Show:
Greek Drama
All in the Family
Plot
Death & Fate
Literary Terms
100
This character is the leader of the chorus.
Who is the Choragos?
100
This character is the ill-fated daughter of Oedipus. She defied the king's decree.
Who is Antigone?
100
Why does Antigone believe that Polyneices deserves a proper burial?
She wishes to follow the gods. She loves her brother and believes that he deserves a proper burial. She thinks that Creon is abusing his power by putting his will ahead of the gods' will.
100
This is how Oedipus brought a curse upon his family.
What is married his mother and killed his father?
100
This literary element hints at what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
200
This scene introduces the conflict of the Greek tragedy.
What is the Prologue?
200
This character is a blind prophet.
Who is Teiresias?
200
Creon's decree that Polyneices shall not be buried is rejected by which character?
It is rejected by Antigone as a violation of divine law.
200
This character is considered a traitor to Thebes. His body was left to rot.
Who is Polyneices?
200
Teiresias' blindness, but ability to see the future, is an example of what literary element?
What is irony?
300
Which element of drama is the choreography of the play that tells actors where to go on stage?
What is stage directions?
300
This character refused to help her sister bury their brother Polyneices.
Who is Ismene?
300
How does Antigone die?
Antigone hangs herself.
300
What does Haimon do just before killing himself?
What is attempt to kill Creon?
300
This character wonders whether the gods were behind the burial of Polyneices' body.
Who is the Choragos?
400
Creon's stubbornness is an example of this.
What is a tragic flaw?
400
This character is Oedipus' son who was buried with full honors by the State.
Who is Eteocles?
400
What does the Choragos tell Creon about Teiresias' predictions?
He states that he cannot remember a time when Teiresias has ever been wrong.
400
How is Antigone to be put to death?
Placed in a stone vault but given food.
400
What is a tragic flaw?
What is hubris or pride? What is hamartia? Stubbornness displayed by Creon.
500
What is the definition of tragedy?
Horrible downfall. Happens to a person of nobility.
500
This character killed his father and married his mother. He is also the father of Antigone.
Who is Oedipus?
500
What lesson does Creon learn from his experience?
Creon learns that his pride destroyed his entire family.
500
As Antigone is being led to her death she most regrets that she will not what?
Never be a bride to Haimon.
500
This character represents a group of Theban citizens who comment on the action and contribute to the thematic development of this Greek tragedy.
What is the Chorus?