Vocabulary
Vocabulary
He said, she said
What the what?
Hodge podge
100
Tragic Hero
Morally superior and righteous character who suffers a downfall
100
Tragic Flaw
Character trait that leads to the tragic hero's downfall
100
Impossible things must not be tried at all.
Ismene.
100
What does Creon's law forbid?
Burying of Polyneices
100
Mark Wahlberg started out as a rapper. What was his rapper name?
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
200
Tragedy
A play that involves the downfall of a tragic hero due to his or her tragic flaw; opposite of comedy.
200
Stage directions
Directions given for the play on stage (exit right, enter left, etc).
200
Her death will cause another
Haemon
200
Why does Ismene not help her sister?
Fear; allegiance to the state law.
200
In Greek Mythology, Hercules had to complete seven trials. Why did he have to undergo this trial of redemption?
Anger probs. And Hera messing stuff up.
300
Aside
Short phrase or statement addressed to the audience and not heard by the characters on stage
300
Catastrophe
Series of events that lead to a tragic hero's downfall
300
No happier to be here than you are to have me: no one likes the man who brings bad news.
Sentry
300
What is the public opinion about Antigone's sentence? Why is this not known to Creon.
It is unfair; fear of his wrath.
300
In Lord of the Rings, what exactly are the ring wraiths?
Men, Kings specifically.
400
Soliloquy
Long speech given to the audience, not the characters
400
Monologue
Long speech given to the other characters
400
I have been a stranger here in my own land: all my life the blasphemy of my life has followed me.
Antigone
400
What has happened to Thebes due to Creon's law/pride?
Cursed by the gods.
400
Who loves orange soda?
Kel loves orange soda!
500
Prudent
Wise; careful
500
Rancorous
Bitter; irritable
500
The time is not far off when you will pay back corpse for corpse, flesh of your own flesh.
Teiresias
500
What does the Chorus claim true wisdom to be?
Submission to the gods.
500
Who wrote Catcher in the Rye?
J. D. Salinger
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