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The King of Thebes, father of Haemon and husband of Eurydice.
Who is Creon
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Burial at Thebes is this kind of poem
What is an epic poem
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The majority of the story takes place here
Creon's Palace
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This poet wrote "The Burial at Thebes" and "Digging"
Who is Seamus Heaney
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Daughter of Oedipus, sister of Ismene, Polyneices and Eteocles
Who is Antigone
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King Creon's meter.
What is iambic pantameter
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She hung herself in the cave after being sentenced to death
Who is Antigone
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The brother who was dishonorably left to degrade in the town center
Who is Polyneices
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Prophet warns Creon that what he has done is wrong, and that he must return the body of Polyneices to the earth
Who is Tiresias
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Antigones meter
What is 3 beat Irish Lament
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Messenger told this person that Haemon was dead.
Who is Eurydice
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The prophet Tiresias has this disability
What is blindness
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Son of Creon, bride to be's name is Antigone
Who is Haemon
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The chorus's meter
What is anglosaxon verse or alliterative verse
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This person took credit for helping to bury Polyneices
Who is Ismene
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The 9 main characters of the play.
Who are Creon, Ismene, Atigone, Haemon, Tiresias, Eurydice, Chorus, Guard and Messenger
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Past King of Thebes, had two sons and two daughters with his own mother, tore out his own eyes as punishment.
Who is Oedipus
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The greek philosopher whose play was transformed into an epic poem by Seamus Heaney
Who is Sophocles
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A unique quality of the sword which Haemon killed himself with
What is two edged sword
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Burial at Thebes was performed at this Irish Theatre.
What is Abbey Theatre
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