-breaker had been a man, he would not havebeensentencedtodeath.” Do youagreeordisagreewiththisstatement? Justifyyourrationalebyreferringtothetext.

  3. . Consideringtheportrayals of womenand men in “Antigone”, what do youthinkaboutthegenderroles in a Greektragedy? How do youevaluateAntigone’s, Eurydice’sandIsmene’sattitudesfromthisperspective?

  4. A quickrecap: Keyqualities of a tragichero in a Greekplay • Bloodline • Hamartia • Anagnorisis • Peripeteia • Nemesis • Catharsis ConsideringthesequalitiesandtheprocessesthatCreonandAntigonehavegonethrough, whichone do youthink is thetragichero of theplay?

  5. ANTIGONE JEOPARDY

  6. Yourtopicsare: • Classical Drama • HowTragic! • BreakingtheLaw • Death • Quotes

  7. . Classical Drama originated in this country.

  8. . Thisgroup of peoplewouldsingandchant on stage.

  9. . It is thereversal of a fortune, thedownfall of thetragichero.

  10. . Antigonepreferstofollowtheselaws.

  11. . • She is thequeen of Thebeswhounknowinglymarriedto her son, Oedipus. She is alsoAntigone’smother.

  12. . Recognition or discovery on the part of the hero; change from ignorance to knowledge.

  13. . Purgation of emotions of pity and fear which leaves the viewer both relieved and elated.

  14. . Themostcommontragicflowleadingtheprotagonisttodownfall.

  15. . Firstsuspect in burial of Polyneices

  16. . Creon sentences Antigone to this, changing his mind about the original decree.

  17. . • “ Myspiritwastalkingtomeallthe time, saying ‘Fool, whyareyougoingwhereyouwill be punishedforyourjourney? Wretch, areyouwasting time again? IfCreonhearsthisnewsfromsomeone else, you’ll be sure tosufferfor it!’ ‘ “

  18. . • “Forthemanwhobelievesthat he alone has theabilitytothinkandspeak, that he and no-one else possessesintelligence- whensuch men arelaidopen, theyareseento be empty.”

  19. . • “ Be sure thatthemoststubbornwillsfallhardest; it is thestrongestiron, temperedtohardness in the fire, thatyouwillmostoftenseeshatteredandbrokentopieces. I haveknownwild-temperedhorsesbroughttoorderwith a tiny bit.”

  20. . ThereasonwhyPolynieces is not properlyburiedbygivingrituals.

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