Characters
Till Death Do Us Part
Family Feud
Too Little Too Late
It's All Greek to Me
100
Ismene
Who is Antigone's sister?
100
Eteocles
Who is the brother who refused to step down from the throne?
100
Brothers who fought over the throne
Who are Polyneices and Eteocles?
100
"Antigone's death will cause another"
What did Haemon say that foreshadowed his own death?
100
Fast paced, alternating dialogue
What is stychomithia?
200
Polyneices
Who was not allowed to be buried because he began a war against his brother?
200
Tieresias
Who is the prophet who foreshadowed many deaths to Creon?
200
Refused to help her sister initially, but later changed her mind and said, "We are only women;/We cannot fight with men."
Who is Ismene?
200
After speaking to Tieresias
When does Creon change his mind?
200
A single flaw in a character by which the character is brought to disaster
What is hamartia?
300
Haemon
Who is Creon's son and Antigone's fiancée?
300
Hanged herself before her fate was reversed
Who is Antigone?
300
She hanged herself after learning she married her son. Her hanging also foreshadowed her daughter's hanging.
Who is Jocasta?
300
It is too late to save anyone
When Creon finally changes his heart, what happens?
300
The search for the meaning of existence
What is metaphysical search?
400
Eurydice
Who kills herself after learning of her son's death? (Also wife of Creon)
400
Tried to kill his father out of anger
Who is Haemon?
400
Leader of the Chorus
Who is Choragus?
400
A dust storm
What uncovers Polyneices' body after Antigone buries it?
400
The first section of an Ancient Greek choral ode
What is strophe?
500
Oedipus
Who married his mother then blinded himself? (Also father of Antigone and Ismene)
500
Asks for a sword to kill himself at the end of the play, but none is offered.
Who is Creon?
500
Divine Law
What did Antigone believe gave her the right to break Creon's law?
500
He kills himself after arriving at the cave
What happens to Haemon?
500
The middle of the play; complications happen here
What is epitasis?
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