Antigone Journals take 2

Reading:  End of scene one with Antigone’s exit.   Due Monday

Journal 1:  Part A: Choose one of the five quotations you liked and discuss why it struck you as interesting.  Part B:  Discuss how Antigone’s interaction with Ismene and the nurse shape your opinion of her?  How does Antigone view her role as a woman as compared to Ismene?  How do the women view Hameon and Creon?

Thursday:  Reading through Chorus’ definition of tragedy (29)

Journal 2: Complete the reading from Antigone and both tragedy articles.   Identify the qualities that Anouilh claims make a tragedy.  In the journal compare/contrast the two author's definitions of tragedy.  The play’s title suggests that it is a tragedy, examine how Anouilh embraces and/or reject the definitions.

Tomorrow's discussion:  We left off discussing time in the play and the insignificance of Antigone's motivations.  We'll continue this discussion of time by talking about the affects of nostalgia.  Then we'll proceed to grouping characters and how Anouilh uses them and the concepts of tragedy.


Friday: Reading to Pause on 39
Discussion:  We’re going to start by discussing Anouilh’s portrayal of Creon, especially after Poly was buried and in your reading.

Journal 4:  Choose three key lines.  Analyze and discuss the significance of the lines.  Where you take the lines is up to you: characterization, plot, theme, conflict, tension, motif, stylistic device, staging… you can connect the quotation to the scene or the play as a whole.  

 RE:  IOP assignment

Monday:  Read to Antigone’s departure (44)   IOP Book Choice and direction due
Journal 5:  Part I) There are a variety of contrasting issues in the play that create tension such as silence and noise:  Make a list of the issues you are aware of and choose 2 to discuss along with silence and noise for a total of three.  Consider how Anouilh portrays each side, how do the sides interact, what is the tension or discussion that Anouilh puts forth?  Part II) What are Creon and Antigone arguing about?  What conclusion does Antigone come to at the end of the play and why?

Tuesday:  Finish the play

Journal 6:  Part I) After reading the entire play, consider the purpose of the guards, nurse and the dog?  Part II) In some ways, a play is about movement.  In what way are the characters devoid of movement in the play?  Why?  Part III)  How effective is the conclusion of the play?