Sophocles Flashcards
How is “Antigone” a symbol in modern times
It can relate as a symbol of almost all radical Movements (Terroist acts, Religious acts, challenging the state, Rebellion)
How can Antogone be related to a bride of death
She is obsessed with death, kills herself in her tomb before she is wedded
Creon
Antigone’s uncle. Creon is powerfully built, but a weary and wrinkled man suffering the burdens of rule. A practical man, he firmly distances himself from the tragic aspirations of Oedipus and his line. As he tells Antigone, his only interest is in political and social order. Creon is bound to ideas of good sense, simplicity, and the banal happiness of everyday life.
Antigone
The play’s tragic heroine. In the first moments of the play, Antigone is opposed to her radiant sister Ismene. Unlike her beautiful and docile sister, Antigone is sallow, withdrawn, and recalcitrant.
Haemon
Antigone’s young fiancé and son to Creon. Haemon appears twice in the play. In the first, he is rejected by Antigone; in the second, he begs his father for Antigone’s life. Creon’s refusal ruins his exalted view of his father. He too refuses the happiness that Creon offers him and follows Antigone to a tragic demise.
How many children does Oedipus have?
4
In Oedipus the King, whose murder must be avenged to end the plague in Thebes?
Laius’s, Odeipus’s Father whome he killed hiself
What does the name “Oedipus” mean?
Swollen foot”
In what country was Oedipus raised?
Corinth
What sentence does Creon impose upon Antigone for violating his edict prohibiting Polynices’ burial?
Buried alive
What is Creon’s relationship to Jocasta?
The brooches from Jocasta’s robe
From whose curse did Oedipus rescue Thebes?
The Sphinx’s
Whom was Antigone meant to marry?
Haemon, Creon’s son, her cousin
Which god did Athenian theatrical performances celebrate?
Dionysus
Where was Laius killed?
Three way cross roads
