Slide 1 Do Now What sorts of burial rites are common in the Western world? Are you familiar with any other death rites? Slide 2 Antigone Sophocles Slide 3 Antigone Antigone…
Slide 1 Antigone Slide 2 Greek Theater Outdoor structureOutdoor structure Performed at springtime festival honoring the god Dionysus; playwrights competed for prizesPerformed…
Slide 1Sophocles One of three Greek tragic playwrights Born in 496 B.C. Lived to be 90 years old Wrote over 100 plays, of which only 7 remain Considered a master of Greek…
Slide 1 The Trojan War Slide 2 Hector Trojan prince and one of the greatest fighters in the Trojan War Killed by Achilles after he had killed Patroclus, Achilles’ best…
Antigone Antigone Speaking Truth To Power Thoughts⦠"What harms the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.â --Ellie Wiesel…
Antigone Antigone The Hero & Hubris 1 One who captures the essence of the ideal individual of a nation A brave and noble character, admired for great achievements…