Antigone 1
What is Antigone's motivation for her actions throughout the drama Antigone?
Antigone feels that the gods requires her to honor her brother in his death, and this is what must be done because she loves her brother. Civil disobedience to a social injustice.
By insisting on the burial of Polyneices, Antigone is showing all of the following except what?
A.) Stubborn courage
B.) Respect for the laws of the gods
C.) Love for Polyneices
D.) Hatred for Eteocles
D.) hatred for Eteocles
What does this quote by Ismene mean: "We must remember that by birth we're women, and, as such we shouldn't fight with men."
Ismene followed King Creon's rule because women were not to go against men and were not equal to men during this time.
Pathos- emotion Ethos- credibility Logos- logic/facts
Weisel uses rhetorical appeals to create his argument of never forgetting tragedies so they won't happen again. What does the rhetorical appeal Pathos appeal to?
The rhetorical appeal is pathos because it appeals to emotions and Wiesel is adamant to make sure such tragedy does not happen again.
How many paragraphs are required to be written on an essay in English I?
4 paragraphs (on-level) and 5 paragraphs (honors)
(Everyone should PUSH themselves to write more!)
Antigone felt the gods (not Zeus)required her to honor her brother in his death, and this is what must be done because of her love for her brother.
Which of the following quotes best supports your answer?
A.) "Zeus dis not announce those laws to me."
B.) "They're not just for today or yesterday."
C.) "I count that as a gain."
D.) "Take me and kill me-what more do you want."
A.) "Zeus did not announce those laws to me. And justice living with the gods below sent no such laws for men."
When Antigone decides to bury Polyneices is she unaware or fully aware of the consequences of her actions?
Yes, she is fully aware of the consequences of her actions
When Antigone is brought by the Guards to face Creon, how does Antigone react?
She admits that she is guilty.
Pathos-emotion Ethos-credibility Logos-logic/facts
What does this quote by Weisel mean in the sense of rhetorical appeals: "Nothing can, nothing will, justify the murder of innocent people and helpless children."
It is an example of pathos because it appeals to emotions. Over 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This rhetorical appeals of pathos should make the reader feel the emotions overs such a loss of the mistreatment of the Jewish people.
What is a hook sentence and in an essay?
The hook sentence grabs the reader's attention.
Creon refuses to give Polyneices a proper burial because he...
feels Polyneices is a traitor to the Kingdom of Thebes.
What does this quote by Antigone mean after she's captured and talking to King Creon about keeping her civil disobedience a secret: "How could I not? It was public knowledge"?
It means she could not keep her brother's burial a secret because the Kingdom's decree was made public.
What does this quote mean about Antigone, after being captured for burying her brother Polynieces, as she faced King Creon: "She kept standing there, denying nothing. And Antigone said, "I admit I did it. I won't deny that."
These quotes mean that Antigone admits her guilt.
Pathos-emotion Ethos-credibility Logos-logic/facts
Weisel uses rhetorical appeals to create his argument of making people remember what happened to millions of Jews under Hitler's regime during WWII. What does the rhetorical appeal Logos appeal to?
It appeals to the logos appeal of logic/facts.
Why is the thesis sentence so important when writing an essay?
The thesis sentence tells the reader what the essay is about.
Which of the following two quotes best supports why King Creon refused to give Polyneices a proper burial?
A) "...Polyneices, who returned from exile, eager to wipe out in all-consuming fire his ancestral city and its native gods, keen to seize upon his family's blood and lead men into slavery..."
B) "I'll never act to respect an evil man with honours in preference to a an who's acted well."
C) ''the best and the bravest of our spearmen...''
D)''A man who rule the entire state and does not take the best advice there is, but through fear keeps his mouth forever shut, such a man is the very worst of men...''
"...Polyneices, who returned from exile, eager to wipe out in all-consuming fire his ancestral city and its native gods, keen to seize upon his family's blood and lead men into slavery..."
"I'll never act to respect an evil man with honours in preference to a an who's acted well."
Why does Ismene choose not to help Antigone bury her brother?
She believes her role as a woman is to obey men, she is fearful of death.
Weisel uses rhetorical appeals to create his argument. What does the rhetorical appeal Ethos appeal to?
It appeals to emotion.
What example of rhetorical appeals is used in this quote by Wiesel: "Racism itself is dreadful, but when it pretends to be legal, and therefore just, when a man like Nelson Mandela is imprisoned, it becomes even more repugnant."
It is an example of the rhetorical appeal logos which appeals to logic/facts.
What is the TAG sentence used for when writing an essay?
The TAG sentence is T is for Title, A is for author, and G is for Genre.
Creon declares that anyone who disobeys his order not to bury Polyneices will be...
put to death
Who wrote the play "Antigone?"
Sophocles wrote the play "Antigone"
Pathos- emotion Ethos- credibility Logos- logic/facts
Which rhetorical appeal is Weisel using with this quote: "Without comparing Apartheid to Nazism and to its "final solution" - for that defies all comparison - one cannot help but assign the two systems, in their supposed legality, to the same camp."
This is an example of the rhetorical appeal Ethos which is credibility.
Weisel's personal experience in Hitler's concentration camp is credible (trustworthy).
Put these steps in order:
1.Antigone is arrested trying to bury Polyneices' body.
2. Antigone admits that she betrayed the law to bury her brother and shows no remorse.
3. Antigone tells her sister about Creon's proclamation.
4. Antigone is buried alive for her crimes.
5. Creon confronts Antigone about disobeying his proclamation.
6. Ismene refuses to help Antigone but tells her she still loves her
7. Guards catch Antigone attempting to bury her brother.
8. Creon issues a proclamation forbidding anyone from burying Polyneices' body.
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How many times is the thesis sentence written in an essay? And where?
The thesis statement is always written as the last sentence of the first paragraph in an essay. Then, it is also rewritten (new words, same meaning) in the last paragraph (conclusion).