Who Said It?
Plot
Characters
Greek Background of the Play
Important Terms and People
100

Who is the character that said, "I who am less than nothing"? 

Creon

100

True or False: Teiresias immediately convinces Creon to bury Antigone's brother and take Antigone out of the vault.

False

100

What is the relationship between Antigone and Creon?

They are niece and uncle.

100
Suggest a reason for the frequent reference to Greek gods in this play, especially the glorifying language used when referring to them.
It shows how the Greeks respected the gods, and believed that nobody should anger them.
100

To what did Haemon compare Creon, through a metaphor, in discussing how Creon needs to be more lenient?

Haemon compares Creon to a tree bending during a flood.

200
Who is the character that said, "Know you well that you will not live through many more racing journeys of the sun before you give one born of your loins as a corpse in exchange for corpses!"
Teiresias
200

What is the relationship between Antigone and Haemon?

They are engaged to be married.

200

Name one of Ismene's characteristics. 

Conventional, pragmatic, submissive, realistic, calm, and rational, as compared to Antigone.

200
What is a stasimon?
A choral ode sung between scenes.
200

What is the literary technique used when Antigone refers to Niobe?

Allusion

300
Which character said, "I will marry Acheron"?
Antigone
300

Which character dies first in the whole play? (Discluding those who are only mentioned to have died.) Who dies second?

Antigone dies, and then Haemon.

300
What is Creon's tragic flaw? Why?
His hubris/arrogance. This causes him to ignore all the people who have warned him of his improper decisions, finally angering the gods and causing his tragic downfall.
300

What is another name for Dionysos that is used in the play?

Iacchos

300

What is the effect of the use of sentence fragments in Creon's lines in the Exodos?

The fragmented structure mirrors how Creon's mind is also breaking down and in disorder.

400

Creon: "The State is the King!"

____: "Yes, if the State is a desert." 

What would be the correct name to fill in the blank?

Haemon

400

In chronological order, name the three characters with whom Creon has major arguments. 

Antigone was the first, then Haemon, and then Teiresias.

400

Who is Antigone's "foil" character? (Which character appearing with her, who is her equal, makes her stand out?) Explain the function of that foil character.

Ismene. Her realistic and submissive character, as shown in the prologue, contrasts with the headstrong and impulsive personality of Antigone. This serves to emphsize such traits of Antigone, and create a more vivid image of this character at the start of the play.

400

What is the function of the Choragos in the play?

He is the leader of the Chorus, advisor to Creon, and the head narrator.

400

What is the effect of Creon being the only one left singing at the end of the play?

It suggests that no one can enter his grief, and allows us to focus on his own lamentation and coming to terms with his own guilt.

500
Which character said, "I am no stranger to misfortune"?
Eurydice
500
Arrange the following according to chronological order: a. Creon argues with Teiresias b. Eurydice speaks to the messenger c. Antigone dies d. Haemon dies e. Creon goes with his servants to bury Polyneices' body, attempting to placate the gods
a, e, c, d, b
500

Who says... "And none has conquered but Love! \ A girl's glance working the will of heaven: Pleasure to her alone who mocks us, \ Merciless Aphrodite."?

Chorus

500

Which Greek God is invoked the most in the play? Why?

Dionysos, because the play was written as a religious service for his glory.

500

Who is the queen of Thebes that Antigone compared herself to?

Niobe

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