Puzzle… Solve this: What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?

Oedipus the king We will read “The Myth of Oedipus” (10-12 World Drama book) as a class, and fill out the accompanying handout. We will then use this to complete a story board of events. (Directions for the story board will come later…)

Introduction Read pages 7-8 in your “World Drama” book, and take notes on the first page of your handout. When finished, please wait for us to continue to the next activity.

Introduction to Antigone Basics of drama (setting and conflict) Organization of the drama Literary Terms to look for

Basics of Antigone Setting: the city of Thebes, the morning after a war, way back in B.C. Conflict of story: Individual rights VS. State Moral or Divine Law VS. Human Law

Major Characters in Antigone Antigone – protagonist, daughter of Oedipus Creon – King of Thebes and Antigone’s uncle Ismene – Antigone’s sister Haemon – Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancé

Chorus Choragos “the elders of the city Thebes” whose age and opinion would have been respected Part of cast who chant parados, odes and paean. Leader of the chorus Often times interacts with characters one on one

The Organization of Antigone Prologue (story) Parados (song) Episode One (story) Ode One (song) Strophe Antistrophe Episode Two (story) Ode Two (song) Episode Three (story) Ode Three (song) Strophe Antistrophe Episode Four (story) Ode Four (song) Episode Five (story) Paean (song) Exodus (story)

Prologue Parados Going to be set around central moral issue and set up basic conflict Sets forth the subject and provides the mythological background necessary for understanding the events of the play. Our prologue stars our protagonist Antigone and her sister Ismene Song sung by the chorus as it first enters. Named for the corridors at the front of the stage of a Greek theater Written in “ode” fashion. A choral song chanted by the chorus After the prologue

Episodes A narrative section of the play, when the main events take place Divided from the next episode by a odes, or stasimons.

Ode (Stasimon) a choral section of the play. The language of these sections is elevated, more “poetic”; often supplementary information or the mood of the play’s internal audience is revealed A choral ode that often reflects on the dialogue and events of the preceding episode.

Parts of the Ode: Strophe: Antistrophe: Part of ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across stage Part of ode that chorus chants as it moves back across stage from left to right

Paean Exodus Hymn in praise of god – in this case Dionysus, in whose honor the Greeks performed the plays The final, or exit, scene

Literary Terms to Look For Foil – a character who serves as a contrast to another character Allusion – Reference to a statement, person, place, event or thing that is known from something else

More Literary Terms Metaphor –a comparison between two unlike things without a connecting word such as like, as, than or resembles Simile – a comparison between two unlike things WITH a connecting word such as like, as, than or resembles

More Literary Terms Verbal Irony – when a speaker says one thing, but means the opposite Dramatic Irony – when the reader or the audience knows something important that a character does not know.

More Literary Terms Alliteration – repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together Example: “Sally sold seashells down by the sea shore" Theme – the central idea of a work