Antigone Flashcards
what type of men had beards in ancient greece
- upper class well off men as it was a status symbol
what did women usually were
- long peplos or chitton
- harmation- coloured worn over chiton - covered hair outside
- diadem crown
- philbula holing dress together
what did ancient greek men wear
- chitton
- hymation- coloured worn over chiton
- diadem crown
- philbula holing dress together
what would the soildjer wear
Hoplite armer
what is a fast exchange between charaters
stichomythia
whats is a fatal flaw
- hamarta
what is the greek work for moment of critical realisation
Anagorisis
where does a charter enter into an ampthy theatre
- the parados
what to parts can actors act on in a ampthy theatre
- orchestra or the logeion / proshenion
whats the term for villan
antagornist
what the words for female hero
heroin and protagonist
what is a scene known as
an episode
which is teh epilog and which teh prolog
- pro = pre
- epilog = after
what ar eteh three thinsg to foccus on equally in realtion to skills
- vocal
- physical
- use of space
how to spell position
position
haemon intro
- Hamon is the son on creon and fiance of antigone. I would interpreae him as full of youthful idealism, love, and reason. However, he is imsely stressed due to his hamartia; a conflict between his love for antigone and repect he has for his father. I would depict him this way as sophocles intended Haemon represents the voice of moderation and the importance of listening to different perspectives. He argues that the people of Thebes sympathize with Antigone’s actions and therefore it is important for Creon to listen to them. Sophocles wrote antigone for thefestival of dyonisis in 440 BC as a critisism of the senator perocles who had become soem wht of an autocrat. Thefore, i hope my depiction would honor sophocles original intent and make my audiance feel pathos for hamon as he is unfaily tyranised by creon.
describe your haemon interpritation
- i would interperate haemon as full of youthful idealism, lov and reason
- full of stress from his hamartia o the conflict between hsi love for antigone and the respect he has for his father.
hamon correct spelling
haemon
what page does Haemon entre
page 28 half way down
what are hamons moments
- 28-34 - argument with creaon
- ( 53 epilog mayeb )
what are your moments for creaon
- 28-34 - argument with haeman or
- ( 21-25 -26 ) - (antigone creon antigone creon ismaine )
- 53- epilog
Antigone intro
Antigone is the protagonist and titular charter. She is the daughter of Odeupus the old king of thebes and the nice to the new king creon. I intererate her as defiant loving and courageous verging on hubristic as she stands up for what she belives in. Sophocles wrote antigone as the first book in a trillogy, for teh festival of dionisus in 440 BC. He wanted to portray to the audiance narrtives relating to the limitations of power and the importance of true democrcy inorder to critisise the sentor perocles, who had becoeme too autocrtic in his eyes. He achives this by pitting divine law and the individual in antigone againts the state symbolised by creon. Thefore i hope my interpritation woudld make the audiance root for antigone and feel pathos for he when she is unjustly berated and kileld.
antigone pages
- 21- 25-26 - grugument with creaon (and then ismene) - pure hubris and rooting
- 35-41 ( death scene) - sadness and pathos
how would you interperate antigone
definat, family loving and couragous verging on huberistic
In a question on antigone whats imortant to mention in the body of your writing
Antigone was a tragic hero as her standing up for what was right proved to be her hartia as she was put to death inveitably by creon.
what was teh roel of the messinger
- The messenger was a character who brought news of important offstage events to the audience and other characters within the play
Intro for the messinger
In ancient greek theatre the messinger was intended to inform the audice and the charters of events that had occured off stage. therefore i woudld interperate the messinger as a sensative, deeply passionate and autuned observer inorder to help the audiace expirence pathos for the death of both haemon and euridacy. This is vital as the later is a cruitial moment in the play, being Creons Anagorisis when he realised his hamartia of hubriss and stubeness to bend the law has lead to the death of both his wife and son. In the world of the play i would interperte the messinger as a soldjer as he is there wit hm when they go to retrive antigon’s body
how would you interperate the messinger
- sesatiev, deeply passionate and
in decribign the messinger in the body of the text what must you not failt to metion
- that he is has to be somewhat reserved and repectful of euridercy and creon as hey are royalty
what doe the messinger inform creon about
only the death of euridacy
messinger moments
- 48- 52 - talk with euridancy
- 52- 53 talk with creon and chorus
what is the world for simple minded but honest and sincer
guileless
sentuary interpritation
- i intwerperate the soldier as a common man, acting with guileless, loyal to the king but also albsolutly petrified highting creons tyrany and malevilace
as a dirrector asked about the soldier what sould u say
- I would cast a tall, brawny ruggid looking man and dress him in full hepolight armer inoder to create a justapositionwith his and creons physical strenth. This would emphais creons tyrany of power as enven though he is much weeker he is still able to intimidate teh soldier.
what thing could u breifly mention about the solidier
in their eyes a flicker of sympathy for Antigone’s plight as he leaves, highlting how even he recognises that her exicution will be unjust.
sentuary pages
13-20
ismene pages
- prolog
- 25-26
introduction ismene
- Ismene is the eldest daughter of the old king of late king of thebes oedipus and the niece to the new king creon. I interperate her as cautious and compliant as she is deeply afaid of creon but i would also have her show a deep sense of family orientation at her core. Sophocle wrote antigoen as part of a trillogy for the festival of dyonysus in 440 BC. He wanted to highlight themes of family loyalty, the individual and divine law against the state as well as nessisary limitatiosn on power inoder to critisise the sentor perocles who he viewed to eb acting to autocrticlly. I would hope to make my audiance feel pathos for isnsene as she is clearly terrifed of either her or antigone disobeying creon ( sophocles architipal tyranical ruler meant to mirror perocles). Therefore i would also honer sophocles original intent.
euridacy spelling
eurydice
how would you interperate euridacy
loyal and devoted wife and mother, who is stoic on the outside but internally very caring and compassionate. this would crete shock at her invitable suiside. Eurydice’s role in “Antigone” highlights the theme of family loyalty and the tragic result of creons tyrany
eyridancy papes
48-42
how many
whats it called when the chorus adress the audiance
parabasis
how many members were typically part of a chorus untill sophocles
12 but he updated it to 15
what was the role of the chorus
- Bridge between Actors and Audience
- Reflection of Public Opinion
- provide deeper explanation or insight
- (may also have performed Musical and Dance Performances)
what did the chorustypically wear
- chorus in ancient Greek theatre generally wore elaborate and stylized garments
- masks
- long chitons
cool performance choise for ther chorus
- have them all wear white expressionless masks and burn orange hymation over the smame coloured chiton
- talk and move in unisome
- everyone an a while one may speak out on an importnat point and challnge the king loweing their maskand takign the hymation. then get drgged off stage.
- sophocles hightlight how he felt democrvy was under thret
chorus moments
- 17-19 ( divine vs state law)
- 32 - 34 - creon is furtious when they talk back after agreeing with haemon
- 46-47 creon accepts advise
tyresias correct spelling
Tiresias
who was tiresias
- old blind prophet
- Tiresias’ character highlights the themes divine truth vs moral judgement / state law
what tiresias’ story
One day, while walking through the woods, he came across two mating snakes and struck them with his staff, angering the goddess Hera. As a punishment, Hera transformed Tiresias into a woman.
For the next several years, Tiresias lived as a woman and even bore children. However, after seven years, Tiresias encountered another pair of snakes and repeated the same action, reversing the transformation and restoring him to his original male form. this also gave him devine insight as he had lived from both the persepective of a man and a woman
Tiresias was blinded by the goddess Athena as a punishment for witnessing her bathing naked
tiresias pages
41 to 46
