GREEK VOCAB USED IN THE PLAY ANTIGONE
GREEK VOCABULARY USED IN THE PLAY ANTIGONE.
1.
grievous causing or marked by grief or anguish
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
To me, Antigone, no word of friends
Has come, or glad or grievous, since we twain
Were reft of our two brethren in one day
By double fratricide;
2.
lament a cry of sorrow and grief
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
No man may bury him or make lament—
3.
promulgate put a law into effect by formal declaration
NOTES:
"Mandate" and "edict" are synonyms for a law that King Creon is soon arriving to promulgate. This formal declaration of a law emphasizes the power of a king's speech, which will be challenged later by the speech of a young girl. Keep in mind that this is a play where all the conflicts and power shifts are developed through dialogue rather than action.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Such is the edict (if report speak true)
Of Creon, our most noble Creon, aimed
At thee and me, aye me too; and anon
He will be here to promulgate, for such
As have not heard, his mandate;
4.
transgress act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
'tis in sooth
No passing humor, for the edict says
Whoe'er transgresses shall be stoned to death.
5.
abet assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Say, wilt thou aid me and abet?
6.
abhor find repugnant
NOTES:
Ismene reminds Antigone of their father's fate, because she does not want that to happen to them. But as the daughters/sisters of a man who'd killed his father and married his mother, they already carry some of the abhorred dishonor of
Oedipus's life and death.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Bethink thee, sister, of our father's fate,
Abhorred, dishonored, self-convinced of sin,
Blinded, himself his executioner.
7.
abide dwell NOTES:
Although Antigone starts her speech by saying she will not try to urge Ismene anymore, these lines about sweetly abiding with brothers who will love and praise her forever are meant to both
1.
grievous causing or marked by grief or anguish
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
To me, Antigone, no word of friends
Has come, or glad or grievous, since we twain
Were reft of our two brethren in one day
By double fratricide;
2.
lament a cry of sorrow and grief
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
No man may bury him or make lament—
3.
promulgate put a law into effect by formal declaration
NOTES:
"Mandate" and "edict" are synonyms for a law that King Creon is soon arriving to promulgate. This formal declaration of a law emphasizes the power of a king's speech, which will be challenged later by the speech of a young girl. Keep in mind that this is a play where all the conflicts and power shifts are developed through dialogue rather than action.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Such is the edict (if report speak true)
Of Creon, our most noble Creon, aimed
At thee and me, aye me too; and anon
He will be here to promulgate, for such
As have not heard, his mandate;
4.
transgress act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
'tis in sooth
No passing humor, for the edict says
Whoe'er transgresses shall be stoned to death.
5.
abet assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Say, wilt thou aid me and abet?
6.
abhor find repugnant
NOTES:
Ismene reminds Antigone of their father's fate, because she does not want that to happen to them. But as the daughters/sisters of a man who'd killed his father and married his mother, they already carry some of the abhorred dishonor of
Oedipus's life and death.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Bethink thee, sister, of our father's fate,
Abhorred, dishonored, self-convinced of sin,
Blinded, himself his executioner.
7.
abide dwell NOTES:
Although Antigone starts her speech by saying she will not try to urge Ismene anymore, these lines about sweetly abiding with brothers who will love and praise her forever are meant to both