Aeschylus’ Agamemnon PART ONE: The Shape of Tragedy.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Sophocles’ Oedipus the King

Advertisements

clas215 Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus 2

Sophocles’ Antigone 1 January 31, Agenda Background –Play-facts, “Theban Cycle,” Politics, etc. Class Discussion –Cleon versus Antigone Gender.

Aeschylus 524?—456 BCE  The Creator of the second actor to the Greek drama  The creation of possible conflict  Beginning his career before the Persian.

Dramatic Competitions

Greek Tragedy: The Oresteia and Antigone

Ancient Greek Theatre About 600 BCE - about 250 BCE.

Greek Theatre Greek History BC 2500 BC Whose got the power? Egypt Near East.

Greek Theater. Going to the Theater Plays originated in Athens around 550 B.C, as songs and dances performed by men at religious festivals in honor of.

STRUCTURE OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA. Basic structure The basic structure of a Greek tragedy is fairly simple. After a prologue spoken by one or more characters,

 Originated in religious festivals in honor of Dionysus – god of wine & fertility  Festival would last 5 days in March or April  50 men would sing.

Greek Drama Dithyrambs:

Antigone and Greek Theater

Title:. Prologue: Spoken by one or two characters before the chorus appears. The prologue usually gives the mythological background necessary for understanding.

Theater at Epidaurus Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus II Death and Transfiguration Sophocles in old age.

SOPHOCLES OEDIPUS THE KING (OEDIPUS REX) ANTIGONE AP ENGLISH LITERATURE MS. CURTIS The Greek Tragedy.

From Suffering, Knowledge? Aeschylus’ Agamemnon 2.

Through suffering, despair? euripides’ trojan women 1 Andromache and Astyanax.

Theater at Epidaurus Sophocles’ Oedipus the King 2 “Know Thyself!” — If you Dare! Sophocles in old age.

Ancient Athenian Tragedy Origins, Context, Practice.

Ancient Athenian Tragedy Origins, Context, Practice.

4/16/2017 Aeschylus’ Eumenides Closure at Last? CLA77, Andrew Scholtz.

The Good, the Bad, and the — What? Sophocles’ Antigone 2.

The Masks of Dionysus Euripides Bacchae 1.

Aeschylus’ Persians “The Ancient Law of hubris and atē”

Aristophanes’ Frogs Drama to the Rescue? Chorus to Demeter “May I utter much that's funny, / and also much that’s serious” (p. 79) 17-Nov2 Aristophanes.

Thriller Romp or Sophistic Critique? Euripides’ Ion and Tragic Variations.

Through suffering, despair? euripides’ trojan women 2 Andromache and Astyanax.

Good Old Aeschylus oBorn at Eleusis 525 B.C. o Dionysus, god of wine and revelry, supposedly appeared to him in his father’s vineyard while Aeschylus was.

Prosatyric or “Anti-satyric”? Euripides’ Alcestis Alcestis and Admetus. Etruscan vase.

From Suffering, Knowledge? Aeschylus’ Agamemnon 1.

Aeschylus’ Libation Bearers The Downward Spiral Orestes Aegisthus.

Dramatic Competitions Theater of Dionysus. Role of Drama in Athens Comedies and tragedies were performed in the city as part of an important civic religious.

Introduction to Greek Drama. Greek Drama  Includes surviving tragedies, satyr plays, and comedies from the fifth century ( B.C.)  The writers.

2/5/15 Do Now: Pass forward your rhetoric summative reflection if you did not complete it yesterday. Homework: “Tragedy in the 5 th Century” worksheet.

Agamemnon I. Agamemnon I. The watchman’s speech (1-39) –A. N.B. Clytemnestra has “male strength of heart” (11) –B. Something is wrong in the royal house.

Introduction to Antigone and Greek Tragedy. -When were plays performed? -Were intermissions or breaks part of Greek Theatre? -Greek Plays were usually.

Agamemnon 2. Agamemnon (cont.) –F. The chorus still doubt ( ) –G. The chorus introduce the messenger ( ) V. Messenger speech: note that some.

Theater at Epidaurus Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus I Between Two Cities Sophocles in old age.

Aeschylus Eumenides Closure at Last?. “The woman you call the mother of the child is not the parent, just a nurse to the seed, the new-sown seed that.

CLASSICAL THEATER Background Information for “Antigone”

GREEK THEATER Background Information for “Antigone”

Aeschylus’ Libation Bearers The Downward Spiral. Eumenides: Writing Assign. Trial Scene… Closure? Unsatisfying expedient? Submit via Blackboard “Assignments”

Greek Tragedy Unit Notes. Tragedy A play in which a main character, or tragic hero, suffers a downfall Came into being during the 5 th century A blending.

The House of Atreus The Story in The Odyssey Agamemnon

Chapter Twenty, Lecture Two Was there really a Trojan War?

Primitive Sophistication

Sophocles and Greek Drama Image by: "A Hatful of Hannah, University of Warwick." A Hatful of Hannah, University of Warwick. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan

Tragoidoi = “singers who have something to do with a goat” Prometheus Bound Prometheus Unbound Prometheus Fire-bearer Thespis of Icaria (fl. 534 BC)

Background Information The Career of Æschylus The House of Atreus

The Return of Agamemnon Orestes and his friend Pylades find Iphigenia still alive and serving the temple of Artemis in the land of the Taurians (the Crimea.

