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8 Cards in this Set
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Who has the sentry captured? |
Antigone |
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How did the guards manage to capture Antigone? |
They caught her in the act of burying Polynices. |
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How did Antigone react to be captured by the sentries? |
She did not deny the charge. She stands up for herself and does not let Creon intimidate her. |
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What reason does Antigone give for defying Creon's decree? |
She tells Creon that because he is not a god she does not have to follow his laws. |
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Who else does Creon have arrested in connection with the crime of burying Polynices? |
Ismene |
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Why is Antigone angry with Ismene? |
Ismene would not help her bury Polynices but she now wants to stand by her and stand against Creon. It seems she wants credit for something she didn't do. |
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Besides being Antigone's uncle, how else are Creon and Antigone related? |
He is her step-father but also her soon to be father-in-law. |
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What is Antigone's punishment for defying Creon? |
Death. |
