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Plot Characters Greek Theaters Greek Drama ? Potpourri ? 10 Points 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Points 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Greek Culture

About what are Ismene and Antigone talking at the beginning of the play?

Burying Polyneices

How was the Sentry chosen to tell Creon that Polyneices had been buried?

They threw dice.

According to Creon, what is Antigone’s “double insolence”?

Burying Polyneices and then bragging about it

At the end of the play, what character flaw does Creon realize he suffers from? In other words, what does he have too much of?

Pride

Creon feels his duty is to the law. Antigone feels her duty is not only to her brother, but ultimately, whom?

The gods

What is the name of Antigone’s sister?

Ismene

Who stabs herself at the end of the play upon hearing of Haimon’s death?

Eurydice

What two characters killed one another in battle before the play begins?

Polyneices and Eteocles

How is Haimon related to Polyneices?

They are cousins.

Who are the grandparents of Antigone?

Jocasta and Laius

Who was Dionysus?

The god of wine (and the god of “everything delicious”)

What famous building did Pericles have built?

The Parthenon

What were maenads?

A group of women who would worship alone; many men thought they were behaving inappropriately

What lasting effect did the rule of Pericles have on today’s society? (Think government…)

Democracy

Explain why Socrates was put to death.

Some say he corrupted youth Questioned everything Didn’t believe in the gods

What part of the theater is this?

Theatron

What is the parados?

Where the audience enters and exits; also where the chorus enters and exits OR Song or chant accompanying the chorus’ entrance

Name three ways that Greek Theatres are different from modern theaters.

(Answers will vary) They wore over-sized masks with mouthpieces Only 3 people allowed on the stage at a time No women allowed to play parts Government money was given to poor people so they could attend No microphones No violence on stage No scene changes – backdrop always the same

Which part of the theater was decorated as the backdrop of the drama?

Skene

Which part of the theater was the raised platform where the performance took place?

Proskenion

Name the protagonist and antagonist of the play.

Protagonist: Antigone Antagonist: Creon

Who is Antigone’s foil?

Ismene

The error, weakness, or poor judgment of a character that reverses his/her fortune is known as _______ _______.

Tragic Flaw

A contradiction between what a character thinks is true and what the audience knows is true is called _________ ___________.

Dramatic Irony

What is hubris?

The sin of having excessive pride or arrogance.

Name the short story we read in class where a man loses an important yellow paper.

“Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”

A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing is a(n) ______ noun.

Proper

Explain the difference between DENOTATION and CONNOTATION. (This is from our first unit, History of the English Language!)

Denotation: the literal, dictionary meaning of a word Connotation: the feeling a certain word evokes

Who is the voice of Darth Vader?

James Earl Jones

What is the name of Penny’s dog on the cartoon Inspector Gadget?

Brain

Make your wager

Who are the god and goddess of the underworld? (A footnote from the play)

Hecate and Pluto