Characters
Greek Drama
Literary Terms
Scenes
Quotes
100
Antigone
Who is the main character?
100
The actors present the opening situation on stage.
What does prologue mean?
100
chorus
Who were the dancers and singer who commented on the actions of the play
100
Ismene
Who was with Antigone at the beginning of the play?
100
Antigone
Who Said "Are we sister, sister, brother?/Or traitor, coward, coward?
200
Creon
Who is Antigone's uncle?
200
The last action of the play
What does exodus mean?
200
Chroagus
Who was the leader of the chorus
200
A guard
Who did Creon blame for attempting to bury Polyneices?
200
Ismene
Who said "Nothing's going to stop you./But nothing's going to stop/The ones that love you, sister,/From keeping on loving you.
300
Polynesices
what brother did not get the proper burial?
300
The entering song and dance of the chorus.
What does parados mean?
300
Chatharsis
What leaves the viewer feeling both relieved and elated
300
Isolation
How was Antigone meant to die?
300
Guard
Who said "well, here's what it is. The corpse. Somebody has as good as/buries it. Somebody's after attending to it right. Casting the/ earth on it and all the rest.
400
Ismene
Who did not want to help bury Antigone's brother?
400
What does episodes mean?
periods of more action by the actors.
400
Ismene and Haemon
Which characters currently side with Antigone?
400
Creon
Who said "You bloodsucker. You two-faced parasite./The pair of you at me like a pair of leeches!/ Two viper spitting venom at the throne.
500
Haemon
Who is Creon's son/Antigone's to be husband?
500
What does stasima mean?
Choral ode or song commenting on the action.
500
No struggle, she accepted it.
How did Antigone react to being captured?
500
Heamen
Who said "shutting me up still doesn't make you right."
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