Slide 1Page 248-249 Slide 2   Reasons for the theatre:  Entertainment  Show religion  Advance and show loyalty to politics  Honor local heroes  Major…

Slide 1Craft Lesson: Structure and Elements of Drama Slide 2 History of drama… Drama was developed more than 2,500 years ago. The ancient Greeks held a dramatic competition…

Slide 1 Background on Greek Drama and Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Slide 2 Review: Sophocles and Greek Drama How was Greek drama born? It developed from ancient rituals honoring…

Slide 1 Entrance Ticket Do you believe in “predestination” -- or what some people call -- “fate”? Why or why not? If you could be told your future, would you choose…

Slide 1 Antigone & Ancient Greek Theatre Slide 2 Historical Background 700 BCE- Greek culture begins writing 700 BCE- Greek culture begins writing 534 BCE- The First…

Slide 1 δρ ᾶ μα Drama: from Greek words meaning "to do" or "to act." Slide 2 Began as part of a religious ritual and gradually progressed into a…

Slide 1 Introduction to Antigone and Greek Tragedy Slide 2 General Information  Classical tragedies were composed within a definite structural framework, with occasional…

Slide 1 Ancient Greece Mr. Jacques -- Drama Slide 2 Greek Mythology Write a list of the Greek Gods that you know about (ex: Aphrodite – Goddess of Love) Who was Homer?…

Slide 1 SOPHOCLES OEDIPUS THE KING (OEDIPUS REX) ANTIGONE AP ENGLISH LITERATURE MS. CURTIS The Greek Tragedy Slide 2 AP English Literature Identify and explain at least THREE…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Monday 3/7/2011 Plan for the day: Discuss Tragic Hero/ Greek Theater notes Read the myth of Oedipus. Remember: Print Gods and Goddesses notes off my website!…