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ELA
Unit 9
10th Grade
Lesson 8 of 10
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Explain the factors that lead to Creon’s demise.
Play: Antigone by Sophocles; Translated by Robert Fagles pp. 42 – 47
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Which of the following best explains Creon’s reaction to finding Antigone’s dead body?
Which of the following best conveys the mood on p. 47?
Which three phrases best prove your answer above?
Why does Sophocles include the death of Haemon? What lesson is Sophocles communicating to his readers/viewer?
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Today’s reading ends at the exit of Eurydice.
Lesson 7
Lesson 9
Explain Antigone’s motivations and the character traits revealed by them.
Explain how Sophocles establishes the conflict between loyalties to family and law early on.
Explain the function of the chorus in a Greek tragedy, both generally and in this specific scene.
Analyze the battle between the brothers and identify the king’s opinion of it.
Characterize King Creon based on his reaction to the Sentinel’s news.
Analyze and explain how Antigone’s dialogue and behavior in this scene contribute to theme.
Analyze the dialogue between Haemon and Creon in order to explain how it furthers the conflict.
Hypothesize the purpose of Haemon’s character.
Analyze Antigone’s use of figurative language.
Interpret the purpose of the Chorus’s allusions.
Explain the purpose of the character of Tiresias.
Articulate Sophocles’s message.
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