Additional Resources from Elements of Literature:
Pages 685-687 "Greek Drama: Out of Ritual"
Page 738 "Meet the Writer"
Page 739 "Making Connections"

• Tragedy: The Basics at Grand Valley State University
• Typical Structure of a Greek Play at the University of Tennessee
• Glossary of Terms Associated with the Greek Stage at the University of Saskatchewan
• Aristotle's Ideas about Tragedy from the Virginia Community College System
• Introduction to Ancient Greek Theatre from Northern Virginia Community College
• Introduction to Greek Tragedy from Brooklyn College, the City University of New York
• Sophocles Biography

Additional Resources

Antigone General

• Antigone Text Online at HCC Southwest College
• Antigone Study Questions at the College of New Rochelle
• Summary of the Play at Reed College
• Brief Description of Each Scene at Reed College
• Study Guide from Brooklyn College, the City University of New York
  

Oedipus

• The Text of Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King)
• Brief Summary of the Oedipus Tale from the San Francisco Unified School District
  

Seven Against Thebes

• Lecture Notes: Introduction to Antigone at Southern Methodist University
• Background Information on Thebes at Tufts University
• Theban Saga at Clarkson University
  

WebQuest Questions
1.  What does tragedy (tragoedia) mean?
2.  For the honor of which Greek god were tragedies performed?
3.  How did Greek drama resemble opera?
4.  List and define the five elements that make up the structure of a Greek tragedy.

5.  Draw a picture of a Greek theater.

6.  Who was the author of Antigone, Oedipus at Colonus, and Oedipus Rex?

7.  When did he live?

8.  Name two ways in which he changed Greek theater.

9.  Define the following terms associated with Greek drama:

• prologue
• strophe
• antistrophe
• epode
• chorus
• catharsis
• hamartia
• hubris
• orchestra
• theatron
• parados
• skene

10.  Define the characteristics of Aristotle’s tragic hero.

Your Antigone packet contains all assignments and due dates. A copy may be downloaded from my documents page.