1. Vocabulary Notebook
Add “tragedy” to your vocabulary notebook. Tragedy= a play in which the hero dies or experiences a downfall, usually because of his/her own flaw.
Pass papers back

2. Warm-Up: Reciprocal Pronouns
Antigone’s brothers set out to conquer (one another, each other).
Her extended family members always cooked for (one another, each other).
Katie and Charlene were excited to go to Dublin, Ireland with (one another, each other).

3. Review Main Points of Oedipus
Oedipus: Son of Jocasta and Lais. Sent away to be raised by Polybus and Merope. Accidentally fulfills his fate of _______________________________________________
Has four children: Antigone, Ismene, Polyneices, and Eteocles. Not only are they his children… but they are also his ______. (ew again!)
Fun!

4. Review Main Points of Oedipus
The oracle reveals that a ________ is on Thebes because they were harboring a pollutant, or one who killed his own father
Upon finding out what had happened, Jocasta ____________ and Oedipus __________, blinding himself.
He then goes into _____and gives power to his two sons to share.
1. Plague 2. kills self, stabs eyes exile

5. Take notes!
Antigone

6. Beginning of the play Antigone
Polyneices and Eteocles agree to share rule when they are old enough
Eteocles refuses to give up rule when it is his turn to do so
Polyneices leads an assault on Thebes in retaliation, and the two brothers murder each other in the process
Uncle Creon (Jocasta’s brother) takes over as king.

7. Creon’s Decree:
Eteocles will be buried with honors because he died defending his kingdom
Polyneices will be left to rot in the open so that birds will eat his corpse and he will die a dishonorable death because he attacked his own kingdom
This goes against the rules of the gods
Antigone believes he should have a proper burial and has to find a way to make it happen
And so it begins…

8. Characters in Antigone:
Antigone: daughter of Oedipus
Ismene: daughter of Oedipus
Eurydice: wife of Creon
Creon: King of Thebes, uncle of Antigone and Ismene
Haimon: son of Creon
Teiresias: a blind prophet
A Sentry
A Messenger
Chorus: elders of Thebes
Choragos: leader of the Chorus
Put parts on the board, write names of students who are taking the part for each class

9. 4.13 How Do You feel? (page276)
Read the brief character situations from Antigone. Then adopt a point of view of the characters.

10. 4.14 Jeopardy
You can use your notes! You may work with one partner. Your team should attempt to get the most points!