Plot: Part 1
List the following events in the correct chronological order:
A. The assault on Thebes
B. The death of the brothers
C. The decree of Creon
D. The crime of Oedipus
D, A, B, C
According to the Choragos, what causes Creon’s destruction?
Pride/hubris
Haemon was engaged to what character?
Antigone
Creon, though not the titular character is the ______ of the play?
Tragic hero
What was the unavoidable aspect of any person’s life that by even trying to avoid it, you would fulfill it?
What is the name of the city-state that Polyneices used to invade Thebes?
Argos
When Haemon says in Scene 3 that "It is no city if it takes orders from one voice" (line 106), he is showing that in Ancient Greece, the power of a city belongs to whom?
The people
What is Antigone’s tragic flaw?
She does not obey; pride
Antigone’s obedience to a higher law pits her against Creon’s desire for order. This fighting between two forces/people is known as what within a work? (be specific)
External conflict OR man vs man conflict
Who was was the prophet that came to warn Creon?
Teiresias
What is Ismene most afraid of? (This is why she refuses to help Antigone.)
Disobeying the ruling authority/the law/Creon’s orders
When Antigone says "unspeakable horror of son and mother mingling" (Scene 4, 38) and that this was an "infection of all our family (Scene 4, 39), she reveals that whose marriage is to blame for her own death? (Give their names) - extra 10 points if spelled correctly
Oedipus and Jocasta
When Creon continually refuses to cave to the will of the Gods and allows his pride to rule, he is demonstrating his tragic flaw -- what is the Greek word for tragic flaw (not his type of flaw but the word for any tragic flaw)?
Hamartia
What is the name of the group of people and their leader's name who are seen throughout the play who help to move the action along as well as function as a minor character in Greek drama? (need both the group of people's name and the leader's name for the point)
Chorus
Leader: Choragus
What type of government system existed in ancient Greece (and, therefore, this play)? Thebes is an example of this. Hint: NOT a monarchy
City-state/polis
Which of the following lines best describe why Antigone is willing to go against Creon:
1. "Polynieces who fought as bravely and died as miserably --- They say that Creon has sworn no one shall bury him" (Prologue, 17-20)
2. "Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way" (Prologue, 35)
3. "A true sister, or a traitor to your family" (Prologue, 27)
4. "if I must die, I say that this crime is holy" (Prologue, 55-56)
#4
When Haemon gives the metaphors of the tree and the ship in Scene 3, he is encouraging and advising Creon to do what? Give 2 of his reasons
Listen to reason, be flexible, listen to the people, do as the Gods request
In the end, what all does Creon lose (list at least 2 different reasons -- names of people = 1 reason)?
People he loves (Eurydice, Haemon), his reputation, his self-respect, his family (Antigone)
How is Ismene a foil for Antigone (give at least two foil characteristics)?
Antigone - brave, law of the gods, disobedient to Creon, loyal to family, strong, impulsive/fiery, rule breaker, proud
Ismene - cowardly, law of the government/land/etc, obedient to Creon, selfish, weak, rational, humble, womanly
Who was “the God” constantly referenced in the play, and who was that God married to? (need both to get the points)
God = Zeus
Married to = Hera
Creon claims that "our ship of state" has "come safely to harbor at last" -- who are the two Gods responsible for saving Thebes according to the Parados?
Zeus and Ares
What are two reasons why Antigone feels she is being put to death? (cannot both be about the same thing)
Options:
Because she refuses to disobey the laws of the gods
Creon abusing his power
The curse of Oedipus
Burying her brother
Fate and destiny
Who was the grandfather of Antigone and Ismene as well as Oedipus' father? (Creon says it in Scene 1 monologue)
King Laius
The nemesis is the consequences of the actions of a tragic hero. What are the two phases (in Greek) that precede this? Hint: 1. one is the point of no-return where the actions of the tragic hero has now made him vulnerable to his tragic fate, and 2. the other is when the tragic hero recognizes the flaws in his actions and how fate has trapped him (extra 20 points if spelled correctly - both MUST be to get this 20)
1. Peripeteia and 2. anagnorisis
What is the name of the hymn that is an appeal to the god Dionysus to show mercy and drive out the evil of Thebes between Scene 5 and the Exodus?
Paen