1. MIDTERM REVIEW

2. ANTIGONE Characters Antigone Creonte Ismene Haemon Polinices Tiresias
Sentry
Eeurydice of Thebes

3. ANTIGONE (CONT.) Tragic Hero Mood
Definition: a character that makes a judgment error that inevitability leads to their downfall
Mood
Definition: words and descriptions that are used by the author to persuade the readers to feel specific emotions

4. PARALLELISM
Definition: components of the sentence are grammatically similar or the same in their construction, sound, or meaning
Examples:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”
-A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
“What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp”
-”The Tyger” by William Blake

5. PARADOX
Definition: a statement that appears to be self- contradictory but may include some truth to it.
Examples:
Your enemy’s friend is your enemy
“What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young”
–George Bernard Shaw

6. THEMES IN OEDIPUS REX Fate and Free Will Wisdom and Knowledge
Outcome of his life was predicted
Fate plays a huge role in this play
Wisdom and Knowledge
Oedipus seeks to learn the truth behind his identity
His constant pursuit of knowledge leads to his downfall
Determination
Both Oedipus and his mother Jocasta are extremely driven
Power
Power corrupts and metaphorically blinds the characters
Oedipus is in constant fear of losing his power as a ruler
Memory and the Past
Focusing too much on the past is dangerous
Sometimes it is better to forget