Literary Terms

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An error in judgment or a weakness in character, such as pride or arrogance – helps bring about the hero’s downfall.

Tragic Flaw

Characters who are vital to the development and resolution of the conflict. The plot and resolution of the conflict revolves around these characters.

Major/Central Characters

A long building that served as the backdrop for the action and as a dressing room.

Skene

Types of characters who have become conventional or stereotypical through repeated use in particular types of stories. They are instantly recognizable to readers or audience members.

Stock Character

Concepts or elements that recur throughout the play to help advance its plot and reveal its theme.

Motifs

Characters who serve to complement the major characters and help move the plot events forward.

Minor Characters

A destiny preordained by the gods no matter what action a person takes in the present.

Fate

Traditional stories about the gods and goddesses.

Myths

A person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis.

Dynamic Character

At the center of a tragedy is a person of high rank who accepts his or her downfall with dignity.

Tragic Hero

Leader of the chorus.

Choragus

Someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform or evolve.

Static Character

Frequently used characters or events.

Archetypes

A masked group of actors who observe and comment on the action through songs.

Chorus

Anyone who has a complex personality; he or she is often portrayed as a conflicted and contradictory person.

Round Character

A spacious floor where the action took place.

Orchestra

Stories about people believed to have once lived.

Legends

A form of drama that shows the downfall of a dignified, superior character who participates in events of great significance.

Tragedy

This literary personality is notable for one kind of personality trait or characteristic.

Flat Character

Reference.

Allusion

Where the audience sat.

Theatron

A disastrous conclusion that usually involves multiple deaths.

Catastrophe

The characters that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend.

Antagonist

When the audience knows more than the characters do.

Dramatic Irony

Central person in a story, and is often referred to as the story’s main character.

Protagonist

Antigone’s Family Tree

Answer the following questions about Antigone’s Family.

Family Names: Creon, Antigone, Polyneices, Haemon,

Jocasta, Eteocles, Oedipus, Eurydice, Ismene

Who were Antigone’s parents?

Oedipus and Jocasta

Who was Jocasta’s brother and Antigone’s uncle?

Creon

Who was Creon married to?

Eurydice

Who was Antigone engaged to, who was also her cousin?

Haemon

What were the names of Oedipus and Jocasta’s children?

Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, Ismene

Pick the Actual Five Chivalric Traits

Wisdom Loyalty Courage Modesty Humility Generosity Beauty Honesty Faithfulness Self-Control Kindness Righteousness

The Five Chivalric Traits

Courage Honesty Loyalty Generosity Kindness

Rough Draft of Extended Response

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Write 4-5 sentences for both of the following questions in preparation for your test. -Who deserves the ultimate blame for the tragic

events at the end of Antigone? Make an argument that either Creon, Antigone, or the Gods are to blame for the tragic nature of this play. Reference one specific moment/choice in the play as evidence for your argument.

-What is the most important theme of Antigone? What moral do you think the play most wants to teach its audience? Provide an example (summary of a moment or dialogue) as evidence for your argument.

Considering the reading selections from L’Morte d’Arthur, what makes a king or a knight worthy of their position? In your response, think about the actual qualifications in the stories that make a man worthy of power or position. Some of the men are not always chivalric, yet they still have a high position in England. Is it character or birth that is more important? Use one specific character as your main example in this 4-5 sentence response.