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17 Cards in this Set
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"The frown of his thunder blasted/ their first man from our walls." |
Choragos to audience Shows Zeus sided with Thebans not Argives Shows foreshadowing and insight to begging of the story |
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"I have been wondering, King: can it be that the gods have done this?" |
Choragos to Creon Possible the gods are mad at them Shows choragos isn't in full support of Creon (he's outraged) Also character traits
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"The man who has done this thing shall pay for it!" |
Creon tells sentry Person responsible will pay Dramatic irony bc it isn't a man it's a woman |
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"No marriage means more to me than your continuing wisdom" |
Haimon to Creon Butters him up to get him to understand and reason with him Shows characterization and plot |
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"Your death is the doing of your conscious hand" |
Chorus to Antigone Her death is her fault and she has caused this to happen to herself |
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"Oh it is hard to give in! But it it is worse/ to risk everything for stubborn pride" |
Creon to choragos Gives into his own stubbornness Climax turning point |
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"shall not lessen my death"? |
Antigone to Ismene Antigone wants pride and credit All to herself |
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How does Antigone show her characterization? |
Actions Motivations Principles What she says |
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How does Creon show his character? |
Through his speech at the beginning (inagural speech) |
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What is the major conflict? |
Antigone vs Creon Gods/ moral law vs man's/ Creon's law |
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What are three functions of the sentry? |
Comic relief Deliver Creon the news of polyneices burial Brings him antigone |
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What does teiresias tell Creon? |
Ultimate prophecy- gods are against Thebans, whole family of Creon, and they are doomed |
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What does Antigone say about the cave? |
Bride bed of eternal rock Her tomb |
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What is the messages role? |
Tells us all the information about all the events that happened offstage |
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What's the climax? |
Creon changes his mind about Antigone's fate |
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Resution? |
Antigone>haimon>Eurydice Creon is a prisoner in his own palace |
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Three things your going to write in paragraph? |
Character traits (foils, aggressive/passive) Similarities (parents brother both dead sisters) God's law vs Creon's (raised in different environments) |
