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Antigone |
Oedipus' daughter, and Creon's niece. Her fate is sealed from the beginning because of her reputation of a tragic heroine. She buried her brother Polyneices, after he defied his uncle and struck war with his home country. Her loyalty towards the gods makes Creon take her away from her soon-to-be husband, Haemond. She hangs herself in the chamber she was sentenced to and metaphorically marries death. |
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Oedipus |
1. Antigone's father 2. Creon's brother 3. Tore his eyes out because his mother died |
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Creon |
The major antagonist in the story. He is the tyrant king of Thebes, and is also the brother to the late Oedipus. He believes that the laws of man are more important than those of the gods and expects all his people to follow him. He creates a law that makes sure that if someone buries his enemy, Polyneices (also his nephew), he would make sure they face consequences (death).
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Haemon |
1. Antigone's soon to be husband
2. Kills himself after he sees Antigone hung herself |
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Eteocles and Polynices |
1. Eteocles
01. twin brother to Polynices 02. "good" twin 03. buried 2. Polynices 01. "bad" twin 02. forbidden to be buried |
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Hubris |
Excessive pride or arrogance
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Hamartia |
Fatal flaw in one’s character or personality that leads to their downfall
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Peripeteia |
a sudden change in fortune/change in circumstances, especially in fictional narrative
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Catharsis |
process of releasing strong/repressed emotions |
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Tragedy |
form of drama based on human suffering and invokes some form catharsis or pleasure in audiences
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Tragic Hero |
a person of noble birth with hero/potential hero capabilities
they are fated by gods/supernatural force to doom/destruction or at least great suffering |
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Prophesy |
a prediction
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Polytheism |
belief/worship in more than one god
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What is Drama? |
a play for theatre, radio, or tv
an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events |
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Sophocles |
1 of 3 ancient Greek tragedians that survived
Wrote "Oedipus the King" and "Antigone"
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Greek Burial Ritual |
1. Prothesis- laying/displaying the body(women) 2. Ekphora- funerary procession/cremation 01. lamenting song/ dance 3. Perideipnon- funerary banquet, offerings, sacrifice |
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Women in Ancient Greece |
1. Kept sheltered
2. Controlled by men 3. Important to health of family and city state 4. Life Cycle: 01. Marriage 02. Childbirth 5. Participation in religious rituals, funeral lament |
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Chorus |
Group of performers who comment on the action speaking in unison
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Dionysus |
1. Greek God of Drama
2. Son of Zeus and Semele (a mortal) |
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The Great Dionysia |
1. In honor of Dionysus 2. Festival where Tragedy, comedy, and satyric drama originated 3. Held in Athens |
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Form of Government |
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Nero Caesar |
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Agriculture |
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Dramatic Irony |
When the audience knows something the characters don't know |
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Situational Irony |
When something unexpected happens |
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Verbal Irony |
Saying one thing but meaning the other. ex: Sarcasm |
