Plot
What was Antigone's main goal?
To bury her brother Polynices
What is a tragedy?
A play based on suffering and usually a bad ending for the main character.
Who are the people that take part and move the plot forward in a drama?
Characters
Theme
Lesson or message gained from a story. Usually refers back to life.
Why is it important to understand a drama's theme?
So we gain a better understanding of the lesson we were supposed to learn.
Why did Creon not want to bury one of the brothers?
He betrayed him and attacked Thebes.
What is the difference between a monologue and a soliloquy?
Monologue is to others, and a soliloquy is to oneself.
How does the audience receive information when reading a drama?
Through dialogue.
Annotate
To add notes or give explanation
Name one situation of dramatic irony within the play.
When Creon made proclamation, Antigone death, etc etc...
What is it called when the audience knows more than the character?
Dramatic Irony
Explain the importance of stage directions.
Helps the audience create a mental image of what is happening and clears of who is talking to who.
Plot
The sequence of events in a story, play, or narrative poem.
What make drama's stand out from every other form of literature?
We know what the main character is thinking and feeling a majority of the time. No need to piece a puzzle together.
How was Antigone caught?
She tried to rebury her brother in the middle of a sandstorm. However, it ended and her cover was blown.
What is the point of including an aside?
To inform the audience with important information the other characters cannot know.
What is the difference between a theme and a summary.
Theme talks about a lesson on life, and a summary explains the plot quickly.
Satire
To make fun of or create a parody of something.
What did we learn from each monologue in the drama?
We learned character motivation and head spaces.
Explain what happened to Heamon.
He threatened to kill himself if Antigone was hurt. When she passed, he tried to hurt his dad and then stabbed himself with his sword.
Why is it important to annotate?
To help you have an easier time referring back to complicated parts of the text.
Helps us understand the conflict and heightens it.
Dialogue
Conversation between characters.
Explain the Antigone family tree.
Oedipus married his mom and had Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polynices.
Creon married Eurydice and had Haemon.
This made Haemon and Antigone cousins.