Antigone
What is Antigone's overarching flaw?
Stubbornness
How much time passed within a Greek play?
Who is the tragic hero in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo, Juliet
What is the setting of Antigone?
Thebes
Define comedy.
The protagonist achieves his goal.
Why does Creon deny Polyneices' burial?
Creon considers him a traitor for attacking Thebes.
The chorus in a Greek play represents what?
The voices of the community
an imperfection, blemish, defect
Why is Haimon a static character?
He does not change emotionally. He is always on Antigone's side.
Synonym for utterly hate
loathe
Who is Jocasta?
Oedipus' mother and wife/ Antigone's mother
Who wrote the play, Antigone?
Sophocles
Which of the following is NOT a tragic flaw?
Poverty, anger, loyalty, love, apathy
What plot structure does Antigone, the play, have?
Linear
Which 2 rhetorical devices are similar oxymoron?
foil, juxtaposition
God of metal working and weaponry
What is the "prequel" to Antigone?
Oedipus trilogy
Explain why Teiresias is not a tragic hero.
He has none of the traits (must list at least 3)
Explain 2 examples of foreshadowing in the play, Antigone.
1) Haimon says Antigone's death will cause another.
2) Charogos says it is worrisome that Eurydice has gone quietly into the palace after learning of Haimon's death.
List 8 words from the vocab lists in class.
See vocab list paper.
What is the theme of Antigone?
There is no law higher than the god's laws
Antigone, the play, was written in celebration of which god?
Dionysus
List 5 of the 8 tragic hero characteristics.
has tragic flaw, flaw leads to downfall, suffers more than deserved, imperfect so is relatable, not responsible for flaw only the actions thereof, plight evokes pity/fear in audience, of noble birth and looked up to, is wounded mentally/physically due to flaw
List Antigone, Creon, Ismene's internal conflicts. List each characters external conflict.
Antigone- whether to bury her brother
Ismene- Whether to bury her brother
Creon- whether to back down, give in
Antigone- Man vs society
Ismene- man vs society
Creon- man vs. supernatural/society
List 15 words from the vocab lists from class.
See lists.