Latin Roots #6

1.corp(or): body
2.cred: to believe; to trust
3.cur(r), curs, course: to run; to flow
4.dic(t): to speak; to say

Word List

1.benediction-the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service, a blessing or a state of blessedness

2.concourse-running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

3.concurrent-occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

4.corporal-related to the physical body

5.corpulent-very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

6.credibility-the quality of being believable or trustworthy

7.credulity-the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof

8.cursory-done in a superficial or hasty manner

9.dictum-an authoritative saying or maxim

10.incorporate-to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

11.incredulous-not believing, skeptical, or doubt

12.indicative-a characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

Greek Drama Questions

1. Some of the prices given for choruses of worshipers were a bull or a goat.

2. There were fourteen thousand spectators in an open-air theater of Dionysus.

3. The masks amplified the actors voices.

4. Antigone was suspenseful to the audiences because they knew things the actors on stage did not.

5. The Shepard had to leave the infant lonely with hi ankles pinned together.

6. The riddle said by the Sphinx was "What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"

7. Oedipus's kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.

8. After Oedipus's exile Polyneices and Eteocles alternated years ruling.

9. When someone died the familes would take turns beating the dead persons's face and ripped their hair out, while they sang and wailed.

Antigone Quick Write

            Between the chaos and devastating time in my life I had to move forward acting as if I was happy my uncle was now king. Just a couple months ago everything seemed like it was finally falling into place. Of course it was too good to be true.  Now my parents had lost their minds due to the “Anti-gone” machine and both my brothers were dead. They had killed each other in battle. To make things worst my uncle declared that my favorite brother Polyneices is to not be buried, while my other brother is buried like a hero. It’s so unfair when the real hero was Polyneices. My only family left is my sister. Its such a shame that she is too afraid of my uncle to do anything. There is one thing I am sure of, I can’t let my brother pass on without a proper burial. I know he was left at the city dump, now all I have to do is find my way there and take him to the cementery. My plan would start the next day when the sun sets. I went about my day as normal and when I noticed the sun beginning to hide in the horizon I went back home. My close friend was already there waiting to take me to the city dump. We made quiet movements and tried to mix in with everyone. We passed what seemed like a hundred alleys before we got to the city dump. It wasn’t hard to find my brother there since we just followed the trail of footprints. It was a bittersweet moment seeing him. I knew that this was exactly what needed to be done regardless the consequences. Although the consequences were drastic and could possibly lead to me being arrested it was all worth it. My brother couldn't rest until he was buried. We managed to move my brother’s body from the city dump to the cementery, which luckily for us was pretty close. It was a struggle getting passed the guards, but we were finally in the cementary. We put my brother in the ground and I tried holding back my tears as we covered his body. This was it the final good-bye.