PPT-Antigone by Sophocles Subtitle

Add a Slide Title 1 Antigone By Sophocles   Translated by R C Jebb Dramatis Personae   ANTIGONE and ISMENE Daughters of Oedipus CREON King of . Sophocles’ . Oedipus at Colonus. 1. Agenda. Recap and Update. OAC. Intro, Background, etc.. Tragedy in Performance. “A Little to the Left?” (What’s Oedipus stepped into?). Oedipal Reversals. His Years of Life . 496-406 B.C. . Age 91. Sophocles . was an ancient Greek playwright, born in . Colonus. near Athens, Greece in 496 B.C.E. His father, . Sophilus. , was a rich member of a small community, the rural ‘Deme’. Sophocles was highly educated. He is one of three Greek tragedians whose plays have lived on. The . (An-Ti-. Gah. -nee). Sophocles and Greek Tragedy. Tragedy in general. Involves downfall of hero, usually ending with his/her destruction or death (called?). Intense emotion/horrible truth that leads to release or . Antigone . By Sophocles. Antigone. Daughter of Oedipus, sister of . Ismene. , niece of Creon, . fiance. of . Haemon. Defies Creon’s order that no citizen of Thebes can give . Polynices. ’ body a proper burial, under penalty of death. And there are a few ……. They are …. Dilemma. Hamartia. Peripeteia. . and . anagnorisis. Hubris. Nemesis. Catharsis. Who is the protagonist?. Dilemma. Noun. A . predicament. in which a difficult choice has to be made . Add a Slide Title - 1. Antigone. . By Sophocles.  . . Translated . by R. C. . Jebb. Dramatis Personae.  . ANTIGONE. and . ISMENE. : . Daughters . of . Oedipus. CREON. ,. King of . and . Nolan. Tertiary heavenly descendents:. Gaia → Titans → Gods/Goddesses. Greeks at the time saw the Gods as embodiments of feelings or thoughts; they thought that the Gods existed in a parallel to themselves.. “I am no man”. Image from cover, Casey . Dué. . The Captive Women’s Lament in Greek Tragedy. Agenda. Adventures in Critical Thinking. Creon’s Counselors…. Recap and Update. Play and Its “Ideological Horizons” . “I am no man”. Image from cover, Casey . Dué. . The Captive Women’s Lament in Greek Tragedy. Agenda. Adventures in Critical Thinking. Creon’s Counselors…. Recap and Update. Play and Its “Ideological Horizons” . Samos rebellion, 440-39 BC. Yet, the punishment resembles . apotympanismos. , crucifixion on a plank, which Athenians afflicted upon citizens guilty of . henous. crimes. By all appearances, Pericles treated the . :. c.496 BC - c.406 . BC. born in . Colonus. north-west . of . Athens. always . held in high . regard. (see . Oedipus . Coloneus. ). family . = . wealthy. most productive era =. under PERICLES. statesman. Review . for the Test. You will be separated into two teams.. Team . Eteocles. &. Team . Polyneices. The winner will receive a special treat! . Fill out your study guide and turn it in with your test for . “I am no man”. Agenda. Problems (cont’d) …. Gender, Sexuality, Values, Ideology. Shape of Course. Where, When, What, How. Sophocles’ . Antigone. Background, Approaches, Issues. Discussion. Gender, Values, Power. Review for the Test. You will be separated into two teams.. Team . Eteocles. &. Team . Polyneices. Question 1. What did the chorus do in Greek theater?. a. sing and chant. b. sum up the action after every scene.