Questions A:
1. Antigone is distraught since her uncle, Creon, banned the burial of Polynices, her brother.
2. Ismene does not want to break the law. She also mentions that she is a woman, so she cannot cope with men. She is also afraid of being stoned in public, which is the punishment for burying Polynices.
3. Antigone is disappointed at her sister for not helping her to bury their brother. She does not care what Ismene thinks, and she said she will go through with the burial herself.
4. The purpose of the chorus is to introduce the characters of the play and retell the events that took place before the play had begun.
Questions B:
1. The Sentry saw somebody sprinkling dirt and performing rituals that are to be performed during the burial of a …show more content…
He wanted to lock up Antigone as soon as possible, as it can be seen by the way he was rushing the mourners.
Since there was foreshadowing that bad things may happen to Creon and it can be inferred that his son will kill himself, he might then realize that locking up Antigone was a bad idea and regret making this decision of getting rid of her.
Questions E:
The prophet has determined that the gods are unhappy with Creon because of his refusal to bury Polynices. The dogs and birds are now eating his flesh, and the gods do not like this.
The prophet tells the ruler to set things straight by burying Polynices and letting Antigone go free. By doing this, the gods will accept him again.
This reveals that Creon is very stubborn and will not take advice from anybody other than himself. not very superstitious and may not believe in gods.
Creon accused the Sentry of bribery when he was telling Creon the story of how somebody came to bury Polynices.
The Chorus tells Creon to free Antigone and bury Polynices properly on the basis of the gods being able to forgive him. They also mention that the gods can do evil whenever they wish. They did not want Creon to be punished by the
1. Antigone is distraught since her uncle, Creon, banned the burial of Polynices, her brother.
2. Ismene does not want to break the law. She also mentions that she is a woman, so she cannot cope with men. She is also afraid of being stoned in public, which is the punishment for burying Polynices.
3. Antigone is disappointed at her sister for not helping her to bury their brother. She does not care what Ismene thinks, and she said she will go through with the burial herself.
4. The purpose of the chorus is to introduce the characters of the play and retell the events that took place before the play had begun.
Questions B:
1. The Sentry saw somebody sprinkling dirt and performing rituals that are to be performed during the burial of a …show more content…
He wanted to lock up Antigone as soon as possible, as it can be seen by the way he was rushing the mourners.
Since there was foreshadowing that bad things may happen to Creon and it can be inferred that his son will kill himself, he might then realize that locking up Antigone was a bad idea and regret making this decision of getting rid of her.
Questions E:
The prophet has determined that the gods are unhappy with Creon because of his refusal to bury Polynices. The dogs and birds are now eating his flesh, and the gods do not like this.
The prophet tells the ruler to set things straight by burying Polynices and letting Antigone go free. By doing this, the gods will accept him again.
This reveals that Creon is very stubborn and will not take advice from anybody other than himself. not very superstitious and may not believe in gods.
Creon accused the Sentry of bribery when he was telling Creon the story of how somebody came to bury Polynices.
The Chorus tells Creon to free Antigone and bury Polynices properly on the basis of the gods being able to forgive him. They also mention that the gods can do evil whenever they wish. They did not want Creon to be punished by the