Character
Quotation
Plot
Dramatic Structure
Dramatic Device
100
Who is/are the protagonist(s) in the play?
Creon and Antigone
100
Which character said, "Spit her out, like a mortal enemy- let the girl go."
Creon
100
What is Antigone's plan in the conversation between her and Ismene.
To bury Polynices's body.
100
What is the 'rising action' in Antigone?
The rising action is what builds up to the turning point in a story. In this play, the rising action is Antigone's decision to defy Creon's order to bury her brother, Polynecis.
100
What is dramatic irony?
A plot device in which the audience’s or reader’s knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters.
200
Who is Tiresias? What is his role in the play?
A blind prophet, or seer, who warns Creon not to execute Antigone and not to stick so rigidly to his decision to disallow the burial of Polynices.
200
Who says "The man who did it offends your soul; I just offend your ears."
Sentry
200
What is Creon's fatal flaw in 'Antigone'
Arrogance, foolhardiness or stubbornness may be seen as Creon's tragic flaw in issuing an illegal royal edict in "Antigone". (against the gods-hubris)
200
Which part of the dramatic structure is the agon between Creon and Antigone considered as?
One of the rising action(s)
200
What device is used in this sentence- "What? What man dares to do this?"
Dramatic Irony
300
What is a foil character and which character in this play is a foil.
It is a minor character whose situation or actions parallel those of a major character, and thus by contrast sets off or illuminates the major character. Ismene is the foil character in the play.
300
"I will marry Acheron." What does this sentence line actually mean?
“Acheron” is known as the river of sadness leading to the Greek underworld. Here, Antigone juxtaposes sadness over an otherwise happy event and laments the fact that she is unmarried and will not have a chance to enjoy marriage and motherhood.
300
How many agons happened throughout the play? List all characters.
Three times Haemon's and Creon's agon- twice Creon and Antigone's agon
300
What is an anagnorisis? Where is this shown in the play?
Anagnorisis is a moment in a play or other work when a character makes a critical discovery. Second kommos- Creon's realization of his fatal flaw.
300
Why is dramatic irony often used in plays?
It allows the audience to focus on how and why instead of what happened.
400
Where and what is the change in Antigone's personality?
transition in first kommos, determined dogmatic -> pessimistic
400
"You foul creature, lower than a woman!" Who is Creon talking to and who is this woman he is referring to?
talking to Haemon, referring to Antigone
400
What message does the chorus want to bring out towards the end of the play?
Be wise, do not be over-proud and be flexible. Do not challenge the gods.
400
What is the effect of the kommos on the play.
As both kommos of Creon and Antigone appear during their harmartia and shows the transition of their characters.
400
Give an example of proleptic irony.
"I who am less than nothing." (1292) "As for a man who considers someone he loves to be more important than his country, I say he is nothing."
500
What personality is revealed in the first kommos?
Vulnerable,self-elevating, sorrow
500
"be sure the most stubborn wills fall hardest?" Who and where is this sentence being said?
Second Episode, Creon
500
How did Haemon die, describe in detail.
"Haemon embraces Antigone, with his arms around her waist, crying out at the loss of his bride."
500
How is the peripeteia and the anagnorisis arranged?
The peripeteia is the death of Haemon and Eurydice, which closely follows one another to effectively accumulate the tragedy of the downfall, then the anagnorisis also closely follows, to show the immense impact of the two deaths on Creon. The pace of the plot is greatly sped up.
500
Why does Sophocles give the first kommos to Antigone?
Kommos is a sung dialogue between the chorus and the character, this shows Antigone's transition from determined to vulnerable and laments the fact of her tragic fate.
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