Chapters 1-12 Lit Prof
What are the 5 major elements of a quest?
1. A quester
2.Destination
3. Reason for quest
4. Obstacles along the way
5.Underlying reason for the quest
What is a Chorus in the 6 elements of a greek tragedy?
A group of people that comment on the story or plot.
What significance does geography have to literature?
Geography can reveal deeper things about a character such as their relationships, customs and cultural, their political environment, and the way they view the world around them.
What decision does Antigone make at the beginning of the play?
She decide to bury her brother despite Creon's orders that the body has to remain unburied.
How did the concept of greek tragedy begin?
Greek philosophers wanting to make explanations for nature and the way the world around them worked.
How can sharing a meal be an act of communion?
Sharing a meal often represents connection and peace between two people. The meal shows a deeper meaning in literature.
How can the element of fate play as the villain in a plot?
Because fate serves as a pre ordained force that ultimately traps the protagonist into loosing their battle, even if the protagonist is a hero doing good, their fate is already decided, making them loose against the universe.
How to seasons give symbolic meaning in literature? Give an example.
Seasons represent different stages in a character's life. Spring represents rebirth or new beginnings while winter represents the opposite, death or and ending.
What does her decision to bury her brother despite the law represent?
The importance of followed moral law rather than state law because sometimes state law may be unjust.
What is the main reason or idea of Greek Tragedy? What may this imply?
Aristotle defined Greek Tragedy as "Bad things happening to good people who simply make human mistakes." This may imply that by definition, there is no such thing as a perfect person because humans make mistakes and that just because you are a good person, does not mean all your choices are moral.
If a character leaves their home to travel to an unfamiliar place, they face obstacles and hardships, what would be the last effect of this quest to complete Foster definition of a quest?
The character would come back further fulfilled and wiser, showing character development that resulted from the underlying meaning of the quest.
If the hero allows their pride to influence their decision, how may this affect the plot? What is this called?
Hubris. This may lead them to worsen the main conflict of the plot and this often eventually leads to the climax or downfall of the plot/character.
If a character in a story were to become sick and this sickness were to prevent them from doing something they love, what might this mean?
This might represent an internal conflict that they were avoiding through something something they love, so the sickness forces them to fight this conflict or represents the lack of meaning in the character without the thing.
If another character were instead of Antigone, how would this characters choices compare to Antigone's?
For example: If Heamon were in place of Antigone, he would still follow her moral compass in burying her brother but he would try to reason with Creon rather than just directly disobeying him.
How does Aristotles meaning of a greek tragedy have an affect on the reason or the target audience?
By invoking regular human emotions and making the reader empathize with the characters because it is a situation that they are experiencing, knowing that everyone makes mistakes.
If a character were to witness direct violence between two other characters, what might this imply about the witnessing character, even though they are not affected directly by the harm.
This might imply some sort of relationship shift between the witnessing character and the victim or the character causing the harm. the violence in included for plot advancement or character development.
How may the Hubris, fate, and the chorus all work together to lead to the climax?
The chorus often acts as a voice of wisdom, urging the hero not to do something that they end up ignoring. (Hubris). this fulfills the actions needed to fulfill their fate which often ends up being a loss of the hero and leads to the climax or the end of the plot.
Analyze how the loss of eyesight after major emotional change can represent greater significance in a story.
The blindness could show the character's inability to see the truth. the loss of eyesight connects to the emoional change and may suggest that the loss of eyesight represents an internal conflict that cause them to be blind to the truth.
How does Creon's Hubris add to the tragedy in Antigone?
Creon's pride prevents himself from admitting he is wrong or unjust for his rules and his choices, causing him to ignore Antigone and his choices played a major role in the tragedy by forcing Antigone to take the route she did to follow her beliefs.
What is one connection that an be made between the start of Greek Tragedy performances and Sophocles? What does this reveal about societal standards?
The performances started during a time where Dionyses was being praised during festivals in honor of him. Both dionyses and Sophocles were considered "studs". They were considered attractive and charming. This reveals the value ancient Greek society held for mens physical appearance. Valuing them and their work more if they were attractive.
To what extent does Foster's idea that there is not such thing as a fully original story change the way reader analyze and interpret literature? How does it do so?
to a great extent, this idea suggests that readers should look for connections in stories athat also represent similarities in the ways that authors veiw the world around them.
To what extent is the hero's downfall caused by fate rather than being caused by their own choices?
Both the hero's hubris and fate can contribute to the plot or ending. Some may argue that the hubris of the hero is part of their fate. Ultimately, the hero is not responsible for what fate brings them but they may be responsible for the decisions they made to fall into the cycle of their fate. One could argue either one is more impactful but their fate directly impacts their downfall.
To what extent should readers assume that details or events in literature have symbolic meaning acording to Foster's ideas throughout the book?
To a great extent, according to foster, everything such as the seasons, weather, sickness, or violence has. deeper meaning to the plot and the overall message of the book. Other situations include repeated details or objects that are mentioned.
To what extent is Creon responsible for the outcome of Antigone?
He is greatly responsible for the outcome despite the role of Antigone's fate. Creon was given opportunities to change his decisions and his failure to do so makes his responsible for him being left alone because of his pride.
To what extent did the existence of live theater carry on Aristotle and other philosopher's ideas during this era of greek tragedy?
The existence of live theater at the time greatly affected the degree to which theses stories and ideas are still being told today, by bringing these stories to life not only did it allow the audience to feel pity and fear for the character through the Actors, it allowed theses stories to be told through many generations which is why we know the importance of Greek Tragedies and philosophers messages today.