Antigone part 1

Front

Who is Antigone’s father?

Back

Oedipus

Front

What does Antigone want to do at the beginning of the play?

Back

Bury her brother Polyneices

Front

Why does Creon forbid the burial of Polyneices?

Back

Polyneices was a traitor to Thebes

Front

Who is Ismene?

Back

Antigone’s sister

Front

How does Ismene respond to Antigone’s plan to bury their brother?

Back

She refuses, fearing the consequences

Front

What punishment does Creon decree for anyone who buries Polyneices?

Back

Death by stoning

Front

How is Antigone caught burying her brother?

Back

A guard catches her in the act

Front

What is Creon’s relationship to Antigone?

Back

Uncle

Front

Who is Haemon?

Back

Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancé

Front

What argument does Haemon make to his father about Antigone?

Back

The people sympathize with Antigone