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| Greek playwright who wrote Antigone |
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| Daughter of Oedipus who defies Creon |
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| Antigone comes to a _________ ending |
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| Antigone's brother, who was killed by Polynices |
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| The king of Thebes before Creon |
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| Haemon died by his own _________ |
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| Group of dancers and singers who comment on the action in Greek plays |
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| Brother to Jocasta, successor to the throne |
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| Creon ordered Antigone walled up in a __________ |
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| The chorus is composed of ____________ of Thebes |
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| ______________ brought news of Antigone’s disobedience to Creon |
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| Creon ordered _________’s body left unburied. |
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| Seer who predicted Haemon’s death |
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| Son of Creon, betrothed to Antigone |
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| Killing of brother by brother |
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| Excessive pride and arrogance |
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| Daughter of Oedipus, sister of Antigone |
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| ________________ killed his father and married his mother. |
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| Eurydice __________ her husband before she died |
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| adult, successful, trapped in an uncontrollable situation, makes a bad decision, reveals tragic flaw, learns from mistake too late (dynamic), life is ruined |
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| Seven traits of the tragic hero |
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| Where the concept of a Tragedy originated |
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| The most common tragic flaw. |
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| Yes, because some things are even worse than death. |
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| Can it be a Tragedy if the hero doesn't die? |
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| that means he learns from his mistakes and changes |
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| When a hero is characterized as dynamic that means...? |
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| it means that he doesn’t learn from his mistakes and therefore, doesn’t change or grow |
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| When a protagonist is static, that means... |
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| When did Creon become king? |
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| Because Polynices wanted to become the King of Thebes |
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| Why did Polynices fight and kill his brother Eteocles? |
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| Creon ordered death to anyone who buried ... who? |
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| because she loved both her brothers and wanted to obey the god’s laws most importantly |
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| Why did Antigone defy Creon’s order not to bury Polynices? |
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| Tiresias tells Creon that the Gods are angry with Creon for his punishment of Antigone and that he will pay for his sins with two more deaths. |
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| What does Tiresias tell Creon? |
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| His son, his wife and Antigone, all of whom killed themselves. |
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| What does Creon ultimately lose? |
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| Yes, Tiresias accurately predicted that Creon's punishment of Antigone would lead to two more deaths that could be blamed on Creon's actions. |
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How did I get here?
Why am I here?
What happens when I die? |
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| What three questions do all cultures ask? The myths were created as an attempt to form answers for these questions. |
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| Hades, also called the Underworld |
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| Where did the Greeks believe people went when they died, as long as they were given a proper burial? |
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| A coin, intended to pay for passage to Hades |
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| What was placed in the mouth of someone who was buried? |
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| It was considered an insult to the dignity of the deceased, and it was believed to jeopardize the dead person's entrance into Hades. It also was believed to anger the Gods. |
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| What did Greeks feel were the negative consequences of denying a deceased (dead) person a proper burial? |
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| False. Antigone was written over 2,400 years ago, but takes place many centuries before that. |
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| True or False? The story of Antigone takes place in the time when Sophocles wrote it. |
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| The entire story of Antigone takes place over 1 day |
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| Over how long a period do the events of the play Antigone take place? (Answer in days) |
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