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1 Greek Theater and Antigone
Honors World Literature

2 Theater in Ancient Greece
festivals to honor Dionysus, the god of wine competitions between playwrights plays depicted events that exposed arrogance and emphasized reverence for the gods

3 Amphitheaters Outdoor theater—semicircle

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7 Characteristics No curtain No violence on the stage Actors wore masks
Songs indicate a change in scene No violence on the stage Actors wore masks all male actors

8 Parts of a play Prologue Ode Exodus
Exposition—presents the background and conflict Ode song that divides scenes strophe and antistrophe Exodus final exiting scene

9 Roles Chorus Choragos group sings the strophe and antistrophe
leader of the chorus who often interacts with the characters

10 Sophocles 496-406 BCE Famous Greek playwright
Wrote three plays about the kingdom of Thebes Oedipus the King Oedipus at Colonus Antigone

11 Oedipus myth The prophecy
Born to Laios and Jocasta (Iocasta), the king and queen of Thebes A seer or fortuneteller foretold that he would kill his father and marry his mother Sent a servant to take Oedipus to a mountaintop and abandon him Servant backed out and gave him to a couple in a distant city

12 Fulfillment of the Prophecy
Oedipus never knew he was adopted Set out as a young adult Battled a man on the road and killed him Solved the riddle of the sphinx Became king and married queen of the city he saved …his mother…

13 The Riddle of the Sphinx
What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

14 Oedipus, King of Thebes Oedipus and Jocasta had four children Plague
Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, Antigone Plague Seer hints at origin…the prophecy fulfillment At first, Oedipus rejects the truth…but finally accepts Gouges out his own eyes Jocasta kills herself

15 The Aftermath All characters are haunted by the curse
Oedipus is exiled; Antigone joins him until his death and then returns to Thebes Jocasta’s brother Creon takes over the throne until Oedipus’ sons are old enough to rule It is decided Eteocles and Polyneices will alternate years of ruling However, Eteocles does not relinquish the throne when it is time…

16 War Polyneices goes to Argos and attacks Thebes
The brothers kill each other in combat Eteocles is buried with military honors Polyneices is labeled a traitor to Thebes

17 Opening of Play Creon’s decree: Sets up central conflict to the play…
Polyneices’ body will not be buried—will be left on the ground to rot ****Disrespect to gods Sets up central conflict to the play… What will Antigone do?

18 Characters Antigone Creon Ismene Eurydice Haimon Teiresias Sentry
Messenger Chorus Choragos Guards, servants, etc.

19 Elements of Tragedy Tragic ending Tragic hero Tragic flaw—Hamartia
intended to convey the play’s theme Tragic hero See Aristotle’s definition Tragic flaw—Hamartia character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his or her downfall  Hubris excessive pride or arrogance Catharsis ritual/ emotional cleansing by the end

20 Goals for the Play Gain understanding of characteristics and purpose of Greek Theater Learn elements of a tragedy Analyze character motivation Explore different types of conflict Evaluate rhetorical language

21 The tragic way we feel after taking all these notes…

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