Antigone A Level Drama Revision Guide

Everything your A Level students need to write top-band answers on Antigone, in one ready-to-use guide.

Written by an experienced drama teacher and former Head of Drama, this 110-page PDF guide covers Sophocles’ Antigone for AQA A Level Drama and Theatre, Component 1, Section A. It works as a revision guide, as a companion to your scheme of work or as independent study. Every section focuses on what the examiners reward: detailed, practical ideas for performing, directing and designing the play.

What’s included:

Context made clear: Ancient Athens, Sophocles, the City Dionysia and the myth of the House of Thebes, with a family tree
Original performance conditions explained: the Greek theatre space, masks, the Chorus and the conventions of tragedy, with a labelled diagram of the theatre
The plot episode by episode, so students can find their sections quickly
Every character explored, with interpretations and practical performance ideas
The key themes and how to bring them to life on stage
A step-by-step guide to the Section A question: decoding it, planning two sections, writing the introduction and building each paragraph
Model paragraphs and model answers for every role: Antigone, Ismene, Creon, the Sentry, Haemon, Teiresias, the Messenger and Eurydice, and the Chorus
Design ideas for set, costume, masks, lighting and sound
23 exam-style questions, sentence starters, planning frames and moment tables
A timed practice section, a revision quiz and a full glossary
Clear diagrams throughout and write-in practice pages, ready to print

Quotations are kept short so that students can find them in whichever translation they use.

Perfect for revision lessons, homework, cover work, independent study and exam preparation in Year 12 and Year 13.