Who said it?
"I was the lucky man, not someone else"
Guard
She is strong, passionate, and full of love; sometimes to a fault; she feels a heaviness of duty to her family name and to the Gods,
Antigone
Person who has committed a crime
culprit
Motivation for the guard to return to Creon, refers to himself as the lucky man.
To clear his name and accusations by Creon
I'll take her on a path no people use,
and hide her in a cavern in the rocks,
while still alive. I'll set out provisions,
as much as piety requires, to make sure
the city is not totally corrupted.
How Creon plans to kill Antigone
"Zeus did not announce those laws to me. And justice living with the gods below sent no such laws"
Antigone
He loves Antigone and is scared for her; sees no wrong in her actions; sees himself as a man of the people
Haemon
to make a liar of
perjure
The windstorm
You foul creature—
you're worse than any woman
Creon's reaction to Haemon
"But if you're gone, what is there in life for me to love?"
Ismene
hesitant to dissent; wants to do what’s right, but afraid of conflict
Ismene
Exclusive rights or privileges
prerogatives
Creon uses two metaphors implying how he will treat Antigone. What are they?
wild horses, strongest iron
Haemon appeals to credibility when he says, “The gods instill good sense in men.”
He appeals to logic when he states, “There's nothing shameful in learning many things, staying flexible.”
Rhetorical appeals in Haemon's argument to Creon
"No woman is going to govern me- no, no-not while I'm still alive"
Creon
He is quick to judge and prideful, causing him to lash out when challenged or hurt; disappointed in his family, he becomes distrustful and blinded to contrary thoughts
Creon
devotion to religion; fulfillment of religious obligations
piety
"Why not? There are other fields for him to plough."
Creon's response to Ismene asking if he would kill his own son's bride.
Creon says that children should “pay back” their father's enemies and honor his friends.
What Creon expects from his son
"By yourself you'd make an excellent king, but in a desert"
Haemon
frames the play with a prologue and epilogue, introducing the action and characters
Antigone and Creon, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black
Foil characters
"You there—you snake lurking in my house,
sucking out my life's blood so secretly.
I'd no idea I was nurturing two pests, "
Who is Creon referring to?
Antigone and Ismene
A good person brought down by an "act of injustice"
characteristic of a tragic hero or a fatal flaw