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Today Cellphones Away! Every head should be up and every person paying attention. You Need: A piece of paper Something to write with Remember, we have a TEST tomorrow and your “Themes of Antigone Chart” is due tomorrow.

Themes of Antigone You should have the following sections accounted for: Prologue (Pr) Parodos (Pa) Scene 1 Ode 1 Scene 2 Ode 2 Scene 3 Ode 3 Scene 4 Ode 4 Scene 5 Paean (Pae) Exodos (E) This assignment is worth 78 points!! It is due TOMORROW!!!

Test Review Get out a piece of paper. Answer all of the following questions on this piece of paper. You get credit even for wrong answers. Follow along!

Term Review – Section 1 (1-11) Tragedy, Tragic Hero, Tragic Flaw, Catastrophe, Chorus, Skene, Orchestra, Choragus, Myths, Legends, Dramatic Irony

1 Traditional stories about the gods and goddesses.

Myths

2 A long building that served as the backdrop for the action and as a dressing room.

Skene

3 Leader of the chorus.

Choragus

4 Stories handed down from the past believed to be based on actual historical events.

Legends

5 A spacious floor where the action took place, located between the skene and audience.

Orchestra

6 A disastrous conclusion that usually involves multiple deaths

Catastrophe

7 When the audience knows more than the characters do.

Dramatic Irony

8 At the center of a tragedy is a person of high rank who accepts his or her downfall with dignity

Tragic Hero

9 An error in judgment or a weakness in character, such as pride or arrogance – helps bring about the hero’s downfall.

Tragic Flaw

10 A masked group of 15 actors who observe and comment on the action through songs

Chorus

11 A form of drama that shows the downfall of a dignified, superior character who participates in events of great significance.

Tragedy

Term Review- Section 2 (12-18) Main Character, Minor Character, Round Character, Flat Character, Stock Character, Protagonist, Antagonist

12 Types of characters who have become conventional or stereotypical through repeated use in particular types of stories. They are instantly recognizable to readers or audience members.

Stock Character

13 The characters that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend.

Antagonist

14 This literary personality is notable for one kind of personality trait or characteristic.

Flat Character

15 Characters who serve to complement the major characters and help move the plot events forward.

Minor Character

16 Central person in a story, and is often referred to as the story’s main character.

Protagonist

17 Characters who are vital to the development and resolution of the conflict. The plot and resolution of the conflict revolves around these characters.

Main Character

18 Anyone who has a complex personality; he or she is often portrayed as a conflicted and contradictory person.

Round Character

Types of Characters in Review Identify one character that falls into each of the Character categories. Provide a fragment explanation for why the character you identified fits into that category. Main Character Minor Character Round Character Flat Character Stock Character Protagonist Antagonist

Character Review (19-26) Creon, Antigone, Polyneices, Haemon, Jocasta, Eteocles, Oedipus, Eurydice, Ismene

19 Who was Antigone’s cousin and fiancé?

Haemon

20 Who was Antigone’s father (and brother)?

Oedipus

21 Who was Antigone’s aunt (her uncle’s wife) who was only in one brief scene at the end of the play?

Eurydice

22 Name Antigone’s brother that did not get a proper burial.

Polyneices

23 Who was Antigone’s mother?

Jocasta

24 Who was Antigone’s sister?

Ismene

25 Who was Antigone’s uncle, king of Thebes in the play?

Creon

26 Name Antigone’s brother that did get a proper burial.

Eteocles

Prompts NOTE: Answer these questions in 4-5 complete sentences and use one example from the play in your answer. *These are on the test! 27.) Who deserves the ultimate blame for the tragic events at the end of the play? *If you need to write the one page (just front of a piece of paper) paper for your 20 participation points, do so NOW!!! 28.) What is the main theme of Antigone, in your opinion?