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Greek Theater

The Land Greece has a rich culture and history

The Land Democracy was founded in Greece

The Land Patriarchal (male dominated) society

The Land Philosophy, as a practice, began in Greece (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle)

The Land Located in Europe in the Aegean Sea

The Land

Overview of Greek Theater The land Antigone The Theater

Main Portions of Greek Theater: Theatron – Seating for audience

The Theater Main Portions of Greek Theater: Orchestra – “Dancing Place” where chorus sang to the audience

The Theater Main Portions of Greek Theater: Skene – wooden scene building used as a dressing room.

The Theater Main Portions of Greek Theater: Parados – entrance to the theater used by the Chorus

Dionysus God of Wine and fertility

The Theater Greek plays were performed during religious ceremonies held in honor of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and fertility

The Theater Business would shut down for days, people would travel from all around to see the drama competitions— even prisoners were temporarily released to see the plays

The Theater

Major Greek Dramatists DramatistBornWrote Aeschylus524 B.C. Seven Against Thebes Sophocles496 B.C. Antigone Oedipus Euripides480 B.C. Medea

How were the dramas developed? How were the dramas developed? Thespis was the first playwright to tell a story. He had one chorus member step away from the others to play the part of a hero or god.

How were the dramas developed? Aeschylus added a second individual actor to the performance, thus creating the possibility of conflict.

How were the dramas developed? Sophocles adds a third actor; now we have full- blown drama.

Overview of Greek Theatre The land Antigone The stage

The Chorus: A Group of Elderly Men The chorus was very dominant Represented society often served as the “ideal spectator” by providing advice, opinions, questions to the audience and actors.

The Chorus: A Group of Elderly Men singing and chanting summing up the action after every scene saying out loud what the audience should be thinking

Key Points Athenian playwrights often used the traditional stories to make points about their own era, and they often used mythological conflicts to portray contemporary ones to an audience. In Antigone, Sophocles focuses on the possible conflicts between one’s religion and one’s politics.

Sophocles’ Antigone Is based on the myth of Oedipus

Sophocles’ Antigone Oedipus is given away by his parents, Laios and Jocasta when they learn from an oracle that their son would kill his father and marry his mother.

The ancient citizens of Greece would sacrifice and pray to an ORACLE. An oracle was a priest or priestess who would send a message from the gods to mortals who brought their requests.

The Oracle at Delphi Most famous oracle in Greek mythology.

Sophocles’ Antigone Oedipus learns of the oracle and believing the king and queen of Corinth are his parents, he leaves to avoid the oracle.

Sophocles’ Antigone Oedipus travels to Thebes, killing Laios on the way. He saves the city from a terrible monster, the Sphinx.

Sophocles’ Antigone Thebes reward him by making him king and giving him the queen to marry.

Sophocles’ Antigone A plague hits the city and the oracle warns that it won’t go away until the killer of King Laios is punished.

Sophocles’ Antigone Oedipus investigates and finds out he killed his father and married his mother.

Sophocles’ Antigone Oedipus blinds himself and Jocasta kills herself.

Sophocles’ Antigone Set in Thebes (a city in ancient Greece)

Sophocles’ Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta.

Sophocles’ Antigone Antigone’s brothers, Eteokles and Polyneices, were to rule in alternate years.

Sophocles’ Antigone Eteokles refused to give up the throne for Polyneices at the end of his year.

Sophocles’ Antigone Polyneices went to Argos and raised an army to gain the throne.

Sophocles’ Antigone Eteokles and Polyneices killed each other in battle.

Sophocles’ Antigone Antigone’s uncle, Creon, became king of Thebes.

Sophocles’ Antigone Antigone’s uncle, Creon, gives Eteokles, his ally, a hero’s burial and issues a decree against burying Polyneices.

Sophocles’ Antigone Antigone believes that he is wrong and that both of her brothers should be buried with honor.

Sophocles’ Antigone The conflict between Antigone and Creon is the basis for the play, Antigone.

The End