The Iliad (background). How it all began... Wedding banquet on Mt. Olympus Eris, goddess of discord Golden apple Argument between Aphrodite, Hera, Athena.

2/26/15 Do Now: -Take out any resources you have for Oedipus, -Oedipus at Colonus, Women of Ancient Greece, and Ancient Greek Theater. Homework: -Get an.

Theater at Epidaurus Sophocles’ Oedipus the King 1 “Know Thyself!” — If you Dare! Sophocles in old age.

ORIGINS OF THEATRE THEATRE I. GREEK TRAGEDY The Greek tragedy started in the form of dithyrambs. Dithyrambs: choral hymns to the god Dionysus Thespis.

Sophocles Oedipus, the King. Sophocles (Dexion “The Entertainer”) One of the three great ancient Greek tragedians 5th century B.C. - “The Golden Age”

Pity the Man? Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus 1. Agenda Recap and Update OAC Intro, Background, etc. Tragedy in Performance “A Little to the Left?” (What’s.

Introduction to Greek Drama: Origins The drama of Ancient Greece and Rome is called classical drama. It started in Athens from religious celebrations in.

Greek Theatre Antigone By Sophocles Athens: 5 th Century B.C. Four Playwrights: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. Blend of myth, legend,

Sophocles’ Antigone 2 February 5, Agenda Recap and Update –Plot and Play –Tragic Themes –Gender Dialectics Problem of the Chorus –“We Are Too.

Thanks to Mr. Temple for sharing this material.  Morally & spiritually uplifting value  reaffirmation of societal values, morals & beliefs  sense of.

Sophocles and KING OEDIPUS

What are the three things that are part of the origins of theatre? S R C **Study your notes for the Quiz today** Warm Up - Greek Theatre Day 1.

Powerpoint By Matthew Olson Delegated By Thea Lowman.

2/22/16 Do Now: -Take a Cornell note sheet from the front Homework: -NONE Learning Goal: How does the evolution of theater reflect the values and traditions.

Peithō on Trial: Aeschylus’ Oresteia

Sophocles and KING OEDIPUS

Tragedy & The Tragic Hero

Presentation transcript:

Aeschylus’ Agamemnon PART ONE: The Shape of Tragedy

2 1 st Episode (beg.) – Comments chorus doubts cl – why? –b/c woman –so long? –doubt of cl – character judged, or gender foreboding –cl smartest –victory doubtful rhythm –natural – doubting her the thing of the town –cl responds –chorus degrading her ›can’t handle the gender thing chorus hesitant to show deference to cl she’s more convincing b/c of the doubt –more sympathetic

3 Agenda Backstory & Backdrop Aeschylean Dramaturgy –Aeschylean Epiphany –Poetry and Drama –“Tragic Formula” –Cycle of Suffering Clytemnestra, Chorus –Of Gender and Fire Signals…

Backstory & Backdrop

5 Play-Facts Playwright –Aeschylus Plays (tetralogy) –Oresteia 458 ›Agamemnon ›Libation Bearers ›Eumenides ›Proteus (lost) Historical context –Areopagus court

6 Backstory… Feast of Thyestes Sacrifice of Iphigenia Abduction of Helen Sack of Troy map genealogy

Greece Turkey (Asia Minor) Athens Argos Sparta Troy Aulis Delphi

Genealogy

Agamemnon: Analysis (numbers = Penguin pages) Prologue 104 f. Watchman Parodos 105 ff. entry march (recited) –misgivings: expedition lyric (sung, danced) –portent of eagles and hare 1st episode 112 ff. Leader, Clyt. –fire signals 1st stasimon 117 ff. –Paris’ crime 2nd episode 121 ff. Herald, Leader, Clyt. –victory. Menelaus lost? 2nd stasimon 129 ff. –Helen’s blood wedding 3rd episode 132 ff. Chorus (reciting). Ag., Clyt. –red carpet welcome 3rd stasimon 141 ff. –foreboding 4th episode 143 ff. Clyt., Leader –Cassandra to enter palace Cass., Leader, whole Chorus –Cass.’s visions (spoken, sung) Choral recitation 158 –perils of power Scene 159 Leader, whole Chorus, Ag. (offstage) –murder Exodos 160 ff. Clyt., Leader –ekkuklēma with corpses Clyt., Chorus (lyric dialogue) 162 ff. –recriminations Clyt., Aegisthus, Leader (dialogue) 168 ff. –gloating in victory, more recriminations

Aeschylean Dramaturgy Epiphany Poetry and Drama “Tragic Formula” Cycle of Suffering

11 Aeschylean Epiphany (C.J. Herington) verbal ambiguity human visual clarity divine to

12 Aeschylean Dialogue Actor + Chorus-leader (koruphaios) Two actors –plus Leader (opt.)

13 Poetry & Drama: Ag. Parodos 1. Portent of eagles and hare. 2. Anger of Artemis. 3. Hymn to Zeus. 4. Sacrifice of Iphigenia.  complex thought  extravagant imagery  riddle-like metaphor

14 Tragic Formula: Reversal as … koros (excess, extravagance) hubris (arrogance, violation) atē (delusion, ruin) dikē (justice)

15 Cycle of Suffering Blood feud Crime begets crime Sins of the fathers … pathei mathos (from suffering, knowledge) –“Zeus has led us on to know, … that we must suffer, suffer into truth,” (Chorus p. 109)

Clytemnestra, Chorus Of Gender and Fire Signals…

17 Clytemnestra, Chorus (Your thoughts) [comment]