Characters
Who is Teiresias?
The Seer
What is Creon's tragic flaw?
pride
________ incident
initial
What is an example of alliteration?
winter / wind
What century did this play take place?
3rd + 4th Century BCE
What is a word to describe Creon? Ambitious, Stubborn, Dignified, Forgiving
Stubborn
What is Creon's reasoning for not burying Polyneices properly?
Doesn't want to honor a traitor
humble submission and respect
deference
What is a theme of Antigone?
Fate vs. Free Will
Laws are meant to be broken
Prophecy
Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, Polyneices
Which characters present a FOIL?
Antigone & Ismene
What does Teiresias tell Creon?
He has committed a crime and will be punished
beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn
contempt
What is the initial/inciting incident?
Antigone being brought to Sentry for burying Polyneices
Eurydice
Who is the protagonist?
Antigone
Where does Haimon believe authority lie?
The people of Thebes
full
sated
Example of comic relief from Antigone
What is the purpose of the chorus?
To summarize what is happening in the play, tell stories, give background, participate in action
Who commits suicide in the play?
Haemon & Eurydice
Which characters face the major conflict?
Antigone and Creon
to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course.
deflects
What kind of drama is Antigone?
Tragedy
What does Creon lose?
People he loves, his reputation