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Unit 14
10th Grade
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Explain the factors that lead to Creon’s demise.
Book: Antigone by Sophocles; Translated by Robert Fagles pp. 42–47
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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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