Antigone Flashcards
What city was King Oedipus exiled from?
Thebes
Who are the two sisters in the short-story? What is the problem?
Antigone and Ismene ; Ismene thinks the gods have been cruel to their family
What did Oedipus do?
He was exiled and had sex with his mom. (Iocasta)
What happened to Iocosta?
She hangs herself after finding out she had sex with her son
What happened to Oedepus?
He blinds himself because he was guilty
Why did the two sisters return to Thebes?
To stop Polyneices and Eteocles from fighting (brothers)
What was the result of the battle between the two brothers?
They ended up killing one another and Creon is now king
Why doesn’t Creon want Polyneices’ body to be buried?
So that it may be disgraced by the birds and animals. Creon supported Eteocles in war, he considered Polyneices a traitor to Thebes
Who is Creon?
The new king of Thebes
What do the sisters fear?
They fear about breaking the law to bury Polyneices’ body
What does Antigone think should be done with Polyneices’ body?
She thinks that they should violate Creon’s order and bury him
What does Ismene think should be done with Polyneices’ body?
Ismene thinks that they should stay out of trouble to prevent any more tragedy from occurring in their family
What ultimately causes Antigone to fail?
She runs off (despite her sister’s advice) to bury Polyneices anyway
What is one of the words we learned that describes Antigone’s major personality problem?
Hubris
Who wrote Antigone?
Sophocles
