Greek Tragedy According to Aristotle:

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Greek Tragedy According to Aristotle
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1. A tragedy must examine a serious topic.
2. A tragedy must have a serious tone.
3. A tragedy must center around a tragic hero.
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1. The, the tragic hero must experience a
   tragic downfall that follows a peripetia, or
   turning point, in his life.

• A tragedy should have a
• CATHARSIS or purging/cleansing of the
  audience viewing it.

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• A tragedy should be unified
• in terms of time, action, and place.

These elements would be known as the THREE
UNITIES.
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Criteria for a Tragic Hero?

• 1. High Stature
• 2. Cant be excessively good or evil
• 3. Tragic Flaw
• 4. Tragic Downfall
• 5. Tragic Dilemma
• 6. Anagnorisis (Self-knowledge)

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Antigone Characters and Relations

• The word tragedy originally derived from the
  Greek word tragedoia, which roughly translates
  into goat song.

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Oedipus married Jocasta, the Queen of Thebes, not
knowing she was his mother. Therefore, Jocasta
is his wife and his mother.
Creon is Jocastas brother. He is both uncle and
brother-in-law to Oedipus.
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Oedipus father was Laios, whom he killed, not
knowing he was his biological father.
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Oedipus and Jocasta have four children who are
also Oedipus half brothers and sisters

• Antigone

• Ismene

• Polyneices

• Eteocles

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When Oedipus finds out the truth about his
parents, he claws out his eyes, banishes himself
and turns the kingdom over to Creon, his uncle.
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Creon is also the biological uncle of all four of
Oedipus children.
Creon has a son named Haimon.
Haimon is cousin to Antigone, but is also engaged
to her.
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Thats one twisted family tree!
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Creon is also the biological uncle of all four of
Oedipus children.
There are many Greek Gods mentioned in Sophocles'
play Antigone . . . Using the following websites
and the rest of the class period, fill out the
descriptions of the Greek Gods . . .
http//www.theoi.com/ http//www.pantheon.org/are
as/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html  
Creon has a son named Haimon.
Haimon is cousin to Antigone, but is also engaged
to her.