Slide 1 Slide 2 Greek Theater and Antigone Slide 3 Greece Rich culture and history Astounding artistic accomplishments Birthplace of (limited) democracy First great philosophers:…
Slide 1GREEK THEATRE THE BIRTHPLACE OF WESTERN DRAMA Slide 2 FESTIVALS OF DIONYSUS F In honor of the god of Wine and Fertility F Myths relate to seasonal growing cycles and…
Slide 1 Ancient Theatre History Theatre 1-2 Brittany M. Sutton Revised November 06 Slide 2 Ancient Drama Time Frame 5000 BCE to 300 CE Slide 3 Pre-Greek Period (5000 BCE…
Slide 1 Antigone Slide 2 Greek Theater Outdoor structureOutdoor structure Performed at springtime festival honoring the god Dionysus; playwrights competed for prizesPerformed…
Slide 1 Sophocles’ Antigone 2 “I am no man” Slide 2 Image from cover, Casey Dué The Captive Women’s Lament in Greek Tragedy Slide 3 Agenda Adventures in Critical…
Slide 1 Greek Tragedy Origins: Between the 6th century and the 5th century B.C. evilContext: concern with explaining evil tragedyevil part of human natureThe tragedy sees…
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 Slide 2 Classical Drama How Tragic! Breaking the Law DeathQuotables 100 200 400 600 800 Slide 3 This is one reason why Creon changed his mind about Antigone’s method…