Scene 1
Creon
Who buried the body?
Antigone
How does Haimon first react to his father's treatment of Antigone?
He agrees and supports him.
Who does Antigone blame for her tragic life?
Her father Oedipus.
Who is the blind prophet?
Teiresias
What crime does Ployneices commit?
Treason
Why does Antigone say she buried her brother?
The laws of the gods should be followed, not mans.
Why does Creon think that he has to punish even family members who break the law?
People will won't respect him.
According to the chorus, what is considered a virtue?
Reverence to the gods
Bury Ployneices and free Antigone
Who else does Creon arrest for the crime?
Ismene
What does Haimon tell say that the people think of Creon?
That he rules through fear and they don't respect him.
Who were the parents of Antigone and Ismene?
Jocasta and Oedipus
What does the prophet call Creon because he will live a joyless life?
A walking dead man
Who does Creon thinks buried the body?
One of the sentries.
Who was Antigone engaged to?
Haimon
Have Antigone killed in front of Haimon.
What does Creon say would have men singing forever?
Dirges if they put off death.
Name all four family members that commit suicide.
Antigone, Haimon, Eurydice, and Jocasta
In Ode 1: What is the most wonderful of all the world's wonders?
Man
Ode 2: Which one of the god's must not be made angry?
Zeus
Ode 3: What is it that even the pure immortals cannot escape?
Love
Ode 4: What is the name of another Greek woman who was locked in vault?
Danae
Ode 5: What do the gods always punish?
Big words, boastfulness, or pride