'Creon' presentation slideshows

Euripides and Medea The Golden Fleece

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Greek Tragedy, Euripides and Medea

Greek Tragedy, Euripides and Medea. Week 15. The fifth century BCE and intellectual revolution. Most of these plays date from the last half of the fifth century B.C.; they were written in and for an Athens that, since the days of Aeschylus, had undergone an intellectual revolution .

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Literary Devices

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Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Festival Theatre: Greek, Roman, and Medieval Theatre Experiences. Varieties of Theatrical Experience. Since the very earliest times, some form of theatrical activity has existed, although surviving records permit us to trace it back with any certainty for only about 25 hundred years.

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Antigone

Antigone. (not anti-gone). Antigone's name may have reminded the Greek audience of the word antignwmon ( antignomon ) or antignwnoj ( antignonos ), which means "of a different opinion." . Polynices (pol- uh - nahy -seez) = "much quarreling"

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Oedipus The King

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Greek Theatre

Greek Theatre. Overview Greek Gods Antigone. Overview of Greek Theatre. The myths. The land. The stage. The Land. Greece has thousands of inhabited islands and dramatic mountain ranges Greece has a rich culture and history Democracy was founded in Greece

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Greek Theatre

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Greek Tragedy: The Oresteia and Antigone

Greek Tragedy: The Oresteia and Antigone. Unit 2: Greece Honors 2101, Fall 2006 Bryan Benham. Classical Greek Drama. Written for and performed at dramatic competition during Dionysian festival at Athens. Tragedies: trilogy plus a Satyr play

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Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex. Today, we begin a new unit centering around a play called Oedipus Rex , which translates from the ancient Greek as Oedipus the King . The play is rather short, but the language is difficult because it was written a long, long time ago (about 450 BCE). OBJECTIVES :.

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MEDEA

MEDEA.

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Antigone

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GREEK DRAMA

GREEK DRAMA. How Greek Drama Grew Out of Religious Ritual. Greek drama grew out of a religious ritual that honored Dionysus the god of wine and fertility Dionysian celebrations became an annual festival with hymn singing and wild flute playing

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Drama

Drama. Elements of Drama Plot Characters Language and style Dialogue and stage directions Theatre Symbolism Atmosphere Place and time Irony Themes. In most dramas a narrator is not needed since plays depend on dialogue

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Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales. Characterization of The Knight.

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Oedipus Family Tree

Oedipus Family Tree. King Laios. married. Queen Jocasta . Had a son. Oedipus. Kills. Marries. Father-King Laios. Mother-Queen Jocasta. At the time not aware it is his father. At the time not aware it is his mother. Oedipus. Jocasta. marries. Becomes King of Thebes.

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Tragic Hero

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Argumentative Journal: Who would make a better King, Creon or Oedipus? Why? Prove it using the play.

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