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1 Antigone By Sophocles

2 Background Written by Sophocles Text written in 441 B.C.
Third in the Theban Plays Trilogy Written before Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus

3 Sophocles

4 Themes Sins of the father are the sins of the child Loyalty
Religious v. Political duty Tyranny v. Democracy Indifference v. Awareness Conformity v. Individuality Law v. Morality Free will v. Fate Democracy v. Autocracy Feminism v. Male power structure Individual v. State Conscience v. Law

5 Cast of Characters Antigone Creon Ismene Eurydice Haemon Teiresias
Polynices/Eteocles

6 Antigone and Creon Protagonist and Antagonist

7 Antigone and Ismene

8 Creon

9 After Oedipus learns the truth and leaves Thebes…
His two sons Polynices and Eteocles fight with each other for the right to rule Thebes. Eteocles stays in the city while Polynices with the help of foreign kings, tries to conquer Thebes. The two brothers kill each other in battle and now the king is Creon, their uncle.

10 As the new king Creon… Decides that since Eteocles stayed in Thebes he should be considered the defender of the city and as such be buried as a hero While Polynices, having sought the help of foreigners, should be considered an enemy of the state and as such Creon orders that he not be buried

11 Antigone’s choice Creon the king and Theban law says that Polynices is a traitor and as such can not be buried Antigone’s conscience and religion tell her that it is against the law of the gods to leave a corpse unburied, and it is her duty as his sister to bury him

12 Greek Theater

13 The Stage

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15 The Stage Three Main Portions of Greek Theatre:
Skene – Portion of stage where actors performed (included 1-3 doors in and out) Orchestra – “Dancing Place” where chorus sang to the audience Theatron – Seating for audience

16 The Parts of a Theater The Skene The large backdrop
Could be decorated with scenery Where the action actually took place (hidden) Roof was accessible Originally one door in the center, but eventually had three doors

17 The Skene

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19 Greek Masks

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