MIDTERM REVIEW ANTIGONE Characters Antigone Creonte Ismene Haemon

MIDTERM REVIEW

ANTIGONE Characters � Antigone � Creonte � Ismene � Haemon � Polinices � Tiresias � Sentry � Eeurydice of Thebes

ANTIGONE (CONT. ) Tragic Hero � Definition: a character that makes a judgment error that inevitability leads to their downfall Mood � Definition: words and descriptions that are used by the author to persuade the readers to feel specific emotions

PARALLELISM Definition: components of the sentence are grammatically similar or the same in their construction, sound, or meaning Examples: � “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” -A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens • “What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp” -”The Tyger” by William Blake

PARADOX Definition: a statement that appears to be selfcontradictory but may include some truth to it. Examples: � Your enemy’s friend is your enemy � “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young” –George Bernard Shaw

THEMES IN OEDIPUS REX Fate and Free Will Outcome of his life was predicted � Fate plays a huge role in this play � Wisdom and Knowledge Oedipus seeks to learn the truth behind his identity � His constant pursuit of knowledge leads to his downfall � Determination � Both Oedipus and his mother Jocasta are extremely driven Power corrupts and metaphorically blinds the characters � Oedipus is in constant fear of losing his power as a ruler � Memory and the Past Focusing too much on the past is dangerous � Sometimes it is better to forget �