New post fundraising results, improved mobile version, your uploads page and minisurvey in our blog. The antigone is an ancient greek tragedy, written and performed in a specific cultural and historical context in classical athens. Description a masterpiece of greek tragedy, concerning the conflict between public and private morality. Antigone by sophocles translated by robert fagles 1985 duration. When he learned what he had done, he blinded himself and left thebes. Antigone is an ancient greek tragedy, written and performed in a specific cultural and historical context in classical athens. Must be typed choice 5 alternate ending regular write an alternate ending for antigone starting with scene 5 and ending in the exodos. Eteocles and polyneices quarreled, polyneices was driven out but returned. Antigone is a play that lends itself wonderfully to activities and projects, which can help enhance students comprehension. The project gutenberg ebook of the oedipus trilogy, by sophocles this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. A play in 5 parts, an effort by five contemporary female dramatists to reimagine sophocless tragedy antigone about a. One triad portrays antigone s id, ego, and superego and the other triad parallels creons psyche. Provide information about the cast of characters, the plays structure, and the author, as well as any other relevant details. In 2004, theatre companies crossing jamaica avenue and the womens project in new york city coproduced antigone project written by tanya barfield, karen hartman, chiori miyagawa, pulitzer prize winner lynn nottage and caridad svich, a fivepart response to sophocles text and to the.
Create an appealing design that conveys a particular mood or idea about antigone. This context influenced the way the play was written and the characters within it, but the play also investigates more universal issues about humanity that have resonated with a variety of people throughout the centuries. Teaching the antigone in wisconsin a resource guide by kerry lefebvre introduction and overview. This specific context influenced the way the play was written and the. The first four are intended to be taught prior to seeing the performance, and the final lesson is intended to follow. Oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user. Too often, creon and antigone are reduced to the tyrant and the firebrand the authoritarian villain and the revolutionary hero. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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