1. Eyes Wrap Up and Antigone begins
May 9, 2012
Eyes Wrap Up and Antigone begins

2. Their Eyes Were Watching God
Get out your Dialectical Journals
Put an *asterisk* next to your 4 best entries- Choose one quote about dialect, one about figurative language, one about theme, and one about an anticipation guide question
Turn in your DJs
Return the novel to the library if you no longer need it

3. Antigone by Sophocles Written in about 442 B.C. by Greek
playwright Sohpocles
Sophocles allegedly wrote 123 tragedies, but only 7 have survived to the modern era
The Theban trilogy did survive, and Antigone is the last play in that trilogy. Each play can stand on its own.

4. Theban Trilogy Background
Oedipus The King Without knowing it, Oedipus kills his father, marries his mother, produces a child, and blinds himself when he figures out what he has done.
Oedipus At Colonus Oedipus, now blind, and Antigone, his guide, arrive at Colonus. They are welcomed by King Theseus, because of a prophecy which states that Oedipus will bring good fortune to those who shelter him.
Antigone A tragedy about young Antigone and her faithfulness to her slain brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices. She must choose to obey the rules of the state and King Creon or the rules of family.

5. Greek Tragedy
a verse drama written in elevated language in which a noble protagonist falls to ruin during a struggle caused by a flaw (hamartia) in his character, such as pride (hubris), or an error in his rulings or judgments.
A Greek tragedy has the following characteristics:
It is based on events that already took place. The audience is familiar with these events.
The protagonist (main character) is a person of noble birth and stature.
The protagonist has a weakness and, because of it, becomes isolated and suffers a downfall.
Because the protagonist's fall is not entirely his or her own fault, the audience may end up pitying him or her.
The fallen protagonist gains self-knowledge. He has a deeper insight into himself and understands his weakness.
The audience undergoes catharsis, a purging of emotions, after experiencing pity, fear, shock and other strong feelings. The people go away feeling better.
The drama usually unfolds in one place in a short period of time, generally about one day.

6. Role of the Chorus To explain the action
To interpret the action in relation to the law of the state and the law of the Olympian gods
To foreshadow the future
To serve as an actor in the play
To sing and/or dance
To present the author's views.
In some ways, the chorus is like the narrator of a modern film or like the background music accompanying the action of the film. In addition, it is like text on the film screen that provides background information or identifies the time and place of the action.

7. Translated by Jean Anouilh
Translated from Greek to French in 1942
Antigone premiered in Paris in 1944
tale of lone rebellion against the state

8. Quiz: Get out ½ sheet of paper
Number it 1-7
Multiple Choice
Agenda:
Quiz
Reading!

9. Chorus Quiz Sophocles wrote the play Antigone in a. 442 B.C. b. 1942
2. Antigone is engaged to
a. Ismene
b. Oedipus
c. Haemon

10. 3. Antigone is described as a
3. Antigone is described as a. a face that could launch a thousand ships b. someone who doesn’t think, but acts, doesn’t reason, but feels c. ambitious and desires to be queen 4. The main purpose of the Chorus is to a. summarize the plot b. analyze the plot c. introduce the opening scene

11. 5. Catharsis is a. a play written in verse b. a purging of emotions c
5. Catharsis is a. a play written in verse b. a purging of emotions c. a tragic flaw 6. The lines “He took over the kingdom…he loves being king…he’s quite sure that no god nor any man can tell him anything about what is best for the common people” describe a. Creon b. Antigone c. Ismene

12. 7. Eurydice will spend the play a. dancing b. sleeping c. knitting

13. Antigone Roles A Note by the Adapter Narrator Chorus Antigone Nurse
Ismene
Haemon

14. Characterization and Motives
Antigone
Ismene
Doesn’t think before she acts; acts on emotion
Feels bound to bury her brother, because of honor or duty to family and humanity
Beautiful
Thinks before she acts
Wants to follow Creon’s orders because she does not want to die

15. Characterization and Motives
Antigone
Ismene