Guided reading questions, antigone by sophocles first half. The focus classical library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding greek culture. Essay on the tragic hero of antigone 568 words bartleby. Introduce the greek tragedy antigone to your students with a prereading family tree exercise that is filled with all of the drama. The episodes run for 10 minutes each and there are episodes. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Creon asked antigone if she was aware of the proclamation or law that he had set in place about the burial of her brother. Is there anything strange or ironic about antigone being.
Antigone is morally right of course but she brings down tragedy upon herself. Antigone replied saying she had heard of it, yet she continued to bury her brother, breaking the. Killface claims to have cured global warming and teams up with rap megastar taquil to spread the good news. This sparks the whole story where antigone wants to bury him even though it is against the law and is direct defiance of creon who is the. Frisky dingo is an american adult animated cartoon series created by adam reed and matt thompson for adult swim.
Directed by mack williams, adam reed, matt thompson. With adam reed, eric sims, neal holman, stuart culpepper. Her antigone is characterised not by solitary heroism, intransigence or inward psychological turmoil, but by solidarity, expressed in part by. Stasimon 2 blessed is the person who can live his last moments free of pain.
A word used to pronounce someonessomethings power over someonesomething. How does sophocles characterize antigone and creon. Antigone tells her sister that eteocles would get a proper burial with all honors and rites while his brother, and their brother as well, polyneices would not get anything and he would not even be lamented. May 02, 2014 with aeschylus and euripides, he was one of the three great tragic playwrightsathol fugard biography. Five thoughts on frisky dingos meet antagone, blind.
This packet includes a onepage narrative of antigone s. Invites choice podcast 270 antigone by invite free. Why is the sentry thrilled to have antigone arrested. She has performed a ritual burial of her brother polynices. Then select four of the statements below and write 46 sentences per statement. Antigone 90512, he concluded that euripides had at least a memory of antigones farewell, and composed alcestis rhesis with antigones words in mind. Antigone individual readerresponse journal as you are reading and discussing sophocles antigone in class, you should be spending some time reflecting on the play on your own. More recently it has reappeared on a show entitled frisky dingo as a form of pant.
English translation of sophocles tragic story of antigone addresses civil disobedience and a moral imperative which supercedes humancreated laws. Perhaps the plays tragedy is to be equally divided between antigone and creon. Antigone portion of this packet is taken directly from the classroom text so that you can use them for study. Creons regard for the laws of the city causes him to abandon all other beliefs. With stuart culpepper, christian danley, neal holman, kelly jenrette. The following is a list of characters seen in the american animated television series frisky. A 24oz can of malt liquor sometimes referred to as a tall boy. For your reference, the confirmation number for this request is. You should independently be thinking and writing about your own reactions to the play in a readerresponse journal. Bhl relies on donations to provide free pdf downloads and other services. Five thoughts on frisky dingos meet antagone, blind faith.
Dont refer to page number in text of your sentence. Lord of the flies and antigonea sociological analysis. Three fine moments from the girl who could give killface a real hiding. Stream invites choice podcast 270 antigone by invite from desktop or your mobile device. In antigone, it is not easy to decide who is the tragic figure. Invites choice podcast 270 antigone by invite published on 20150527t12. Antigone and hacmon wrrc dead, united in a last embrace.
Read demons in the world today current issues pdf online. The only negative about the product is that there are no special features. In the play antigone by sophocles, creon and antigone have distinct and conflicting values. The asterisks in the text are links to explanatory notes at the end. Caring she does not want the gods to torture polynices. In his first appearance in this play, creon energetically describes his vision of the ideal king to his people, confident that he. Meet the last action hero you d want to be stuck in a conversation with. The brainchild of sealab 2021 creators matt thompson and adam reed, the premise of. Antigone replied saying she had heard of it, yet she continued to bury her brother, breaking the law. You should write the essay in your own words and sentence constructions. On page 214, creon calls ismene and antigone sister vipers. Frisky dingo is an american adult animated cartoon series created by adam reed and matt.
Supervillain extraordinaire killface has just begun his quest to destroy earth by smashing it into the sun using a. Mar 06, 20 sophocles characterizes antigone as an arrogant, yet brave young woman who believes in herself. Antigone study guide contains a biography of sophocles, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes. A summary of the play, antigone by sophocles kibin. Honig says, sees antigone as an isolated, lone, suffering heroine, opposed to her sister and seeking glory for herself p. One of the most curious animated series to come from the adult swim stable, frisky dingo might be best described as a cartoon superhero take on seinfelds formula.
Get an answer for is there anything strange or ironic about antigone being represented as a mother. Created by adam reed of archer and sealab 2021, frisky dingo will delight you. The last scene of antigone, like the final scene of oedipus the king, offers the spectacle of a proud, confident, decisive king brought low by fate. He is the king, so he can make anyone do what he wants them to. The common name of this bird refers to habitat like that at the platte river, on the edge of nebraskas sandhills on the american plains. Read each of the following statements below carefully and rate each statement 15 by writing the number that best represents your opinions on these issues. The action of the play begins immediately with a conflict between antigone.
Frisky dingo ar en amerikansk animerad serie skapad av adam reed och matt tompson for tvkanalen adult swim. Antigones family tree pre reading activity by the daring. This packet includes a onepage narrative of antigones family history, a family tree with space to fill in key details, a crossword puzzle, a reading. The greek scholar diodorus siculus wrote of the mythical doublesexed hermaphroditus. Antigone fits the prototype of a tragic hero because of her loyalty to the gods and disloyalty to creon. From now on the invites choice series are also available on youtube.
