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Character
Terms
Plot
Dramatic Devices
Comparisons with RnJ
100
Stubbornness, impetuousness
What is Antigone's fatal flaw
100
The point where a character has his sudden realization
What is anagnorisis
100
Antigone has defied his orders
What is the reason for Creon's fury
100
Stichomythia
Quick exchange of short sentences
100
Character shapes fate
How is the idea of fate presented in Antigone
200
The dictator of Thebes
Who is Creon
200
Turning point
What is peripeteia
200
Sympathetic, feels the urge of standing up for justice
How does Haemon feel when he hears about the judgement and penalty for Antigone
200
A situation that is known by the audience but not the characters.
What is Dramatic Irony
200
fate is inevitable
How is the idea of fate presented in romeo and juliet
300
Her uncle
Who is Creon to Antigone?
300
Self-haughtiness and blasphemy
What is hubris
300
Creon's stubbornness and Haemon's temper
What's the reason for the unsuccessful negotiation between Haemon and his father on freeing Antigone
300
a word with multiple meanings
What is a Pun
300
by giving the characters fatal flaws
How do both playwrights set the plays as tragedies
400
Haemon
What is Creon's son's name
400
a character's fatal flaw
What is hamartia?
400
Haemon and his wife's death
What is the reason for Creon's anagnorisis
400
events or objects or omens that suggest the upcoming events or future
What is foreshadowing
400
RnJ: the end of feud between the families Antigone: the end of dictatorship
How do both plays point to a brighter future after all the tragic events
500
follow god's divine laws and have her brother buried and die in glory
What is Antigone's aim in not conforming to Creon's orders
500
cleansing of emotions
What is catharsis
500
The fury of the gods aroused, the deaths of the ones Creon holds dear
What is the prophecy made by Teiresias
500
the chorus and the character sing together
What is a kommos