Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user. One triad portrays antigone s id, ego, and superego and the other triad parallels creons psyche. Eteocles and polyneices quarreled, polyneices was driven out but returned. When he learned what he had done, he blinded himself and left thebes. The antigone is an ancient greek tragedy, written and performed in a specific cultural and historical context in classical athens. The first four are intended to be taught prior to seeing the performance, and the final lesson is intended to follow. This lesson offers some activity and project ideas to get you started. Must be typed choice 5 alternate ending regular write an alternate ending for antigone starting with scene 5 and ending in the exodos. Too often, creon and antigone are reduced to the tyrant and the firebrand the authoritarian villain and the revolutionary hero. 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. Antigone is a play that lends itself wonderfully to activities and projects, which can help enhance students comprehension. Create an appealing design that conveys a particular mood or idea about antigone. A play in 5 parts, an effort by five contemporary female dramatists to reimagine sophocless tragedy antigone about a.
Description a masterpiece of greek tragedy, concerning the conflict between public and private morality. And when you want to do more, subscribe to acrobat pro. Antigone is an ancient greek tragedy, written and performed in a specific cultural and historical context in classical athens. Only with adobe acrobat reader you can view, sign, collect and track feedback, and share pdfs for free. 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.
New post fundraising results, improved mobile version, your uploads page and minisurvey in our blog. Oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. This specific context influenced the way the play was written and the. Teaching the antigone in wisconsin a resource guide by kerry lefebvre introduction and overview. Antigone by sophocles translated by robert fagles 1985 duration.
511 494 1006 506 319 1658 985 364 380 1196 817 1508 959 1593 1575 1046 128 1161 1392 35 112 504 651 1248 935 807 558 1028 555 202 411 1464 880