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Antigone
Prologue
December 9/10
Do Now – 5 Min
Write Each Sentence with the correct word using
the root pel, peal, puls.
1. The judge decided to hear the _______ from the
defense.
2. Some colognes can actually _______ women.
3. The attorneys made a very ________ing
argument.
4. Grab the bug _______lant!
Don’t Tell Me…Show Me
Re-Write Each Sentence With Actions That Show
the Emotions instead of Telling Us:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Meia was so angry.
Jordan was very hungry.
Devante was in a good mood.
Miles was so happy to see his Mom.
Nicholas felt frustrated with the test
TAthenian Theater
– Sophocles’ plays were written to be
performed in public at the great Theater
of Dionysus.
TheAthenian Theater
– This theater was located in the heart of
Athens with other important city buildings
on the slope of the rocky hill of the
Acropolis.
The Athenian Theater
– The Theater of Dionysus looked like a
semicircular football stadium.
– The seats were carved out of stone on a
hillside; at the bottom was a performance
area divided into two parts.
– In the front was a rounded orchestra, a
fairly large space where the chorus sang
and danced around the remnant of an altar.
The Athenian Theater
– Behind the orchestra was a platform where
the actors spoke their lines from behind
huge masks.
– These masks had exaggerated mouthpieces
that amplified the actors’ voices.
– Many were stylized into familiar character
types that were easily recognized by the
audience.
The Athenian Theater
– All the actors were men, and the choruses
were well-trained boys.
– By switching masks, each actor could play
several roles.
The Author: Sophocles
• Sophocles was one of the
most famous and
respected and of all Greek
playwrights
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He wrote Antigone as a part
of a trilogy of plays that
centered around the legend
of Oedipus
It is believed that
Sophocles wrote Antigone
in approximately 422 B.C.
Key facts and events to know
• Athenian playwrights often used the
traditional stories to make points about
their own era, and they often used
mythological conflicts to portray
contemporary ones to an audience.
• In Antigone, Sophocles focuses on the
possible conflicts between one’s
religion and one’s politics.
Agree or Disagree
Write whether you agree or disagree and why:
1. Family members should always support each other.
2. Following an order is sometimes more important than
being true to a personal belief.
3. Strong leaders should not show compassion.
4. Courage is often foolhardy.
Antigone
Prologue – Page 751
The Greeks believed that the spirit of a dead person could
enter Hades only after the body had been purified and buried.
Until the proper rites were performed, the person hovered at
the gate of Hades, neither alive nor completely dead.
Women in ancient Greece had to depend on male relatives for
support. Girls married when they were thirteen or fourteen,
and their husbands often were more than twice their age.
Women in wealthy households were secluded, had no legal
rights, and did not inherit property. If a woman's husband
died, a man in her family, her guardian, would try to find her
another husband.
Paired Reading – 10 Min
Page 751
Answer the following:
1. Paraphrase this line: “I know / That two sisters lost
two brothers, a double death / In a single hour.”
2. Explain how Antigone doesn’t take sides in lines 15-22.
3. Where and when is this scene taking place? How do
you know?
Discuss
1. What orders has Creon given regarding
Polyneices’ body?
2. Antigone refers to her brother’s corpse as
“sweet treasure” in line 21. How do these
words characterize her feelings for her
brother? (This is tone.)
Paired Reading – 10 Min
Page 752 - 753
Answer the following and Provide the Line Number:
1. Retell Antigone’s family history according to Lines 3743
2. What does Antigone say will happen to Ismene if the
people find out Polyneices has been buried?
3. What does Antigone consider “the worst of deaths”?
Discuss And Answer
1. Explain the literal meaning of the following lines: (This
is how Jocaste killed herself.) “she twisted the cords /
that strangled her life”
2. How do lines 47 and 48 characterize Ismene’s beliefs
about the differences between women and men?
3. Could Antigone possibly be considered selfish or
inconsiderate? Explain Why/Why Not.
Prologue Exit Slip
1. How could Antigone appear to be selfish or
inconsiderate?
2. What might be considered Antigone’s fatal
flaw (harmatia)?
3. Based on what we’ve read in the prologue;
make a prediction for what may happen in
Scene 1