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Antigone Test Flashcards

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Athens

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ancient Greek city

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Sophocles

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author/playwright

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Peloponnesian War

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war during Sophocles life

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Spring Festival

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When the plays are shown

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Dionysus

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the god of wine, boundary-crossing, shifting, instability

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Catharsis

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a purifying or cleansing of the emotions,

especially pity and fear.

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Hubris

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excessive pride; putting self above others and

the gods

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Kleos

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glory

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Piety

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respect to the gods, faith

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Hamartia

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tragic flaw

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Peripetia

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tragic hero falls from his prominent position

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Anagnorisis

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recognition of the tragic flaw

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Chorus

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1) Set the mood
2) Add beauty through song and dance
3) Give background info
4) Opinions of “the people”

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Tiresias

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seer, fortune teller

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Thebes

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the city where they live

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Dramatic Irony

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audience knows, characters do not

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Paradox

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???

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Eurydice

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Creon’s wife, kills herself because of Haemon’s death

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Who is the hero?

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Creon-tragic hero
~great person, noble rank
~tragic flaw
~looses something important
~recognizes wrong doing

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