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irony |
The blind man is the only one who can see-- this is an example of___ |
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sealed |
Antigone's fate of cave |
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ethics |
The theme of Antigone is morality versus |
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hillside |
Greek theaters were carved into this |
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monologue |
A single actor speaking on stage |
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sated |
Vocabulary word meaning satisfied |
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anarchist |
Vocabulary word meaning person who is against governments |
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Sophocles |
Playright of Antigone |
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Resolution |
Part of the play that works things out |
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Dionysus |
Plays were staged in his honour |
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Lamentation |
Vocabulary word meaning grief or weeping |
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sword |
Haimon used this to die |
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catharsis |
The end of a tragedy that makes the audience feel better |
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narrator |
The element that narrative has that drama does not |
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unities |
Aristoletean concept that a play must take place with the time, place, and action presented on stage |
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climax |
The turning point of the play |
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suicide |
Eurydice does this with a knife |
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deference |
Vocabulary word meaning yielding in thought |
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zero |
Number of women who performed in the first production of Antigone |
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protagonist |
Main character of play |
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dialogue |
On-stage conversation between two or more characters |
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blasphemy |
Vocabulary word meaning disrspectful action |
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parados |
Opening chorus speech for exposition purposes |
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