Characters
Who is the main character who buries her brother?
Antigone
What did Creon forbid anyone from doing to Polyneices?
Burying him
Which laws does Antigone follow: Creon’s laws or the gods’ laws?
“My nature is not to join in hate, but to join in ___.”
Love
What city does the play Antigone take place in?
Thebes
Who is Antigone’s cautious sister?
Ismene
What action gets Antigone arrested?
Burying her brother
What major conflict is at the center of the play?
Family loyalty vs. state law
Antigone says Creon cannot overrule the laws of the ____.
Gods
Where is Polyneices’ body left after the battle?
Outside the city/on the battlefield
Who is Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancé?
How is Antigone sentenced to die?
Locked alive in a tomb
What is the Greek word for pride that leads to downfall?
Hubris
Who tells Creon, “You alone see it this way”?
Antigone
What building does Creon rule from?
The palace
Who is the blind prophet who warns Creon?
Teiresias
What does Haemon do when he finds Antigone dead?
Kills himself
What quality does Antigone show by doing what she thinks is right?
Moral courage
Haemon says a man who thinks he alone is right is actually ____.
Empty
What object does Antigone sprinkle dust on her brother?
Handful of Dirt/Dust
Who is Creon’s wife who dies after hearing about her son?
Eurydice
Which three characters die by the end?
Antigone, Haemon, Eurydice
What tragic flaw cause's Creon's downfall?
Hamartia (his stubbornness)
Who says, “The curses of the gods bring a swift end to foolish men”?
The Chorus
Where is Antigone locked away as punishment?
Stone cave/ Tomb