Law
Laws established by man for man
What is human law?
Who is Tieresias?
The intrinsic trait that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero (general)
hamartia
Antigone and Ismene meet here to discuss Polynices and Eteocles?
What is outside the gates of Thebes?
The protagonist in a tragedy (both general and in Antigone)
What is Tragic Hero and Creon?
Who said it? Does it represent human or divine law?
“I yield to those who have authority.”
Who is Ismene? What is human law?
A sign that something good or bad is going to happen
What is an omen?
Definition of hubris
What is excessive pride or self-confidence?
Says "How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!" in response to Creon
Who is the Sentry?
Who is Polynices?
Who said it? Does it represent human or divine law?
"It is the dead, not the living, that make the longest demands."
Who is Antigone? What is divine law?
The omen that advises Tieresias?
What is the clashing of birds' wings?
Creon's hamartia
Hubris
Antigone gets frustrated when this character steps up to take responsibility for the burial of Polynices
Who is Ismene?
The brother who fought for Thebes and received an honorable burial
Who is Eteocles?
Antigone buring Polynices is an example of what?
What is civil disobedience?
What is epiphany?
Creon threatens this to Haimon during their conversation
Who is Choragos?
List two criteria for civil disobedience
Illegal, non-violent, symbolic, against an unjust law, done knowing that one will be punished, open and visible
Creon's initial response to Tieresias
List two criteria for a tragic hero.
Consistent in some way, must cause pity/fear, must have a quality that makes them relatable, must have a quality that makes them superior, and must have a hamartia (tragic flaw)
The characters who take their own lives in the tragedy
Antigone, Haimon, Eurdice
Brings information to Eurdice about the death of Haimon
Who is the Messenger?