Prentice Hall Literature World Masterpieces. enjoyed a comfortable life in a well-to-do family age...
-
Upload
lorena-cole -
Category
Documents
-
view
215 -
download
0
Transcript of Prentice Hall Literature World Masterpieces. enjoyed a comfortable life in a well-to-do family age...
Prentice Hall Literature World Masterpieces
enjoyed a comfortable life in a well-to-do
family age 28--won the wreath in his first play
competition --Antigone wrote 123 plays/7 survived intact end of Sophocles' life--Peloponnesian
War/time of political turmoil
(tragedy) - a serious drama featuring a
noble, dignified main character (often a member of royalty) who strives to achieve something and is ultimately defeated
(tragic flaw) - a character flaw or weakness
that eventually leads to a character's downfall
1. Should be ruler or leader
2. Of good character (neither exceptionally virtuous nor exceptionally evil)
3. Tragic hero goes through one or more reversals of fortune, leading to a final recognition of truth
4. His/her misfortune brought about by some error of judgment or frailty – “hamartia” (tragic flaw)
5. Tragic hero experiences profound suffering in this process
6. Audience should be moved by pity and fear
4 day celebration in honor of Dionysus, god of wine and revelryplays were performed/competition—highlight of the Festival
Also called Oracle of Apollo
Located in Delphi; priests/priestesses of Apollo were believed to have divine knowledge from Apollo
Common themes in Greek tragedy involve characters who attempt to circumvent the prophecies of Apollo, always unsuccessfully
Theme: No mortal can avoid his/her fate
Irony is the contrast between what appears to be and what actually exists.
3 Types of Irony.....
(verbal irony)—when a character says one thing but means another
(situational irony)—what happens is different from what’s expected to happen
(dramatic irony)—the audience or reader is aware of critical information that a character does not know
Sophocles wrote the 3 plays over a 36 year period
Antigone was written first
1. --Oedipus Rex (written second)2. --Oedipus at Colonus (written last)3. --Antigone (written first)