“The Greek Question: How should we live if nobody is telling us how to live?”
Watch: The Greek Question
Check for Understanding: Greek Question Mini-Quiz
Write: What’s for Lunch?
Watch: Intro to Greek Tragedy
Check for Understanding: Greek Tragedy Mini-Quiz
Write: Greek Tragedy Free Write
Watch: Introduction to Antigone, by Sophocles
Read: Pages 1–26 of the Play
The required Antigone reading for this module is included here. Make note of questions you have, and pay attention to how you’re reacting to the different characters. We’ll ask more about this later. And try reading some passages out loud! – either on your own or with others.
Write: What are Antigone and Ismene Like?
Watch: A Performance Clip from a Staging of Antigone
Free Write: Antigone and Ismene Performance
Optional Bonus: Greek Tragedy Podcast
Here’s a podcast of a conversation between two Stanford professors talking about Greek tragedy. Both professors are good friends of the SLE program and lecture in SLE regularly. You might find it interesting to take a listen to how two professors talk about Greek tragedy! The podcast site is also full of other podcasts on philosophical topics.