Antigone Formal Questions Flashcards
Where does Antigone take place?
Thebes
What does the inscription with the oracle at Delphi?
Know Thyself
What does the oracle tell Lauis?
that his son will kill him
What does Lauis do as a result of the oracle telling him that his son will kill him?
has Oedipus (not yet named) taken out, stabbed bottom of feet, left in mountains to die
What happens to Oedipus (not yet named) after Lauis leaves him to die in the mountains?
a shepherd finds him screaming and brings him back to nearby city-state, Corinth, child adopted by King and Queen were not able to have a child until then
What does the oracle tell Oedipus?
that he will kill his father and marry his mother
What does Oedipus do as a result of the oracle telling him he will kill his father and marry his mother?
he decides to leave never to come back in efforts to leave this prophecy
How does Oedipus become king?
he unknowingly kills his father, so now no King of Thebes at that moment, Sphinx is terrorizing Thebes (Kreon sets up that whoever defeats the Sphinx can become King of Thebes), Oedipus destroys Sphinx and becomes King
After Oedipus goes into exile, who rules Thebes?
Oedipus’ two sons, year for year, so 1. Eteocles King, then step down and 2. Polyneices, and keep going like that
Who is Lauis?
the real father of Oedipus, husband of Queen Jocasta
What was wrong after the first year of Eteocles ruling as King of Thebes?
Eteocles refuses to step down after 1 year, Polyneices goes to Argos (rival city-state), makes a dea with them, and recruits them to go to battle, Eteocles and Polyneices kill each other on the battlefield
Who rules Thebes after Eteocles and Polyneices kill each other?
Kreon because he is the brother of Queen Jocasta
What is the Chorus?
10 older aristocratic men of the city of Thebes, all say lines together, provides narrative, comments, fills in blanks, religious aspects
Who is Koryphaos?
leader of the Chorus, part of the Chorus who would interact with characters
What are Kreon’s stated principles as leader?
privileges city as a whole over welfare of individual, listen to wise counsel that surrounds him, love and emotion after state is steadied/solidified, know his soul through his laws and how he enforces them
