Worth +5 on exam: ALL OR NOTHING!
Format:
5 character matching: Antigone
45 MC questions: Antigone
18 literary/persuasive terms matching
12 character/symbol matching: LOTF
2 Short essays
Characters in no particular order
1. Creon
2. Antigone
3. Danae
4. Eteocles
5. Polyneices
6. Oedipus
7. Choragos
8. The Chorus
9. Haemon
10. Ismene
11. Niobe
12. Ares
13. Aphrodite
14. Menoikeues
15. The Sentry
16. Eurydice
Lit terms and Persuasion:
1. Dynamic character
2. Static character
3. Symbolism
4. Imagery
5. Prosody
6. Archetype
7. Motif
8. Situational irony
9. Verbal irony
10. Dramatic irony
11. Tone
12. Mood
13. Foil
14. Claim
15. Grounds
16. Warrant
17. Counter-argument
18. Bias
19. Logical fallacy
20. Logos
21. Pathos
22. Ethos
Other Vocabulary you might see on the final:
1. Precedence
2. Pathetic
3. Pity
4. Morbid
5. Conviction
6. Righteousness
7. Paean
8. Prologue
9. Exodos
Symbolism in LOTF: what do the following represent?
1. Jack
2. Simon
3. Piggy
4. Roger
5. The beast
6. Piggy’s specs
7. The signal fire
8. The island
9. The conch
10. Lord of the Flies
11. The log where ralph sits
12. Piggy’s death/destruction of conch
The Characteristics of an "Archetypal" Tragic Hero
1. Noble Stature: since tragedy involves the "fall" of a tragic hero, one theory is that one must have a lofty position to fall from, or else there is no tragedy (just pathos). Another explanation of this characteristic is that tragedies involving people of stature affect the lives of others. In the case of a king, the tragedy would not only involve the individual and his family, it would also involve the whole society.
2. Tragic Flaw (Hamartia): the tragic hero must "fall" due to some flaw in his own personality. The most common tragic flaw is hubris (excessive pride). One who tries to attain too much possesses hubris.
3. Free Choice: while there is often a discussion of the role of fate in the downfall of a tragic hero, there must be an element of choice in order for