Antigone (2021)

Lesson 7
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ELA

Unit 14

10th Grade

Lesson 7 of 10

Objective


Explain the purpose of the character of Tiresias.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Antigone by Sophocles; Translated by Robert Fagles  pp. 37 – 41

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Target Task


Multiple Choice

When Tiresias first enters, how does he begin to persuade Creon to listen to him? (37)

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Which quote best proves the above?

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Which of the following two pieces of evidence, when taken together, best show the reason for the above?

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Writing Prompt

How does Sophocles create mood on p. 38?

What is Creon’s decision at the end of this section?

Key Questions


  • How does Creon treat Tiresias, and why is this significant? p. 37
  • What strategy does Tiresias use to catch Creon’s attention? p. 37
  • What does the phrase “walk on fortune’s razor edge” imply? p. 37
  • How does Tiresias’s description of the birds on p. 38 contribute to the mood?
  • What is Tiresias’s advice to Creon? pp. 38–39
  • What does Creon compare Tiresias to? p. 39
  • Has Tiresias changed Creon’s mind? How do you know? p. 39
  • Explain the power struggle between Creon and Tiresias at the bottom of p. 39.
  • What does Tiresias mean by “one from thy own lions in payment…”? Who might this be? p. 40
  • What is Tiresias’s opinion of Antigone’s sentence, and how does he use figurative language to show it? p. 40
  • How is Tiresias feeling about Creon when he departs? p. 40
  • How has the seer’s visit left Creon? p. 41
  • What does the Chorus convince Creon to do? How? p. 41

Notes


The teacher may want to create a Do Now that reviews Tiresias’s role in Oedipus Rex.

Next

Explain the factors that lead to Creon’s demise.

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