Antigone Flashcards
Who is Antigone the daughter of?
Oedipus
Who is Ismene the daughter of?
Oedipus
Who is Creon the brother of?
Jocasta
Who is Haemon the son of?
Creon
What is Tiresias?
A seer
Who is Eurydice the wife of?
Creon
Where does the first scene open up?
The Royal Palace at Thebes in the early morning.
Does Antigone think there is anything to worry about until the General comes and proclaims something about the town?
No she says that there is no sorrow or harm and no circumstance of scandal or of shame.
How did their brothers die?
they died by killing each other.
What is the conflict about their brother’s burials?
One brother was buried, while the other was left to rot outside without burial.
What does Antigone want to do for her brother?
bury him like he deserves. Go against Creon.
Does Ismene agree at first to help?
no she is rather baffled.
Why will Ismene not help?
she realizes that men rule the society and they cannot challenge a man’s view.
Why is Antigone not afraid to do this?
she knows that death is honor, and the honorable thing to do is bury the dead. She is not afraid to go against power because she will be laying next to her brother.
What does Creon say that the one brother who will not be buried did?
he came back to the land after being banished and he worked to spill the blood of his family or sell them to slavery.
What does Sentinel come into the scene to tell Creon?
that someone has buried the brother.
What was the situation when the Sentinel came upon the buried man?
There were no footprints or track that led to distinguish who had done it. It definately was not an animal.
What does Creon want from the Sentinel?
He wants the sentinel to find the man who did this, or he would receive punishment
Does Sentinel find Antigone?
yes he does and he brings her to Creon.
Does Creon believe that Sentinel caught this woman in the act?
no not at all, and he questions it many times.
