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In honor of which Greek god were plays often performed?

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Dionysus

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Who wrote antigone

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Sophocles

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What did actors often wear that reflected the personalities of their characters?

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Masks

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The name of the structure where Greek plays were performed. It was the ideal location for watching plays (good acoustics and carved into hillsides).

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The amphitheater

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What is the Greek word for excessive pride ?

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Hubris

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In Antigone, what does the chorus represent?

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the chorus represents the consensus of the city’s most accomplished and respected citizens. They have a reputation for wisdom and for support of the monarchy in general and of the monarch in particular. They express the view that all Thebes is supposed to hold.

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Antigone is the _______ (1st, 2ed, 3ed) in a series of plays written about the Oedipus legend

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3d

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When is it believed that Antigone was written?

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Around 441 BC

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Where is Antigone set?

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In Thebes Greece

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Which of Antigone’s brothers is left unburied outside the city?

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Polynices

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Which of Antigone’s brothers is given a burial with full honors?

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Eteocles

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How is Creon related to Antigone?

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Creon is antigones future father in law.

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Who are Antigone’s father and mother?

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Oedipus, and Jocasta

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What best describes how Creon views the law of man (his law)?

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Creon rejects the irrational laws of the gods, and favors the rational laws of man

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What might be considered Antigone’s fatal flaw? (the one MOST responsible for her downfall)

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Arrogance is antigone’s fatal flaw, the arrogance to break a

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What might be considered Creon’s fatal flaw? (the one MOST responsible for his downfall)

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Creon’s fatal flaw is hubris

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By the end of the play, who is dead?

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Antigone hung herself in the cave, Haemon tried to kill creon then committed suicide when he saw antigone, and Eurydice killed herself with a knife when she saw her son Haemon died.

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Who is the famous blind prophet from Greek mythology (you first met him in The Odyssey); he reveals both the fates of Oedipus and Creon:

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Tiresias

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What does Haimon do when he finds Antigone dead?

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He tries to kill creon but misses, and then he stabs himself.

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If Antigone represents the opposite of the proper Greek woman, who best represents the best of example of what a Greek woman was supposed to be?

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Ismene best represents what a greek woman should be. She follows orders and never breaks the Kings laws.

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Why are the townspeople afraid to voice their support for Antigone?

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The people are afraid to voice there support for antigone, because they are afraid of creon, creon rules by fear, and threatens death to those who oppose his rules.

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Why does Creon issue such a severe edict regarding the burial of the nephew (Antigone’s brother) he considers to be a traitor to his city?

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Creon is trying to set an example. He rules with an iron fist and is trying to unify the city

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What is the Greek term for a characteristic (such as pride) that is taken to such an extreme that it becomes a tragic flaw and dooms a character?

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Hamartia

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The Greek term for the ‘reversal of fortune’ that is caused by a tragic hero’s fatal flaw is?

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Perpeteia

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Why should the tragic hero be a member of the nobility?

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The tragic hero must be of noble birth so when the reversal of fortune happens, it seems mor Jurassic because they were of a higher power.

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What emotions should a tragic hero’s downfall arouse in an audience member?

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audience feels pity for the hero because flaw is not his fault so downfall seems undeserved
-audience feels fear because they can identify with her heroic thoughts and actions.

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“Fate has brought all my proud to a thought of dust”

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Creon

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“These men would praise me, were their lips no frozen shut with fear of you.”

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Antigone

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“Then she must die – but her death will cause another”

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Haemon

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“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”

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Tiresias

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“What do I care for life if you are dead?”

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Ismene

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Why is creon the tragic hero

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Creon is the tragic hero because he is 1. The king 2. He was a strong King and was once respected by the people. And he is only doing this to unify thebes 3. His fatal flaw is hubris. 4. The reversal of fortune is that he lost his entire family. Starting with the death of his sister Jocasta after she finds out and hangs herself.
5. Creon came to power because his nephews killed eachother in battle
We feel pity because he actually tried to change and had everything taken from him.

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Antigone as the tragic hero

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  1. She is of noble birth. 2. She had a wonderful life and is loved by the people. 3. Here fatal flaw is obstinance and stubbornness, and obstinate 4. Her traits lead to her downfall, disobeying the Kings orders, get her killed
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Characteristics of a tragic hero

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  1. Member of the royal family
  2. Possesses a fatal flaw
  3. Flaw ultimately leads to the heroes downfall.
  4. Fate is controlled by the fatal flaw
  5. Hero must be physically or spiritually wounded by experiences
  6. Imperfect or human despite there nature
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Who wrote the cacher and the rye

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Jd Salinger

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Who are the main characters in the cacher and the rye

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Holden caulfield, Jane Gallagher, Allie, stratlater, Sally Hayes, phoebe caulfield,

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The catchers mitt

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Holden’s love for his dead brother, and allies uniqueness. It has poems written over it.

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The carousel

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The carousel symbolisess a childish act. Reaching up for the rings is the grown up thing to do. Holden says that growing up is necessary when the kids reach for the ring.

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The ducks

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Holden is curious about the ducks in the pond. The fact of them leaving shows change , but when the ducks return, it shows Holden that change can be temporary.

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The museum

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The museum shows us that Holden is scared of change. He likes the museum because it does not change

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The red hunting cap.

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The hunting cap is very bright and stands out. It shows us that Holden wants to be different from everyone else. It shows his uniqueness. This is supported because he also calles everyone a phoney

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