Prologue/Parodos/Scene 1
Who are the four children of Oedipus?
Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polynieces
Who has the sentry captured and brought to Creon?
Antigone
His son, Haemon
True or False: Most of this scene is between Antigone and the Chorus.
True
Who is the blind prophet?
Teiresias
How did the two brothers die?
They killed each other in war.
Besides being her uncle, how else are Creon and Antigone connected?
Antigone and his son were engaged to be married
What does Haemon tell Creon about the allegiance of the people of Thebes?
That they are scared of Creon and that is why they are loyal to him
What does Antigone beg the people of Thebes to bear witness to?
What does the prophet claim can be done to repair the evil done against the gods? (2 part answer)
Let Antigone go free and bury Polynieces
Find out who committed the crime (burying Polynieces)
Who else does Creon have arrested for the crime of burying Polynieces?
Ismene
How does the city feel about Antigone's crime?
They don't think she did anything wrong
Who does Antigone blame for her misfortune?
Her father, Oedipus
What advice does the Choragus give Creon after the prophet leaves?
To do what the prophet says
What crime does King Creon believe Polynieces committed?
Betraying Thebes
Why is Antigone upset with her sister?
Ismene is all talk and no action; she would not assist in helping Antigone bury Polynieces
Describe Creon's death sentence for Antigone.
She is to be locked in a vault
What is Antigone's highest loyalty?
The law of the gods, NOT the law of the people
Who is Eurydice and what happens to her?
She is Creon's wife and she kills herself.
What does the Choragus compare Polynieces to in the Parodos?
What reason does Antigone give for defying Creon's decree?
The God's law is higher
Does the Choragus side with Creon or Haemon in this scene?
The Choragus flips back and forth
What does Creon sarcastically say would have men singing forever?
Putting off death
Describe what Creon saw when he looked in Antigone's vault.
Antigone hanging and Haemon's body wrapped around her