Antigone Test Flashcards
What is Anagnorisis
An increase in awareness or self-knowledge, validation
What is Catharsis
The audience feels drained of emotions and better able to understand life
What is Dramatic Irony
When the audience knows something the characters don’t
What is Fate
Something that is Predetermined
What is Free-will
The person gets to pick what they do next,
and what the outcome of that will be
What is a Hamartia
The flaw that leads to the character downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
What is a Hubris
When someone has too much Pride or self-confidence
What is a Peripeteia
A sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances
What is a Tragedy
An event that has caused a lot of destruction or crime
Who is Antigone
The oldest daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
Who is Cadmus
The founder of Thebes
Who is Choragos
A part of the Greek chorus
Who is Chorus
He represents the citizen’s Fears, Hopes, and Judgments
Who is Creon
The king of Thebes
Who is Eteocles
The son of Oedipus and Jocasta who died with military Honors
Who is Haimon
The son of Creon, the king, and the fiancé of Antigone
Who is Polyneices
The son of Oedipus and Jocasta who Antigone buries
Who is Ismene
The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta and sister to Antigone, Eteocles, and Polyneices
Who is Tieresias
A blind prophet who helps guide the other characters in the tragedy.
Who is Laius
Father of Oedipus, king of Thebes, and husband of Jocasta
Who is Oedipus
Was king of Thebes, a city in central Greece, Known for killing his father, and marrying his mother.
Who is Jocasta
Wife of first Laius, then of their son Oedipus, and both mother and grandmother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene.
Who is Persephone
The Goddess of the underworld
Who is Sophocles
An ancient Greek dramatist who wrote the play Antigone.
