Antigone Characters
Antigone, Eteocles, Ismene, and Polynices are all...
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How did Antigone bury Polynices's body?
By covering his body with a light layer of dirt and pouring wine to ward away evil spirits
What is a foil? Who are foils of each other in Antigone? Describe how so.
Foils are 2 characters who contrast each other
In Antigone, Antigone and Ismene are foils of one another because of their characteristic traits. Antigone is brave, courageous, and stubborn while Ismene is fearful, cowardly, and submissive
What is alliteration?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is RHETORIC?
The art of persuasion
Who married their mother? What is their mother and wife's name?
Oedipus married his mother Jocasta
Haemon defends Antigone against Creon using what kind of rhetoric?
Logos, logic and reson
What is Anarchy? Who are Anarchists?
Anarchy: the overthrowing on the government
Anarchist: people who overthrow the government
What is a paradox?
2 contradicting statements that are both true
What is LOGOS
Persuading someone using logic, facts, and reason
Who was the first king of Thebes?
Lauis
Why does Antigone refuse Ismene's help?
Antigone does not want Ismene helping her and taking credit for something she did not do
Describe the difference between Mortal and Divine Law and who dictates them in Antigone.
Mortal law is human law, enforced by Creon
Divine law is law created by the Gods, and it is enforced by the Greek Gods of Antigone
What is hasty generalization?
A claim made on the basis of insufficient evidence
What is PATHOS?
Persuading someone using passion and emotion
Who was Creon's wife? What happened to her?
Eurydice. She died by suicide, she stabbed herself to death on the altar
Why did Eteocles and Polynices die in war? Which side was each brother on?
Eteocles and Polynices died fighting each other to the death in war. Eteocles fought for the land of Thebes and Polynices was a traitor who fought against the land of Thebes because he believed in his own God.
What is the prologue? What are the 3 things in a prologue?
The introductory scene of a play that introduces the characters, setting, and exposition (background information)
A reference to something without directly stating it
What is ETHOS?
Ethos (ethics): persuading someone using morals and beliefs
Ethos (credibility): persuading someone using experience and status
What is the blind prophet's name?
Who is the guard/messenger that is scared of Creon's mortal laws?
Tiresias and Sentry
What was Tiresias's prophecy to Creon?
He tells Creon that because he has refused to give Polynices a proper burial and has imprisoned Antigone in a cave, he will pay for their deaths with blood from his own loved ones.
Define tragic hero and tell me WHO and WHY.
A character whose downfall is caused by their weakness or error in judgment, and they accept their fate and responsibility for actions
Creon is a tragic hero because his downfall was caused by his hubris(excessive pride) which led to his entire family's death. He accepts his fate and responsibility for actions by crying and feeling remorseful about his family's death.
What is an exclamatory statement?
What is Aphorism?