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English 2 Midterm Study Guide > Antigone Characters & Terms > Flashcards

Antigone Characters & Terms Flashcards

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Creon

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King of thebes who gives the decree

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oedipus

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father of polynecies & eteocles; married his mother and killed his father

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Ismene

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Antigone’s sister who doesn’t think they should bury the body

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Haemon

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Creon’s son & Antigone’s fiancè; kills himself when Antigone dies

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Antigone

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heroine who tries to bury her brother Polynecies, kills herself after being imprisoned in a cave

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Ode

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metaphorical choral pieces on everything from the triumph of man to the dangers of pride

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choragos

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narrator that address the audience and explains what happens offscreen

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Teiresias

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blind prophet who can see the future

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eteocles

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honored son of oedipus

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Eurydice

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Creon’s wife

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Tragedy

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an imitation of a serious action which will arouse pity and fear in the viewer

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Paean

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a song of praise or triumph

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exodos

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the final scene or departure

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prologue

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the introduction or backstory

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logos

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argument centered around using reason and logic

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hubris

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arrogance or overwhelming pride which causes the hero’s transgression against the gods; usually the tragic flaw

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ethos

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an argument based in morals

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hamartia

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a tragic flaw, weakness of character, or error in judgement, which causes the downfall of the hero

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pathos

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an argument based in appealing to emotions

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tragic hero

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a character usually of high birth, neither totally good or totally evil, whose downfall is brought about by some tragic flaw

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strophe

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movement of chorus right to left

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catharsis

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purgation of emotions of pity and fear which leaves the viewer both relieved and elated

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nemesis

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fate that cannot be escaped

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peripetia

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a reversal of fortune

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Polynecies

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son of Oedipus who was not allowed to be buried

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