Plot
The action which had taken place before the play has even begun.
Eteocles and Polyneices both die in battle over the throne of Thebes.
"We're born as women, we're not brought into being to war with men."
Ismene (to Antigone)
Different types of ancient drama.
comedy, tragedy, satyr
A place in Greece where he was born.
(near) Athens
The person who manages to convince Creon about not killing Antigone.
Teiresias
"As I was at the door to go in supplication and in prayer to the goddess Pallas, I overheard some talk (...) word of dire harm to this house struck my ears."
Eurydice
An annual occasion on which playwrights competed with each other.
Festival of Dionysis
The name of any other of Sophocles' surviving plays.
Ajax, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Electra, Philoctetes
The person who finds Antigone burrying the body of Poleneices.
The Guard
"Hades and those below know whose the deed is. I don't like a loved one who only loves with words."
Antigone (to Ismene)
An initial part of the Greek tragedy which sets the scene.
Prologue
The number of plays he wrote.
123
The way Antigone is related to king Creon.
Niece
"What is more, you sold your spirit for some silver"
Kreon (to the Guard)
Two roles of chorus in a play.
Fun/Entertainment
Providing the perspective of the community on what has happened
The age he reached when he died?
ca. 90
Name the ways in which Antigone, Heimon and Euridice each commit suicide.
Antigone - hangs herself
Heimon - stabs himself with a sword
Euridice - stabs herself with a knife
"And a man who pulls his rigging tight and will not slacken it capsizes and then... He simply has to sail on - upside down. Let go of your anger, allow yourself to change."
Haimon (to Kreon)
Greek term for "cleansing, purifying" which was often experienced by the audience.
Catharsis
Name his fellow tragedians that were active around the same time.
Aeschylus and Eurypides