Week 3
To prepare for class:
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Get a Purple Literature book.
Pick up scatch paper from the front table.
Study for the
Antigone test –
Thursday
Practice online
with quizlet
Homework
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Read your book and
record your pages
and minutes.
Creon and
Haemon
Engaged to be married to Antigone
A reference to a historical or literary person, place or
thing with which the reader is assumed to be familiar
is called an ___________________.
Sphinx, Zeus, Pallas, Furies, Hephaestus, Niobe,
Persephone
Take turns reading the margin notes out loud.
Don’t worry about pronunciation of the words—
just do the best you can.
We want to be familiar with the allusions before
we finish the play.
Page 965 – 974
What do the 3 allusions on 969 have in
common?
Teiresias – Mitchell D
Creon- Jordan
Choragus - Erik
Teiresias – Jayme
Creon- Chad
Choragus - Tswuyim
Teiresias – Aaron
Creon- Brian
Choragus - Bridget
Teiresias – Tasha
Creon- Bri M
Choragus - Teng
What do these lines suggest about how the
gods view Creon’s refusal to allow Polyneices to
be buried?
“I tell you, Creon, you yourself have brought
this new calamity upon us. Our hearths and
altars are stained with the corruption of dogs
and carrion birds that glut themselves on the
corpse of Oedipus’ son. The gods are deaf when
we pray to them. . .”
What do these lines suggest about Creon’s view
of himself and the gods?
“No, Teiresias: If your birds—if the great eagles
of God himself—should carry him stinking bit
by bit to heaven, I would not yield. I am not
afraid of pollution: No man can defile (dirty) the
gods.”
How might this prophecy be fulfilled?
“Not many days, and your house will be full of
men and women weeping, and curses will be
hurled at you from far.”
Predict what you think will happen next.
A. Eteocles
B. Haemon
C. Sphinx
D. Ismene
E. Polyneices
F. Teiresias
G. Jocasta
H. Sentry
1. daughter of Oedipus who is afraid to break the law
2. argues with his father about Antigone’s death sentence
3. holds Thebes hostage until riddle is solved
4. son of Oedipus whose body was to be left unburied
5. blind prophet who can see clearly into the future; he foretells tragedy if
the king does not change his law
6. son of Oedipus who refuses to give up the throne and dies in the resulting
battle
7. discovers Antigone burying her brother and brings her to the king
8. mother and wife of Oedipus
A. Eteocles
B. Haemon
C. Sphinx
D. Ismene
E. Polyneices
F. Teiresias
G. Jocasta
H. Sentry
1. daughter of Oedipus who is afraid to break the law D
2. argues with his father about Antigone’s death sentence B
3. holds Thebes hostage until riddle is solved C
4. son of Oedipus whose body was to be left unburied E
5. blind prophet who can see clearly into the future; he foretells tragedy if
the king does not change his law F
6. son of Oedipus who refuses to give up the throne and dies in the resulting
battle A
7. discovers Antigone burying her brother and brings her to the king H
8. mother and wife of Oedipus G
To prepare for class:
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Get a Purple Literature book.
Take out your notebooks
Study for the
Antigone test –
Thursday
Practice online
with quizlet
Homework
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Read your book and
record your pages
and minutes.
When? Thursday, December 19
What will the format be?
Multiple Choice, Matching, Short Answer
How should I study for it?
 Review summaries in your notes
 Study notes in your notebooks and the note packet from the
PowerPoint. Reread and memorize terms.
 Use Quizlet to review terms and characters.
 Jeopardy game on my website
If you have been absent on a day we read the play, read the scene
you missed!
Haemon and Creon argue about Antigone’s
death sentence.
When Creon won’t change his mind, Haemon
exits saying Creon will never see him again.
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Antigone expresses her sadness about her
fate.
The chorus expresses the various feelings of
the people.
Antigone is put in the vault or tomb.
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Teiresias tells Creon that the gods no longer
hear their prayers because he did not bury
Polyneics.
Creon accuses Teiresias of taking a bribe and
giving him a false prophecy.
An angry Teiresias tells Creon the prophecy:
many he loves will die.
Creon changes his mind after hearing the
prophecy and decides to bury Polyneices and
free Antigone from the vault.
The last episode in the play. It is followed by a
final speech made by the choragus and
addressed directly to the audience.
Catharsis: a purging of emotions the audience
undergoes in a Sophoclean tragedy
Greeks felt that physical horror was so repulsive to
see that it ruined the artistic effects of the dramas.
Therefore, all violent actions took place off stage.
They were reported to he audience by
messengers.
Messenger – Mitchell D
Choragus – Jordan
Eurydice – Haley S
Creon – Erik
Messenger – Jayme
Choragus – Chad
Eurydice – Jenn
Creon – Killian
Messenger – Aaron
Choragus – Brian
Eurydice – Ellie
Creon – Mitchell S
Messenger – Davida
Choragus – Kelly
Eurydice – Tasha
Creon – Jacob
• I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text
and analyze their development over the course of the text.
• I can provide an objective summary of the text.
• I can analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple
or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text,
interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop
the theme.
A statement about life or human nature that
applies to most human beings.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Introduce yourselves to each other.
Share one thing you are looking forward to
over winter break, other than sleeping!
Number off 1 – 4 (5) Don’t forget your
number.
Facilitator guide the group through the
questions.
Everyone, except the facilitator, take turns
writing the answer to the questions.
To prepare for class:
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Take out the newspaper assignment
Antigone
Test
tomorrow!!
Any paraphrasing
assignments to turn in?
Homework
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Read your book and
record your pages
and minutes.
CHARACTER
Antigone
Ismene
Teiresias
Creon
PRINCIPLE
Protection of community and nation
Observance of religious law
Protection of personal dignity
Obedience to civil law
1.
2.
Review newspaper assignment
requirements.
Go to the library:
A. Study with quizlet
B. Study with jeopardy
C. Work on newspaper assignment
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Sit at your assigned computer.
Work only on the assigned tasks.
Work individually.
You may listen to music as long as no one else
can hear it.
Rough draft due Friday, December 20 before the
end of the hour.
Today: You may choose to work on the article
after you practice with quizlet and jeopardy.
Thursday: You may work on the article after you
finish the test.
Friday: To write the article and read your books.
Why did Sophocles end the play with Creon’s
comments?
What is a possible theme statement or moral
(lesson learned) for this play?
Consider: pride, leadership, arrogance
EXAMPLE FROM THE BOOK KINDRED:
Sometimes hardships in life are painful and
difficult, but people often feel more connected
to family and feel more alive during these times
of suffering.
Disastrous
ending
Tragic hero
TRAGEDY
Pity and fear
Tragic fall
Twists of fate
In a Sophoclean tragedy, the audience
undergoes a purging of emotions called a ____.
A reference to a historical or literary person,
place or thing with which the reader is assumed
to be familiar is called an
___________________.
A dignified superior character who experiences
a downfall is a _______________.
A character who possesses great pride is said to
possess __________.
Disastrous
ending
Tragic hero
TRAGEDY
Pity and fear
Tragic fall
Twists of fate
Go over what’s most important questions