Antigone
Who wrote 'Antigone'? (Name must be spelled correctly!)
SOPHOCLES
Who wrote 'Macbeth'? (Name must be spelled correctly!)
William SHAKESPEARE
What does 'hamartia' mean?
A fatal flaw (leading to a character's downfall)
“Fair is and foul is : Hover through the fog and filthy air.”
foul
fair
How many syllables does a sentence using iambic pentameter have?
10
Who does King Creon refuse to bury? Why?
Polynices
Traitor
What is Macbeth's hamartia?
Ambition
What does 'hubris' mean?
Excessive pride
“Stars, your fires; Let not light see my and deep desires”
hide
black
Which of the following lines is NOT an example of iambic pentameter?
A. But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
B. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
C. By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes
D. If music be the food of love, play on.
C. By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes
State 3 Themes in 'Antigone'
Civil disobedience
Pride/Hubris
State vs God
Fate vs Free Will
etc...
When Lady Macbeth says "Out, damned spot!" during her sleepwalking scene, what literary device is she using?
A. Monologue, as she addresses the audience directly
B. Soliloquy, as she gives a long speech aloud about her private thoughts
C. Aside, as she briefly whispers her guilt to herself
D. Dialogue, as she converses with the doctor and gentlewoman
B. Soliloquy
What does 'catharsis' mean?
“All the of Arabia will not sweeten little hand”
this
Identify the literary technique used:
"O' brawling love..."
Oxymoron
What is Antigone/Creon's tragic flaws?
Pride/Stubborness
State 2 Symbols and connect them to Theme(s)
Students' own responses, e.g.
Dagger = Ambition
Blood = Guilt
etc...
What does 'augury' mean?
Similar to 'foreshadowing' - hinting at future events - but taking signs from events such as dreams, animal behaviour, or environmental signs
'Will all great ocean wash this / Clean from hand? '
Neptune's
blood
my
What do these colours symbolise in Macbeth:
White
Black
Gold
Red
White = purity, innocence, kindness
Black = evil, savagery
Gold = nobility, royalty, importance
Red = blood, guilt
Which literary device does Sophocles have King Creon use often?
Why?
Metaphors
Emphasise his education; thinks highly of himself
Which meter does Shakespeare have the Witches use?
What is the stress pattern?
Why does he have them use it?
Trochaic meter
DUM-da DUM-da...
Emphasises their unnaturalness (opposite of the natural rhythm of iambic meter)
What does 'anagnorisis' mean?
When you/a character suddenly experiences 'self-realisation' about an important issue
“ I heard a voice , 'Sleep no more! Macbeth does sleep, — the sleep'"
Methought
cry
murder
innocent
Finish this sentence:
'By comparing Macbeth's mind to "scorpions", Shakespeare...'
OR
'Just as "scorpions"......., so too Macbeth's mind.......'
Students' own responses