Antigone Protagonist, characteristics include being impulsive, loyal, and hard- headed Buries polynices, argues with Creon and is sentenced to isolation, then commits suicuide Ismene Older sister of Antigone, models what a greek girl is suppossed to be like, parallel to…
Category: Antigone
Antigone Flashcard Example #90248
What is the background story of Oedipus Rex? – His parents were King Laius and Queen Jocasta– Oedipus was abandoned because of a prophecy stating he would kill his father– His ankles were nailed together, choosing his name because it…
Antigone – Themes Flashcard Example #14064
Fate and Free Will a central theme of Antigone is the tension between individual action and fate. While free choices, such as Antigone’s decision to defy Creon’s edict, are significant, fate is responsible for many of the most critical and…
Sophocles Antigone: Scene 1 & Ode 1 Flashcard Example #38720
How would you describe Creon at this point? paranoid, literal, selfish, stubborn, one – sided, rude to Choragos Why does he say that he will not allow Polyneices to be buried? Polyneices fought against Thebes. (traitor) How does the Chorus…
Antigone (Prologue-Sc.1) Lit.Terms Flashcard Example #2037
Metaphor ‘For carrion birds to find as they search for food’•Polyneices is the food for the bird(Prologue Line 22) Metaphor ‘Crime is holy’•Antigone is going against Creons law, therefore it isn’t holy at all(Prologue Line 56) Verbal Irony ‘Oh tell…
Themes in Antigone Flashcard Example #6597
State Control A well-established theme in Antigone is the right of the individual to reject society’s infringement on her freedom to perform a personal obligation, obvious in Antigone’s refusal to let Creon dictate what she is allowed to do with…
Antigone Summary Flashcard Example #54911
1 Outside the city gates Antigone talks about the importance of family in attempt to persuade Ismene to join her in the burial 2 Ismene rejects the plan Antingone gives her a harsh response concerned in personal game 3 Chrous…
Oedipus the King & Antigone Review Flashcard Example #10496
Oedipus king of Thebes after Laius; husband of his mother Jocasta Jocasta queen of Thebes Antigone one of Oedipus’ daughter; strong-willed; engaged to Haemon Tiresias blind prophet Laius king of Thebes before Oedipus Merope queen of Corinth; Oedipus’ adopted mother…
CHARACTER TRAITS ANTIGONE Flashcard Example #64642
Antigone Antigone is very driven and determined. She is the sister of Polyneices. After finding out that her brother would not be buried, she went and illegally buried him. As this was against Creon’s wishes, she was sentenced to banishment…
Antigone Flashcard Example #55869
Antigone daughter of Oedipus, former King of Thebes, she is determined Ismene daughter of Oedipus, follows the law, what Creon says Creon King of Thebes, uncle of Antigone and Ismene Haemon Creon’s son engaged to Antigone Eurydice Wife of Creon…
Antigone Flashcard Example #24736
Decree POS: NounDefinition: An order having the force of a law, a judgement, ruling, verdictAntonym: A request Carrion POS: NounDefinition: Dead, decaying flesh Meddling POS: VerbDefinition: Interfering, prying, intervening, to be officious.Antonym: To be neutral, ignore Sated POS: AdjectiveDefinition: Satisfied,…
Antigone: Sophocles play Flashcard Example #71408
Who was Antigone’s family? Oedipus, Jocasta, Ismene, Polynices and Eteocles Who was Oedipus? Antigone’s father, former King and ruler of Thebes before Creon and Eteocles. He had a tragic flaw too What was Antigone’s duty? Her duty laid within the…