ENG 12: Antigone: Greek Theater

• A Background for Antigone, via Jane Montgomery Phillips of the Malthouse Theater

• A history of Greek Theater
• Notes on Greek Theater: Focuses on Oedipus, but see other sections for good background on Sophocles
• Typical Structure of a Greek Play (via Ms Kimbro)
• Slides: The Elements of Drama (via Ms Kimbro)

The Chorus, via Encyclopedia Britannica

• Women in Classical Greece, via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Women, Children, and Slaves, via the British Museum (quick facts)
• Women's Daily Life in Classical Greece, via the Penn Museum

• Definition of Tragedy, via Encyclopedia Britannica
• Tragedy in other dramatic forms