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Lived in Athens,5th century BC
Who is Sophocles?
100
Sated
What is satisfied?
100
Brothers of Antigone who died fighting each other in battle.
Who are Polynieces and Eteocles?
100
Harangue
What is a noisy attacking speech?
100
Brought to Creon for burying Polynieces' body
Who is Antigone?
200
DAILY DOUBLE - Wrote a book called, Poetics, to explain how drama should work.
Who is Aristotle?
200
Show indecision, fluctuate
What is waver?
200
Eteocles shall be buried with all honors; Polynieces shall be left unburied for the dogs and birds to feast upon.
What is Creon's edict?
200
slow; late; overdue; delayed
What is tardy?
200
Please help me bury Polynieces body!
What does Antigone say to Ismene?
300
She killed herself because her son killed her husband and married her.
Who is Jocaste?
300
Sententiously
What is having a fondness for wise sayings spoken in lecturing tones?
300
Antigone's uncle and the person who sentences her to death.
Who is Creon?
300
reprieve
What is a respite; postponement of a sentence?
300
You had better bring the culprit or you will die!
What does Creon say to the Sentry.
400
Masks
What did Greek actors wear during dramatic tragedies?
400
Turns or makes to go to one side
What is deflects?
400
Cursed to kill his father and marry his mother; this is Antigone's father.
Who is Oedipus?
400
Placid
What is calm, peaceful?
400
A sudden and mysterious storm which he takes as a sign that the gods are displeased.
What does the Sentry witness?
500
She tries to take some of the blame for burying Polynieces.
Who is Ismene?
500
edict
What is a public order; decree?
500
Defends her actions by declaring the supremacy of divine law.
Who is Antigone?
500
DAILY DOUBLE: Harmful, poisonous, lethal
What is noxious?
500
Loyalty to the State
What value does Creon praise during his initial speech to the Chorus?