Characters
This character chooses to break the law and bury her brother after his death in battle
Who is Antigone?
The law Creon passes states that this rite cannot be given to Polyneices
What is a burial or military honor?
This tragic figure's curse extends to his entire family tree (and what a twisted family tree it is!)
Who is Oedipus?
This member of a production team will decide if masks are used for this play
What is a costume designer?
This character is engaged to be married to the protagonist. The wedding is a no-go.
Who is Haimon?
A word for the person or force that gets in the way of the protagonist--in this play, it's Creon.
What is the antagonist?
The news that Antigone has broken Creon's law is delivered by this character.
Who is the Sentry?
Though Creon's law states that traitors don't receive burials, this group says otherwise.
Who are the gods? (will also accept the Chorus)
This member of a production team will decide how to deliver lines
What is an actor?
This character exhibits the tragic flaw of pride when he refuses to listen to advice about the laws he is making.
Who is Creon?
The leader of the Chorus
Who is Choragos?
This character tries to take partial credit for breaking Creon's law. Antigone is having none of it.
Who is Ismene?
Who are: Ismene, Teirisias, Sentry, Messenger, Creon, Chorus, and/or Choragos?
This member of a production team will give feedback to actors about how they can communicate the script to an audience
What is a director?
This character may be blind, but he sees the future more clearly than anyone.
Who is Teirisias?
The Greek term for a fatal flaw that brings down a tragic character. In Creon's case, it's pride
What is hamartia?
Teirisias realizes trouble is coming for Creon when these animals start fighting outside his home.
What are birds?
Antigone believes that a death without this is the worst possible death
What is honor?
Antigone is the last play of Sophocles' Oedipus cycle, which consists of this many plays. (100 bonus points if you can name all of them!)
What is three? (Bonus points: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone)
This character will receive a proper burial and military honors because he died fighting for Thebes.
Who is Eteocles?
Daily Double! You have 30 seconds to list as many Greek theatre vocab terms as you can! (Five possible terms)
What is the: Skene, paraskenia, orchestra, deus ex machina, and/or proscenium
In her one paragraph of dialogue, Eurydice explains she was doing this before the messenger arrived with bad news.
What is praying/visiting a temple?
In 30 seconds, paraphrase one or both of Creon's main ideas about leadership
"No Ruler can expect complete loyalty from his subjects until he has been tested in office.", “The man who knows how to obey, and that man only, Knows how to give commands when the time comes."
Scene 5 of Antigone is a dithyramb, or ode to this Greek god.
Who is Dionysus?