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Antigone Study Guide
Antigone Study Guide
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7th Grade
03/14/2010

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Sophocles
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Greek playwright who wrote Antigone
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Antigone
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Daughter of Oedipus who defies Creon
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Eurydice
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Creon’s wife
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The Palace at Thebes
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The setting of Antigone
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Tragic
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Antigone comes to a _________ ending
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Eteocles
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Antigone's brother, who was killed by Polynices
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Eteocles
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The king of Thebes before Creon
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sword
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Haemon died by his own _________
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Chorus
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Group of dancers and singers who comment on the action in Greek plays
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Creon
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Brother to Jocasta, successor to the throne
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cave
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Creon ordered Antigone walled up in a __________
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senators
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The chorus is composed of ____________ of Thebes
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A sentinel
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______________ brought news of Antigone’s disobedience to Creon
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Polynices
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Creon ordered _________’s body left unburied.
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Tiresias
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Seer who predicted Haemon’s death
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Haemon
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Son of Creon, betrothed to Antigone
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fratricide
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Killing of brother by brother
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hubris
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Excessive pride and arrogance
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Ismene
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Daughter of Oedipus, sister of Antigone
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Oedipus
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________________ killed his father and married his mother.
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cursed
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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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Ancient Greece
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Where the concept of a Tragedy originated
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hubris
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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 Eteocles died.
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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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Polynices
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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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Was Tiresias correct?
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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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