Antigone Vocabulary

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decree

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an order usually having the force of law

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proclamation

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an official formal public announcement

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martial

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relating to an army or to military life

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traitor

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one who commits treason

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gouge

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to scoop out or force out with the thumb

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mutilate

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to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect

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contend

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to strive in debate; argue

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underlings

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one who is under the orders of another; subordinate, inferior

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submit

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to yield oneself to the authority or will of another: to permit oneself to be subjected to something

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bridle

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curb, restraint

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stampeding

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to cause to run away in headlong panic

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havoc

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wide and general destruction; devastation

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maw

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the throat, gullet, or jaws of a voracious animal

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gaping

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wide open

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glut

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to flood with goods to that supplies exceed demand

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grappled

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to seize with or as if with a grapple

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vengeance

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to an extreme or excessive degree

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bravado

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a blustering swaggering conduct

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brandishing

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to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner

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oblivion

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the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown

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undeviating

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keeping a true course

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menaces

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one that represents a threat; danger

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akin

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related by blood; descended from a common ancestor or prototype

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consumed

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to engage fully

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carrion

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dead and putrefying flesh

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sentry

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a soldier standing watch at a point of passage

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mulling

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to consider at length

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trudged

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to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously

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wrangling

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to engage in argument and controversy

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meritorious

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deserving of honor or esteem

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regime

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the characteristic behavior or orderly procedure of a natural phenomenon or process

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bribed

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to induce or influence by or as if by bribery

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rampant

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profusely widespread

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atrocious

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appalling; horrifying

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adept

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a highly skilled or well-trained individual

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culprit

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the source or cause of a problem

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grates

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to cause irritation

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squandered

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to spend extravagantly or foolishly

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festival of dionysus

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a religious festival as well as an art festival, in which famous playwrights perform a trilogy of three tragedies that are usually related to one another. Antigone was performed at this event

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thespis

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decided it was a good idea to make a main actor, so he wrote roles for one main person.

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aeschylus

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the 2nd actor was introduced by him. Now that there are 2 main actors, conflicts can now occur.

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sophocles

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wrote the Three Theban Plays. Added a 3rd actor, lessening the role of the chorus

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tragedy

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based on human suffering

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prologue

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background information..sometimes happens in books and movies

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structure of a greek play

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1. prologue 2. parados 3. 1st episode 4. 1st stasimon 5. exodus

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parados

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song sung by the chorus as it first enters the orchestra and dances

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first episode

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like scenes in the play. the first time the main actors and the chorus are together

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first stasimon

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after the first episode, the main actors leave and the chorus stays. the ode usually reflects on the things said and done in the episodes

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exodus

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at the end of the play the chorus exits singing a song. offers words of wisdom/moral.

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parados (theater structure)

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is one of two gangways on which chorus and actors made their entrances from either sides of the orchestra. also a passageway where the audience enters.

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orchestra (theater structure)

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where the performance happens. "the dancing place". because everyone needed to see, it was made circular

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skene

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"tent". building behind the stage, decorated as a separate building a part of the play. actors exited and entered through there. was used for many different purposes.

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masks

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cover up the actors' faces either fully or partially. showed expressions to tell audience what the character was like. the actors would change their masks frequently throughout the play

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chorus

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sang and danced. chorus' job is to help out the audience

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oedipus

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son of Laius and Jocasta. given away as an infant

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jocasta

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antigone's mother. mother and wife of oedipus. discovers that she has married her son and hangs herself

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ismene

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sister of antigone, polynices, and eteocles. does not fully agree with antigone's plan

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polynices

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antigone's brother. marries the daughter of the king of argos. fights his brother and dies in battle. considered a traitor and is not allowed to be properly buried

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eteocles

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antigone's other brother. refuses to give up the throne. fights his brother in battle and ends up dying. considered heroic, and was properly buried

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greece

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birthplace of democracy, philosophy, and theatre

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sophocles

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wrote antigone. famous playwright; won festival of dionysus many times. never came in 3rd place, always won 1st or 2nd. bust mostly 1st.

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creon

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forbids anyone to bury polynices.
antigone's uncle

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haemon

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antigone's cousin and fiance