VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK

Add “tragedy” to your vocabulary notebook.

Tragedy= a play in which the hero dies or experiences a downfall, usually because of his/her own

flaw.

Pass papers back

WARM-UP: RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS

1. Antigone’s brothers set out to conquer (one another, each other).

2. Her extended family members always cooked for (one another, each other).

3. Katie and Charlene were excited to go to Dublin, Ireland with (one another, each other).

REVIEW MAIN POINTS OF OEDIPUS

Oedipus: Son of Jocasta and Lais. Sent away to be raised by Polybus and Merope. Accidentally fulfills his fate of _______________________________________________

Has four children: Antigone, Ismene, Polyneices, and Eteocles. Not only are they his children… but they are also his ______. (ew again!)

REVIEW MAIN POINTS OF OEDIPUS

The oracle reveals that a ________ is on Thebes because they were harboring a pollutant, or one who killed his own father

Upon finding out what had happened, Jocasta ____________ and Oedipus __________, blinding himself.

He then goes into _____and gives power to his two sons to share.

ANTIGONE

Take notes!

BEGINNING OF THE PLAY ANTIGONE

Polyneices and Eteocles agree to share rule when they are old enough

Eteocles refuses to give up rule when it is his turn to do so

Polyneices leads an assault on Thebes in retaliation, and the two brothers murder each other in the process

Uncle Creon (Jocasta’s brother) takes over as king.

CREON’S DECREE:

Eteocles will be buried with honors because he died defending his kingdom

Polyneices will be left to rot in the open so that birds will eat his corpse and he will die a dishonorable death because he attacked his own kingdom

This goes against the rules of the gods Antigone believes he should have a proper

burial and has to find a way to make it happen

And so it begins…

CHARACTERS IN ANTIGONE:

Antigone: daughter of Oedipus

Ismene: daughter of Oedipus

Eurydice: wife of Creon

Creon: King of Thebes, uncle of Antigone and Ismene

Haimon: son of Creon

Teiresias: a blind prophet

A Sentry

A Messenger

Chorus: elders of Thebes

Choragos: leader of the Chorus

4.13 HOW DO YOU FEEL? (PAGE276)

Read the brief character situations from Antigone. Then adopt a point of view of the characters.

4.14 JEOPARDY

You can use your notes! You may work with one partner.

Your team should attempt to get the most points!