Characters
The namesake of the play, the headstrong daughter of Oedipus
Who is Antigone?
The battle in which Polynices and Eteocles fatally clash
What is the Battle At Thebes?
An event before the play in which the actors set up the story and themes
What is the prologue?
The stadium-style seating for the viewers of the play
What is the Theatron?
The more reserved youngest daughter of Oedipus
Who is Ismene?
The event at the start of Scene 2 which places Antigone in a verbal conflict with Creon
What is the Sentry's capture of Antigone?
The sections of the play where the majority of the action takes place
What are the scenes?
A storage room behind the stage, usually painted with a simple scene
What is the skene?
Antigone's Uncle and the current king of Thebes
Who is Creon?
The conflicting ideas with which Antigone and Ismene struggle in the prologue
What are the Laws Of The Gods/The Laws Of Man
A poem or song performed by the chorus between scenes which delivers a moral message or develops a theme
What are the odes?
The circular area where the action of the play is performed
What is the Orchestra?
The soldier sent to track down the person who buried Polynices
Who is the sentry?
The extended metaphor which Creon uses to legitimize and justify his rule
What is the Ship Of State?
The final parts of the play, in which the actors and choragus outline and end the events of the play
What is the exodus?
The animal sacrificed to Dionysus before the theatrical event
What is a goat?
The two sons of Creon who fought each other to the death for control of Thebes
Who are Polynices and Eteocles?
The event at the end of Scene 2 which places Antigone and Ismene in a difficult position
What is Creon's order for them to be imprisoned?
A poem or song performed by the chorus which seeks to honor the gods
What is the Paen?
The area which the chorus and actors use to go on and off of the stage
What is the Parados?