Oedipus
Who were Oedipus' parents?
King and Queen of Thebes/Laius and Jocasta
What decree has King Creon issued regarding the bodies of Eteocles and Polyneices?
What does Creon say should be the utmost importance over friendships, family loyalty and religion?
Loyalty to the state, and the laws of man
How do the guards catch Antigone?
They remove the dust from the body and wait to see who comes to bury him again.
What was the prophecy King Laius received about Oedipus?
That Oedipus would kill him
What will happen if someone buries Polyneices?
Stoned to death
Why does Creon say that Polyneices shouldn't be buried?
He is a traitor
How does Antigone justify her actions for burying her brother?
She says that the unchanging laws of the Gods are more important than the laws of man
How did Oedipus survive after being abandoned?
He was given to a shepherd who gave him to another king and queen
How do Antigone and Ismene differ in their views regarding whether they should obey Creon's new law?
Antigone wants to bury her brother, Ismene is fearful and wants to obey the law.
That someone has buried Polyneices
Why does Creon arrest Ismene?
She is acting frantic so he assumes she is an accomplice
What happened when Oedipus encountered his biological father on the road?
He killed him
How did Eteocles and Polyneices die?
They killed each other in the war that was launched on Thebes
Whom does Creon initially suspect of burying the body?
The Sentry
What is the double insult that Creon feels Antigone has committed?
Burying Polyneices and that she is a woman who defied him
What did Oedipus do after learning that he killed his father and married his own mother?
He blinded himself.
Why were the two brothers fighting?
Polyneices no longer wanted to take turns ruling Thebes, he wanted the city to himself.
What does the chorus tell us is the ultimate limitation to humanity?
Death/ no one can escape it.
What does the Chorus compare the curse of Oedipus to?
A dark tidal wave