ANTIGONE BY SOPHOCLES

Vocabulary

Prologue and Parados

Carrion – dead, decaying flesh

Eddy – a whirlpool or stream of flowing water

To sate – to satisfy completely

Meddling – interfering

Marshalled – arranged in proper order

Yawning – gaping, wide open

Garland – wreathe or rope of flowers or leaves

Swagger – strutting in walk or manner

Arc – a curve

Bray – loud, harsh cry

Scene One and Ode One

Auspicious - favorable

Scavenging – feeding on dead matter

Senile – mentally and physically impaired from old age

Pious – having deep religious feeling

Lithe – supple, flexible, agile

Sultry – uncomfortably warm

To deflect – to change the direction of

Hearth – fireside, home

Comprehensive – of large scope or extent, all inclusive

Graven – impressed deeply

Scene Two and Ode Two

Operative – being in force, in effect

To endure – to put up with, to bear

To drowse – to be sleepy

To waver – to hesitate, to change ones mind

To lull – to cause to sleep or rest

Utterly - completely

Vengeance – revenge, to “get even”

To transcend – to exceed, to surpass

Stealthily – in a secret or sly manner

Insolence – insulting or impudent behavior or speech

Scene Three and Ode Three

Deference – respect for wishes and opinions of others

To subordinate – to rank lower in importance

Malicious – showing ill will, spite

To seduce – to tempt

Sheet- rope or chain controlling a sail

To slacken – to loosen

Perverse – willful or contrary, stubborn

Somberly – in a gloomy, melancholy manner

To absolve – to free from sin, guilt, or blame

Piety – reverence, devotion

Scene Four and Ode Four

Awe- wonder or fear

Blasphemy – act or statement showing disrespect for gods or dieties

Vault – a burial chamber

To transgress – to break or violate a law or oath

To profane – to treat something sacred with contempt or abuse

Revel – boisterous merrymaking

Wrath – anger, rage

Untrammeled – not prevented from moving freely

Vigil – religious devotions in preparations for death

Dirge – slow, sad song as for a funeral

Scene Five and Ode Five

Jangling – harsh noisy quarreling

Entrails – internal parts of the body, guts

Welter – a sore or boil on the skin

Glut – overabundance

To gorge – to stuff to capacity

Doddering – feeble and unsteady from old age

To defile – to spoil the purity or sacredness of something

To recoil – to draw back from because of distaste or fear

Barrow – a mound of earth to mark a grave

Omen – a prophetic sign

Works Cited

Sophocles, "Antigone." Tests of Literature, Fourth Course. Edited. Kylene Beers, Ph.D.. Austin: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1997. Print

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