Supervillain extraordinaire killface has just begun his quest. Sophocles antigone takes place in a trying time for the city of thebes, when oedipus, their king, and most of the royal family have died, and creon has just been appointed the new king. What argument does antigone make to creon about the the language of eternity, are not written down, and never change. Sophocles characterizes antigone as an arrogant, yet brave young woman who believes in herself. Frisky dingo is adult swims vision of the epic clash. Antigone by sophocles read the complete text for free at.
This is the most important stopover area for the nominotypical subspecies, the lesser sandhill crane antigone canadensis canadensis, with. The series revolved around the conflict between a supervillain named killface and a superhero named awesome x, alias billionaire xander crews, and much of the shows humor focuses on parodying superhero and action movie cliches. One of the funny things about greek mythology is how dramatically unfair it is. Can you name the frisky dingo s characters test your knowledge on this television quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Antigone wants her sister ismene to help her bury their dead brother polyneices but ismene refuses to join her. Please try again and if the problem persists, please send us feedback. The themes of antigone antigone is credited as one of the best works of sophocles, ranked by most modern critics above oedipus the king.
Frisky dingo is an american animated cartoon series created by adam reed and matt thompson for adult swim. The original schlitz malt liquor had the words master cylinder written down the side of the can. Episodes seven through nine reveals the development of an unlikely alliance and a new foe. This sparks the whole story where antigone wants to bury him even though it is against the law and is direct defiance of creon who is the new ruler of thebes. In his first appearance in this play, creon energetically describes his vision of the ideal king to his people, confident that he will grow into the role with experience. What does antigone tell her sister outside the city gates. The final words of the chorus are addressed to creon. Sophocles antigone 442 bc translators note this translation by ian johnston of malaspina universitycollege, nanaimo, bc, note that in this translation the numbers in square brackets refer to the greek text, and the numbers with no brackets refer to this text. Antigone character wheels amanda arbuckle remorseful powerful he feels bad that he would not let anyone bury polynices. Can you name the frisky dingos characters test your knowledge on this television quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. I just finished watching frisky dingo for the first time after having so many people from this subreddit recommend it i loved it, by the way and i noticed there was quite a few lines or scenarios from frisky dingo that ended up finding their way into archer.
Anouilhs very clear style makes this play a logical choice for any french lit course aimed at anglophones. The play is named antigone, but antigone disappears from the action before the end of the play. Antigone this play is a tragedy that was written several centuries ago by a well known man named sophocles. Creon, on the other hand, has a huge ego and sees his commands as above all others even the gods. Ill do my duty to my brother and yours as well, if youre not prepared to.
Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. It has great emotional impact and delivers a stark message to the young reader that being in the this is a tremendously powerful reworking of sophocles. The superscript numbers in the text are links to explanatory. Often following all like and ended with an exclamation point. There are many aspects of antigone that make it the play critics love to ramble about. Antigone character wheel by amanda arbuckle on prezi. Frisky dingo is an eleven minute animated series airing on adult swim by matt thompson and adam reed, cocreators of the cult hit, sealab 2021. Dear students, for the final semester test, write a brief essay in which you respond to either anne karenina or partition based on one of the theories that you have discussed in class. At any rate, antigone is just about the coolest human ive encountered, and a. The series revolves around the conflict between a supervillain named killface and a superhero named awesome x, alias billionaire xander crews, and much of the shows humor focuses on parodying superhero and actionmovie cliches. Guided reading questions, antigone by sophocles first. He is regarded as one of the worlds greatest playwrights, and his plays have had many enduring influence on many other writers shak. The sandhill crane antigone canadensis is a species of large crane of north america and extreme northeastern siberia. Season 2 dvd season two of frisky dingo takes a political turn as killface and xander crews awesomex battle for the nations top office.
Other tragic flaws antigone displays are stubbornness and disobedience. This prereading activity is the perfect way to introduce your students to sophocles greek tragedy, antigone. The tragic hero of antigone 1118 words 5 pages the tragic hero according to aristotle is a man who is neither a paragon of virtue and justice nor undergoes the change of misfortune or leads to his or her own downfall or destruction through their journey as the characters analyze their judgment error. While preparing for larpstock, the nerds meet xander crews when ronnies xtacle pants ran. Note that in this translation the numbers in square brackets refer to the greek text, and the numbers with no brackets refer to this text. A philandering billionaire playboy who moonlights as the superhero, awesome x, faces against his greatest adversary, killface, but finds balancing his business and superhero lives difficult. Hit the subscribe button if you want to receive updates about future uploads. He feels that all should obey the laws set forth by him, even if other beliefs, moral or religious, state otherwise.
Im not really sure if there are any lessons to be learned from it, but i guess thats for you, dear reader, to figure out on your own. The chorus leader describes antigone as stubborn and wont give way. Introduce the greek tragedy antigone to your students with a prereading family tree exercise that is filled with all of the drama this prereading activity is the perfect way to introduce your students to sophocles greek tragedy, antigone. Xander proves he puts his hot pants on, one leg at a time, just like you and i. Both antigone and creon are tragic heroes in the play antigone.