Antigone Family Tree
This character is Antigone's sister.
Ismene
The city where all of the action in Antigone takes place
Antigone has been described as brash, bold, reckless, and confident. When we use these words, what literary device are we referring to?
Characterization
What is the conflict between Ismene and Antigone about?
The conflict between Antigone and Ismene is about whether to bury their brother, Polyneices, or not.
How will Antigone deal with the death of her brother Polyneices?
She will attempt to bury him, regardless of the law.
Shoutout Brihanna for the question!
This character is Antigone's father.
Oedipus.
The "character" that represents the voice of the people
The Greek Chorus
What literary device is being referenced on lines 24-29 of page 3?
Allusion
What is the punishment for burying Polyneices?
Public stoning.
In the gallery walk, we saw a graphic novel adaptation of Antigone in which she was getting tortured. What do you think she was being tortured for?
Burying her brother Polyneices when the law forbade it.
Shoutout Grace for this question!
This character is both Antigone's mother and grandmother
Jocasta
The place where Greek theater was performed, featuring a stage surrounded by a semi-circle of seats
An amphitheater.
The disagreement between Antigone and Ismene can be described by what literary device
Person vs. person conflict
What does Jocasta do after finding out she is married to her son?
Hangs herself.
How does Antigone intertwine with Sophocles' universe and how does it impact the story? How is it connected to the Marvel cinematic universe?
Antigone (the character) is the daughter of Oedipus and Antigone (the play) is the sequel to Oedipus Rex.
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This character is Antigone's grandfather, as well as a former king of Thebes.
Laius
The king of the Olympians and the god of the sky, weather, thunderstorms, lightning bolts, winds and clouds. Also the god of the law, order, justice, power, human fate and the human race.
Zeus.
"Like an eagle over the land he flew, covered with white-snow wing" (Sophocles pg. 5, ll. 30-31). What literary device is this?
Simile, imagery.
What did Oedipus do after he found out that he had killed his own father and married his mother?
Stabbed his eyes out with needles and went into exile.
How might the drama of Antigone reflect the real world?
The themes of family loyalty versus loyalty to the law, as well as issues of family dynamics all have resonance in the real world.
This character is Antigone's uncle, as well as the king of Thebes
Creon
The goddess representing victory
Nike
Personification
How did Laius die?
In a scuffle on the road with a "stranger" who turned out to be Oedipus.
Do you believe that you should always avenge your loved one, based on the story of Oedipus and what we have read about Antigone?
Answer took a clear position, and referenced one of the stories we have read.
Shoutout Makayla J. for the question!