Antigone. Eng. Lit

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Sophocles, the writer of Antigone, lived in

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Athens, 5th century BC

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The philosopher Aristotle wrote an influential text on drama called

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The poetics

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Greek actors wore

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Masks

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Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called

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The chorus

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Antigone's father was

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Oedipus, ill-fated king who murdered his father and married his mother

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Antigone's two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices,

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fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes

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Creon is

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The new king of Thebes

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Eteocles and Polyneices

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Died in battle

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The king of Thebes has declared that

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Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honor while Polyneices' body will be left for the sun and the carrion animals

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Antigone asks Ismene to help her

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to bury Polyneices'body

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When Antigone asks Ismene for help, Ismene

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refuses, and is unsuccessful in persuading Antigone not to do the deed

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The Chorus of Antigone consists of

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The Theban elders

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Which of these values does Creon praise in his initial speech to the Chorus?

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Loyalty to the state

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The Sentry character can be seen as an experiment. In the context of the norms of Greek drama, what is unusual about this character?

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his speech is written in a somewhat naturalistic style

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The Sentry reports that

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someone has buried Poylneices

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The Chorus, on first hearing the Sentry's news, wonders if

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God did it

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Creon tells the Sentry that

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he must find the culprit or face execution

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The Sentry brings back

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Antigone

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The Sentry has witnessed

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a sudden and mysterious dust storm, which he takes as a sign of the gods' displeasure

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When brought before Creon, Antigone

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defends her actions by asserting the supremacy of divine law

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According to an interpretation offered in this study guide, the motivations for Antigone's rush to martyrdom may have something to do with

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The social position of women

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In comparing the two sisters, one could most convincingly argue that

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Antigone consistently keeps her agency while Ismene seems to have very little agency

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When Creon has Ismene brought before him, Ismene

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tries to take some of the blame for burying Polyneices

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Isemene pleas with Creon, asking him if he really has the heart to kill Antigone, who is

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Haemon's betrothed, and thus Creon's future daughter-in-law

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Haemon, Creon's son enters. What happens in their conversation?

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At first Haemon seems to agree with his father, but when he tries to persuade Creon to spare Antigone the two men have a vicious argument.

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Antigone is pro..

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Burial

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Creon is anti-...

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Burial

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Hammond is Creon's

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Son

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He will not bury Polyneices' because he is a ...

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Trader

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conflict between

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allegences

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Character traits that contribute most are...

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Initial conflict, hubris, Creon and Antigone have hubris. They are sure, yielding, stubborn, they base there pride upon principle just cause its family

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Whom was Antigone meant to marry?

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Heamon

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What does Creon do just before he finds Antigone dead?

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Gives Polynices a proper burial

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When was Antigone written?

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441 B.C.

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The Chorus react to the Guard's news by suggesting that

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what happened is the work of the gods

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When the Guard brings in Antigone, he expresses

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relief that he himself is clear of trouble

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Confronted by Creon, Antigone is

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Defiant

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Creon orders that Antigone be

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Sealed inside a cave

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In her final appearance Antigone states that she

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would not have acted as she did if the dead man were her husband

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Creon begins to suspect that he has acted wrongly when

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Teiresias reports unfavorable omens

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What happens when Creon goes to rescue Antigone?

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Creon's son Haemon, having found Antigone hanged, tries to kill Creon then kills himself.