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Antigone

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Who is the author of this play? Sophocles
What city and country does this play take place in? Greece, Thebes
Who is the king when the play starts? Creon
True or False: Creon killed Polyneices? False
Who is Antigone sister? Ismene
Haemon is Creon's older/younger son? older
This woman is Creon's wife Eurydice
How is Antigone related to Creon? Creon is Jocasta's brother, Jocasta is Antigone's mom
Who is described as too bold, too reckless? Antigone
Which characters die during the play? Antigone, Haemon and Eurydice
which character places loyalty to the state above all other loyalties? Ismene
This character acts as a foil(complete opposite personality) to Antigone Ismene
Which two characters are engaged to be married? Haemon and Antigone
Who reports the burial of Polynices? The sentry/guard
Which two characters are the most stubborn? Antigone and Creon
Which character can be described as suspicious and paranoid? Creon
Who is described as being like some eagle screaming his rage? Polynices
True or False:the Chorus in Antigone is composed of male Theban citizens True
The blind seer visits Creon with a warning. If Creon doesn't bury Polynices body and release Antigone from her tomb, his good fortune, and kingdom will fall, his son will die and he will be eternal tortured by furies in Hades
Who describes them self as the last remain of a line of kings Antigone
How does Creon treat Eteocles' body? With honor, Eteocles get a burial of a hero
What does Creon forbid? The burial of Polynices, no one may weep for him or honor his death
True or False: Ismene tells Antigone about Creon's decree False
According to Antigone, what is the punishment for disobeying Creon's decree Death, by stoning
How does Antigone respond to Creon's decree? Antigone rebels against it
Ismene describes Antigone's play to bury the body as noble/reckless Reckless
True or False: Antigone does not ask Ismene to help her because she believes she is to timid False
Ismene cites the death of these relatives when trying to dissuade Antigone from carrying out her plan Jocasta, Oedipus, Polynices, and Eteocles
What reasons does Ismene give for not helping Antigone? Ismene is to timid and weak to go against Creaon's decree
Why does Antigone care more about pleasing the dead than the living? Antigone would rather please the dead because, when she died she will be honored by the gods for her sacrifice
Ismene plans to reveal Antigone's plan/keep her plan a secret, but Antigone tells her to reveal the plan/keep it a secret Keep the plan a secret Reveal the plan
What is the purpose of the parados in Antigone? They pity people and bring out there faults
What is the city of seven gates? Thebes
Who does the chorus blame for the coming of the Argive army? Polynices
The chorus plans to give thanks to this good Zeus
Creon believes that his councilor are loyal/disloyal Disloyal
True or False: Creon became king because the people of the city appointed him False
Creon believes that it is impossible to know a person's true qualities until they are tested by doing this tested thru mind and body
Created by: 123amme
 

 



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