Scene 1/Prologue/Ode 1
The person who went against the law and buried her brother.
Why is Antigone in trouble?
She was caught trying to bury her brother
What family members argue in this scene and what do they argue about?
Creon and Haemon argue about whether or not Antigone deserves to be punished
What does the Chorus say to Antigone when she blames something else for her curse?
"You have made your choice; your death is the doing of your conscious hand." (essentially, it was your own choice)
Which character is a blind soothsayer?
Teiresias
Antigone's sister
Who is Ismene?
Antigone's fiancée and Creon's son.
Who is Haemon?
What is the punishment for Antigone?
She is going to be locked in a vault of stone to starve to death.
Why does Antigone believe she is cursed?
Because of the incest in her family.
What does the soothsayer tell Creon about his punishment?
"You shall pay back corpse for corpse, flesh of your own flesh."
The arrogant ruler of Thebes.
Who is Creon?
What does Ismene try to do, but Antigone coldly says "You have no right".
Ismene tries to die with Antigone.
He decides to let her go free, to not sentence her.
What does Ode 4 foreshadow?
The punishment of Creon by the gods
How did Antigone die?
The brother who is considered a traitor. He has been forbidden from being buried.
Who is Polynieces?
Creon says this regarding the minds of the two sisters
He says "One has just now lost her mind; the other, It seems, has never had a mind at all."
What does Haemon say that Creon takes as a threat? And what did Haemon really mean?
"Then she must die. But her death will cause another." He means that he will kill himself if she dies.
What woman did Antigone reference when she says "I feel the loneliness of her death in mine."
Niobe, Tantalus' daughter
Which god is the chorus appealing to in the Paean?
Dionysus
A theme of Ode 1.
Man can conquer all but death. (Answers may vary)
A theme of Ode 2
The gods are supreme over all. (Answers may vary)
A theme of Ode 3
Love cannot be conquered and is inescapable (Answers may vary)
A theme of Ode 4
Fate cannot be controlled; The gods will punish for arrogance (Answers may vary).
What does Haemon do before he dies?
He lunges to stab his father, and then stabs himself