1. Given the atmosphere of the Great Dionysia Festival, how would that change the audience’s response to the plays the watched? 2. Contrast theater of today with Greek Theater. 3.…
Greek and Roman theatre have a tremendous impact on Desire Under the Elms, which is grounded on Greek mythology and Roman tragedy. The characters in this play find themselves self-indulged concerning their father’s New England farm, and an adulterous affair. Eugene O’Neil’s catastrophic play is established on the idea of Euripides’ Greek tragedy, Hippolytus. He intentionally embeds a Greek myth initiated on an American historic background in order to give his play a greater prominence. In this play the author stresses the importance of the tragedy Euripides’ Hippolytus not only in the direction but also in the title of the play itself.…
Ancient Greek theaters were one of the corner stone’s of ancient architecture to modern architecture. The influence that the ancient Greeks had on other cultures architecture is astounding giving their lack of resources and materials. The vast beauty of how the theater evolved is something incredible. We will see how the Greek theater started and how much it actually changed over time. Also we will get a look into one of the famous ancient Greek theaters; Delphi.…
In the greek play Antigone, the main character Antigone had planned to go against the king Creon to follow the laws of her God. “In all of the thebes, you’re the only one who looks at things that way.” says Antigone. She believed that Creon had certain views on unburying her brother, Polyneices, and she didn’t quite agree with them. Antigone’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of hubris, insensitive, mercenary to be highlighted within Creon’s character.…
hook/lead The story of Antigone informs us about the different perspective’s of the two main characters, Antigone and Creon. general statement about topic Antigone and Creon are both leaders who fight for what they believe in. narrow from general to specific The only difference is that Antigone cares for her brother and wants to give him a proper burial. While Creon, on the other hand wants Polinices body to rot until nothing is left of him.…
3 important myths can be learnt in Greek Mythology Have you ever thought about how every single thing we read, never advises us to make poor decisions or behave in an atrocious manner? In today's society we have common courtesy within us. Where did we learn this common courtesy? We learn these lessons from many different things, one main place we get it from is moral myths, especially Greek myths. In Greek mythology there are many different morals and lessons you can learn, but the most important three that is necessary to society is to be careful for what you desire, listen to elders and doing everything in moderation.…
In the play Antigone by Sophocles the protagonist, Creon, discovers that Antigone is going against his word and attempts to follow the Laws of the Gods. Told in third person point-of-view, the author supports his theme by describing the setting of a strict ruling city, establishing the central conflict of Antigone disobeying the Laws of Man. This affects the work as a whole because the author’s purpose is to portray Creon as a tragic hero in order to advise the audience the transformation Creon showed throughout the play. The author creates a mood of distress throughout the story for an audience of all ages. The author’s treatment of Creon’s laws and actions relates to the overall meaning of the play showing that Creon is the tragic hero of the play.…
The focal point of Sophocles’ Antigone is the protagonist’s desire and search for justice. Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, is the play’s tragic heroine who fights against the evil Creon, the current King of Thebes. Her rebellion against the king was ignited by her thirst for justice, stopping at nearly nothing to combat the immoralities standing in her way. In her heart, the sacredness of family and honor is the pinnacle aspect of her life. These beliefs of hers create the source of conflict and drama found within the play, and eventually lead to her own death.…
In Sophocles’ play Antigone, there is a constant battle between males and females in society. Sophocles’ use of character analogy and context of the play help the reader understand the breach between males and females. The setting of this literary work was believed to written during 441 B.C. in Athens, Greece when it was believed that men had social superiority over women. Antigone, the protagonist, played a strong, independent woman who Creon, the new king of Thebes and antagonist, had trouble accepting. Antigone had a rebelling nature which was uncommon amongst women in Greek society.…
In the play, Antigone by the well-known Greek playwright, Sophocles uses various different methods of helping the reader understand the point of the play or meaning behind the play. Sophocles uses various characters such as Creon, Antigone, Haemon, Eurydice, and the Seer, Tiresias to develop his point. In addition, the plot Sophocles uses also enables the reader to be able to figure out the meaning. However, it also suggests Sophocles’ view on the plot of Antigone. Furthermore, through diction from the characters it is evident that Sophocles believes that Antigone is right.…
In the book “Othello” Shakespeare often uses animal imagery to illustrate Iago’s manipulation and control over other characters. Three points that prove the use of animal imagery to prove Iago’s superiority over the others is how Iago refers to Othello as a “Black Ram”, how Iago also refers to Othello as a “Barbary horse” and how Iago’s frequent use of animal imagery has now lead the characters to use animal imagery towards themselves. Shakespeare uses the help of animals to portray each of their characters. He makes Iago use the animals as an insulting way towards them; to show how little everyone else is compared to him. Iago often uses animal imagery to describe the other characters at the beginning of the play that latter on in it, the characters start using animal imagery towards them.…
Plays began to become important in ancient Greece and two types of plays which were written and performed were comedies and tragedies. A comedy, in ancient Greece, was usually a play that marked or made fun of a certain topic, person, or group of people. One famous comedy writer was Aristophanes. He wrote the plays The Birds and Lysistrata. A tragedy, in ancient Greece, usually dealt with a moral or social issue, human suffering, and almost always ended in disaster.…
Historically speaking the play Antigone was always a form of propaganda against Thebes. The Athenians at the time were encouraged to demonstrate against Thebes’s culture i. On one hand Sophocles’ plays can be described as a cultural protests against the tyranny of the Theban government; And on another they can be considered as Sophocles weapons of choice as a deviation from the Theban style of writing and creating a new identity to the Athenian plays .He achieves this by radically changing the style of language, the role of the chorus and roles of genders generally seen in the Greek plays of the time. An example of how Sophocles changed the character roles in his plays is the dynamic tension between the character of Antigone and Haemon and what role he plays in the overall narrative of the play. Haemon is the son of Creon and Eurydice and is engaged to be married to Antigone.…
Religion will, no matter what culture or environment, always be a sensitive topic brought up in conversation. Religion has been dated back before the birth of Jesus Christ which has been placed centuries before that. Religion was a big use and continues to be a use in telling stories or reaching out to specific audiences. We must ask ourselves, “What was Religion’s main use & significance in Theatre Culture?” I’ve chosen this topic because the subject is talked about briefly.…
An Analysis of Antigone by Sophocles The classical play, Antigone, by Greek playwright Sophocles is a testament to issues of morality that have plagued leaders throughout time. In his play, Sophocles comments on issues of death, revenge, kinship, and even remorse. The heavy tone that accompanies this tragedy truly gives readers a sense of depth behind each controversial action in the play.…