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13 Cards in this Set
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What is the setting of the play?
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Thebes, Greece 450 B.C.
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Who is the author?
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Sophocles
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Who are Antigones brothers and sister?
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Polyneices, Eteocles, and Ismene
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Who is Antigone's uncle?
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King Creon
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What was the conflict between Antigone's brothers?
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fighting over leadership of the city
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What were Antigone's motivations to bury her brother?
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* family honor above all
(fear of disapointing the family honor) *Be willing to risk yourself for a cause you believe in |
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Why doesn't Antigone's sister help her?
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she wants to avoid trouble and obey the law
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Who is Tiresias?
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A wise, old prophet
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Who is Oedipus and what happened to him?
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He was Antigone's Father, and Jocasta's son
He stabbed his eyes out and put himself into exile |
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Who is Jocasta and how did she die?
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She was Antigone's mother, and Oedipus' mother
whe commited suicide. |
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Who is Antigone engaged to?
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Heamon (her cousin)
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Why does Antigone say that her family is cursed?
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It was against the rule of the Gods to marry family members. (her father married his mother after he killed his own father not knowing that it was his father)
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What is the makings of a tragic hero?
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-elevated social status: kings, queens, demi gods, military leaders
-inheretly flawed -face an impossible obstiscle -encounters a terrible downfall |
