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Exploring Gender Roles and Tragic Heroes in Antigone

This study guide delves into the themes of gender roles and the nature of tragic heroes in Sophocles' "Antigone." Analyze the harsh treatment of Antigone by Creon and whether her punishment is influenced by her gender. Evaluate the portrayal of female characters like Antigone, Eurydice, and Ismene, and their distinct attitudes towards societal laws. In addition, reflect on the key qualities of a tragic hero, such as bloodline and hamartia, to determine who truly embodies the tragic hero in the play.

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Exploring Gender Roles and Tragic Heroes in Antigone

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  1. . ANTIGONE STUDY GUIDE 26.03.2013

  2. . ANTIGONE AGREEMENT / DISAGREEMENT “ CreongivesAntigone a harshpunishmentsimplybecauseshe is a woman; ifthelaw-breaker had been a man, he would not havebeensentencedtodeath.” Do youagreeordisagreewiththisstatement? Justifyyourrationalebyreferringtothetext.

  3. . Consideringtheportrayals of womenand men in “Antigone”, what do youthinkaboutthegenderroles in a Greektragedy? How do youevaluateAntigone’s, Eurydice’sandIsmene’sattitudesfromthisperspective?

  4. A quickrecap: Keyqualities of a tragichero in a Greekplay • Bloodline • Hamartia • Anagnorisis • Peripeteia • Nemesis • Catharsis ConsideringthesequalitiesandtheprocessesthatCreonandAntigonehavegonethrough, whichone do youthink is thetragichero of theplay?

  5. ANTIGONE JEOPARDY

  6. Yourtopicsare: • Classical Drama • HowTragic! • BreakingtheLaw • Death • Quotes

  7. . Classical Drama originated in this country.

  8. . Thisgroup of peoplewouldsingandchant on stage.

  9. . It is thereversal of a fortune, thedownfall of thetragichero.

  10. . Antigonepreferstofollowtheselaws.

  11. . • She is thequeen of Thebeswhounknowinglymarriedto her son, Oedipus. She is alsoAntigone’smother.

  12. . Recognition or discovery on the part of the hero; change from ignorance to knowledge.

  13. . Purgation of emotions of pity and fear which leaves the viewer both relieved and elated.

  14. . Themostcommontragicflowleadingtheprotagonisttodownfall.

  15. . Firstsuspect in burial of Polyneices

  16. . Creon sentences Antigone to this, changing his mind about the original decree.

  17. . • “ Myspiritwastalkingtomeallthe time, saying ‘Fool, whyareyougoingwhereyouwill be punishedforyourjourney? Wretch, areyouwasting time again? IfCreonhearsthisnewsfromsomeone else, you’ll be sure tosufferfor it!’ ‘ “

  18. . • “Forthemanwhobelievesthat he alone has theabilitytothinkandspeak, that he and no-one else possessesintelligence- whensuch men arelaidopen, theyareseento be empty.”

  19. . • “ Be sure thatthemoststubbornwillsfallhardest; it is thestrongestiron, temperedtohardness in the fire, thatyouwillmostoftenseeshatteredandbrokentopieces. I haveknownwild-temperedhorsesbroughttoorderwith a tiny bit.”

  20. . ThereasonwhyPolynieces is not properlyburiedbygivingrituals.

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