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Greek Culture
About what are Ismene and
Antigone talking at the beginning of
the play?
Burying Polyneices
How was the Sentry chosen to tell Creon that Polyneices had
been buried?
They threw dice.
According to Creon, what is
Antigone’s “double insolence”?
Burying Polyneices and then bragging
about it
At the end of the play, what character flaw
does Creon realize he suffers from? In other
words, what does he have too much of?
Pride
Creon feels his duty is to the law. Antigone feels her duty is not only to her brother,
but ultimately, whom?
The gods
What is the name of Antigone’s sister?
Ismene
Who stabs herself at the end of the play
upon hearing of Haimon’s death?
Eurydice
What two characters killed one
another in battle before the play
begins?
Polyneices and Eteocles
How is Haimon related to
Polyneices?
They are cousins.
Who are the grandparents of
Antigone?
Jocasta and Laius
Who was Dionysus?
The god of wine
(and the god of “everything delicious”)
What famous building did
Pericles have built?
The Parthenon
What were maenads?
A group of women who would worship
alone; many men thought they were
behaving inappropriately
What lasting effect did the rule of
Pericles have on today’s society?
(Think government…)
Democracy
Explain why Socrates was put to
death.
•Some say he corrupted youth
•Questioned everything
•Didn’t believe in the gods
What part of the theater is this?
Theatron
What is the parados?
•Where the audience enters and exits; also where the chorus enters and exits
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•Song or chant accompanying the chorus’ entrance
Name three ways that Greek Theatres are different from modern theaters.
(Answers will vary)•They wore over-sized masks with mouthpieces
•Only 3 people allowed on the stage at a time
•No women allowed to play parts
•Government money was given to poor people so they could attend
•No microphones
•No violence on stage
•No scene changes – backdrop always the same
Which part of the theater was
decorated as the backdrop of the
drama?
Skene
Which part of the theater was the raised
platform where the performance took
place?
Proskenion
Name the protagonist and antagonist of the
play.
Protagonist: Antigone
Antagonist: Creon
Who is Antigone’s foil?
Ismene
The error, weakness, or poor judgment of a
character that reverses his/her fortune is known
as _______ _______.
Tragic Flaw
A contradiction between what a character thinks
is true and what the audience knows is true is
called _________ ___________.
Dramatic Irony
What is hubris?
The sin of having excessive pride or
arrogance.
Name the short story we read in
class where a man loses an important
yellow paper.
“Contents of the Dead Man’s
Pocket”
A noun that names a specific person, place, or
thing is a(n) ______ noun.
Proper
Explain the difference between
DENOTATION and CONNOTATION.
(This is from our first unit, History of the English Language!)
Denotation: the literal, dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation: the feeling a certain word evokes
Who is the voice of Darth Vader?
James Earl Jones
What is the name of Penny’s dog on
the cartoon Inspector Gadget?
Brain
Make your wager
Who are the god and goddess of the
underworld? (A footnote from the
play)
Hecate and Pluto