Antigone Test Flashcards
Hamartia
An error in judgement that leads to a tragic flaw.
Creon putting Antigone into a position to kill herself
Sophocles
Creator of Greek Tragedies and whose plays are still alive.
He wrote Antigone
Aristotle
Son of Plato who was a great Ancient Greek Philosopher.
He helped shape out the plot of “Antigone”
Dionysus
God of grape harvest that was involved in Greek Theatre.
Helped shape out “Antigone”
Role of Women
Women weren’t accepted as much in Ancient Greek time.
Sophocles decided to make the main character a woman for the first time. She also had the opening line of the play
Catharsis
The process of releasing or cleansing emotions in the audience.
(When Creon is devastated from all of losses, the crowd can feel a catharsis of grief and sorrow)
Tragic Hero
A character that makes an error that leads to his/her own destruction.
(Creon caused all of his own sorrow by making the wrong choices)
Hubris
Excessive pride or self-confidence.
Creon has hubris about himself and his flawed kingdom
Ancient Greek Burial Customs
Bodies must be buried in a proper burial, or can not get to the afterlife.
(The struggle to bury Polyneices is a main topic in “Antigone”)
Greek Chorus
All participants wore the same outfit and were of the same gender.
(The chorus played a big part in speaking during “Antigone”)
Allusion to Persephone
Persephone means “to bring or cause death”
Creon caused a chain reactions of death/suicide occur in the end of “Antigone”
Ethos
An appeal to ethics, it convinces someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.
Pathos
An appeal to emotion, is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response.
Logos
An appeal to logic, is a way of persuading an audience by reason.
Exposition
Antigone and Ismene are in conflict with burying polyneices.
