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THEME & THEMATIC STATEMENTS. WHAT IS THEME?. Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about human nature that is communicated by a literary work. Romeo & Juliet TOPIC= YOUNG LOVE THEME= Young love is not wise enough to last. Scarface TOPIC= power
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WHAT IS THEME? • Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about human nature that is communicated by a literary work
Romeo & Juliet TOPIC= YOUNG LOVE THEME= Young love is not wise enough to last. Scarface TOPIC= power THEME= Those without power often do anything to find it for themselves which leads to their destruction. A THEME IS A SENTENCE NOT JUST 1 WORD
TOPICS in ANTIGONE • Talk to your partner and list 5 topics expressed in the drama, Antigone. • CHART
TOPIC 1. Pride 2. Fate 3. THEME 1. Pride leads to dangerous consequences 2. 3. TOPIC & THEME
TOPIC • Choose an abstract concept like PRIDE, LOYALTY, ALLEGIANCE TO KING’S/MAN’S LAW, ALLEGIANCE TO GODS’ LAW, GENDER ROLES, or FATE that the work explores.
Step 2: STATEMENT part 1 • The _________(genre) __________ (title) by ___________author) • is about _______________________________. • (topic/abstract concept)
Step 3: • Now, you need to state what the literary work asserts about this abstract topic. If a play is about pride, what opinion does it express about the effect of prideon humanity?
Step 4: STATEMENT part 2 • The _________(genre) __________(title) by ____________(author) • is about _______________________________ • (topic/abstract concept) • and reveals ____________________________. • (assertion about human condition)
QUOTES • Now that you have your theme, you need 3 QUOTES! • Think of Creon, Antigone, Choragos, Chorus & other minor characters • When did someone say something/do something that backs up your belief about the theme? • Go and LOOK FOR IT!
QUOTES • If my theme is pride….. • A. Creon’s law in Scene 1 (look for the quote) • B. The Chorus mentions the dangers of pride (look for the quote) • C. The outcome/downfall of Creon and his realization that his pride caused it all (look for quote)