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ANTIGONE Scenes 3-5
English 10
Grammar Practice: PARTICIPLE
 Participle: a verb form used as an adjective to
modify a noun or pronoun
 Example: a creaking floor (present participle)
 Example: a fried egg (past participle)
• Participial Phrase: consists of a participle & a
modifier.
 Example: She wore a dress designed by her aunt
(participial phrase)
 Example: Limping badly, the hiker continued down the
slope. (participial phrase)
Grammar Practice: GERUND
 Gerund: a verb form ending in -ing that acts
as a noun
 Example:Dancing is my favorite pastime. (gerund
- noun as subject)
 Example: I enjoy singing. (gerund - noun as direct
object)
 Gerund Phrase: includes a gerund with its
modifiers
 Example: David was incapable of reciting the
poem. (gerund phrase)
 Example: Quickly gathering details is important.
(gerund phrase)
 Quick Practice:
 page 834 A #1-4 & B #1-4
 With your partner (write down answers
in your notebook)
Greek Tragedy
 What is a Greek Tragedy?
 Based on myths that were familiar to the
original audience
 Tell of a reversal of fortune (from good to
bad), experienced by a man or woman of
noble birth
 Main characters have a TRAGIC FLAW
Tragic Flaw: a person’s characteristic that leads
to his/her downfall
Ex: excessive pride, vanity, envy, anger
 Consider the term, TRAGIC FLAW
 What is Creon’s tragic flaw?
 What is Antigone’s tragic flaw?
THEME in Antigone
 What is Theme?
 The central message of a piece of literature
 A THEMATIC STATEMENT is the theme
statement which connects to the literature
but is written in a way that makes it a
“general statement on humanity”
THEME in Antigone
 In Greek Tragedy,
the theme is often a warning against
excess such as pride or passion.
 Tragedies are supposed to remind us
that every decision involves choosing and living with - the unforseen
consequences of these choices.
 Summary Chart:
 Complete the summary chart with your
partner.
Vocabulary
 Deference:
yielding to
the ideas
and wishes
of another
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Vocabulary
 Contempt:
 The
attitude of
someone
who looks
down on
something
or
someone
else
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Vocabulary
 Vile:
 Extremely
disgusting
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Vocabulary
 Piety:
 Loyalty
and
devotion
to family,
the divine
or an
object of
respect
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Vocabulary
 Lamentation:
 Expression
of grief;
weeping
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Vocabulary
 Rash:
 Too hasty in
speech or
action
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