Puzzle… Solve this: Puzzle… Solve this: –What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?

Puzzle… Solve this:Puzzle… Solve this:– What goes on four legs in the morning, What goes on four legs in the morning,

two legs at noon, and three legs in the two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?evening?

Oedipus the kingOedipus the king We will read “The Myth We will read “The Myth

of Oedipus” (10-12 of Oedipus” (10-12 World Drama book) as World Drama book) as a class, and fill out the a class, and fill out the accompanying accompanying handout.handout.

We will then use this to We will then use this to complete a complete a story boardstory board of events. of events.

(Directions for the (Directions for the story board will come story board will come later…)later…)

IntroductionIntroduction

Read pages 7-8 in your “World Read pages 7-8 in your “World Drama” book, and take notes on the Drama” book, and take notes on the first page of your handout.first page of your handout.

When finished, please wait for us to When finished, please wait for us to continue to the next activity.continue to the next activity.

Introduction to Introduction to AntigoneAntigone

Basics of drama (setting and Basics of drama (setting and conflict)conflict)

Organization of the dramaOrganization of the dramaLiterary Terms to look forLiterary Terms to look for

Basics of Basics of AntigoneAntigone

Setting: the city of Setting: the city of Thebes, the Thebes, the morning after a morning after a war, way back in war, way back in B.C.B.C.

Conflict of story: Conflict of story: – Individual rights Individual rights

VS. State VS. State – Moral or Divine Law Moral or Divine Law

VS. Human Law VS. Human Law

Major Characters in Major Characters in AntigoneAntigone

Antigone – protagonist, Antigone – protagonist, daughter of Oedipusdaughter of Oedipus

Creon – King of Thebes Creon – King of Thebes and Antigone’s uncleand Antigone’s uncle

Ismene – Antigone’s Ismene – Antigone’s sistersister

Haemon – Creon’s son Haemon – Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancéand Antigone’s fiancé

Chorus ChoragosChorus Choragos

““the elders of the the elders of the city Thebes” whose city Thebes” whose age and opinion age and opinion would have been would have been respectedrespected

Part of cast who Part of cast who chant parados, chant parados, odes and paean.odes and paean.

Leader of the Leader of the choruschorus

Often times Often times interacts with interacts with characters one on characters one on oneone

The Organization of The Organization of AntigoneAntigone

Prologue (story)Prologue (story) Parados (song)Parados (song) Episode One (story)Episode One (story) Ode One (song)Ode One (song)

– StropheStrophe– AntistropheAntistrophe

Episode Two (story)Episode Two (story) Ode Two (song)Ode Two (song)


Episode Three (story)Episode Three (story)

Ode Three (song)Ode Three (song)– StropheStrophe– AntistropheAntistrophe

Episode Four (story)Episode Four (story) Ode Four (song)Ode Four (song)


Episode Five (story)Episode Five (story) Paean (song)Paean (song)


Exodus (story)Exodus (story)

Prologue ParadosPrologue Parados Going to be set around Going to be set around

central moral issue and central moral issue and set up basic conflictset up basic conflict

Sets forth the subject Sets forth the subject and provides the and provides the mythological mythological background necessary background necessary for understanding the for understanding the events of the play. events of the play.

Our prologue stars our Our prologue stars our protagonist Antigone protagonist Antigone and her sister Ismeneand her sister Ismene

Song sung by the Song sung by the chorus as it first chorus as it first enters. Named for the enters. Named for the corridors at the front corridors at the front of the stage of a of the stage of a Greek theater Greek theater

Written in “ode” Written in “ode” fashion.fashion.

A choral song chanted A choral song chanted by the chorusby the chorus

After the prologueAfter the prologue

EpisodesEpisodes

A narrative section A narrative section of the play, when of the play, when the main events the main events take placetake place

Divided from the Divided from the next episode by a next episode by a odes, or odes, or stasimons. stasimons.

Ode Ode (Stasimon)(Stasimon)

a choral section of the play. a choral section of the play. The language of these sections is The language of these sections is

elevated, more “poetic”; often elevated, more “poetic”; often supplementary information or the supplementary information or the mood of the play’s internal audience mood of the play’s internal audience is revealedis revealed

A choral ode that often reflects on the A choral ode that often reflects on the dialogue and events of the preceding dialogue and events of the preceding episode.episode.

Parts of the Ode: Parts of the Ode: Strophe: Antistrophe:Strophe: Antistrophe:

Part of ode that the Part of ode that the chorus chants as it chorus chants as it moves from right moves from right to left across stageto left across stage

Part of ode that Part of ode that chorus chants as it chorus chants as it moves back across moves back across stage from left to stage from left to rightright

Paean ExodusPaean Exodus

Hymn in praise of Hymn in praise of god – in this case god – in this case Dionysus, in whose Dionysus, in whose honor the Greeks honor the Greeks performed the performed the playsplays

The final, or exit, The final, or exit, scenescene

Literary Terms to Look ForLiterary Terms to Look For

Foil – a character who serves as a Foil – a character who serves as a contrast to another charactercontrast to another character

Allusion – Reference to a statement, Allusion – Reference to a statement, person, place, event or thing that is person, place, event or thing that is known from something elseknown from something else

More Literary TermsMore Literary Terms

Metaphor –a comparison between two Metaphor –a comparison between two unlike things without a connecting unlike things without a connecting word such as word such as like, as, than like, as, than or or resemblesresembles

Simile – a comparison between two Simile – a comparison between two unlike things WITH a connecting word unlike things WITH a connecting word such as such as like, as, than like, as, than or or resemblesresembles


Verbal Irony – when a Verbal Irony – when a speaker says one speaker says one thing, but means the thing, but means the oppositeopposite

Dramatic Irony – Dramatic Irony – when the reader or when the reader or the audience knows the audience knows something important something important that a character does that a character does not know.not know.


Alliteration – repetition of the Alliteration – repetition of the same or similar consonant same or similar consonant sounds in words that are sounds in words that are close togetherclose together– Example: “Sally sold seashells Example: “Sally sold seashells

down by the sea shore"down by the sea shore"

Theme – the central idea Theme – the central idea of a workof a work

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