Antigone

Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide narration, and interact with the other characters. This group is called

• the Chorus
• the Bacchae
• the nymphs of Artemis
• Sappho's maidens

Antigone's father was

• Zeus, king of the gods and ruler of Olympus
• Creon, new king of Thebes and decorated defender of Greece
• Oedipus, ill-fated king who murdered his father and married his mother
• Apollo, god of music and the power behind the Oracle of Delphi

Antigone's two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices,

• were the greatest runner and discus thrower at the Olympic games
• have been pursued by the Furies for eating their mother's flesh
• spied Artemis bathing and were devoured by their own  dogs
• fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes

Creon is

• a failed applicant to the Academy at Sparta
• the new king of Thebes
• Antigone's fiance
• the oldest man in  Athens

Eteocles and Polyneices

• died in battle
• were exiled
• have been chased by the agents of the gods
• have still not been found

The king of Thebes has declared that

• Eteocles is to be left for the carrion animals and Polyneices thrown into the sea
• Thebes should have a drama festival to celebrate victory in war against the Persians
• Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honor while Polyneices' body will be left for the sun and the carrion animals
• Antigone will reign in his place while he goes into exile

Antigone asks Ismene to help her

• to escape to Thebes
• to bury Polyneices' body
• to start an armed revolt against Creon
• to accept their fate

When Antigone asks Ismene for help, Ismene

• refuses and is unsuccessful in persuading Antigone not to do the deed
• refuses and is at first successful in dissuading Antigone from doing the deed
• agrees to help her but is stopped by a sign from the Gods
• agrees to help her but backs out at the last minute

Which of these values does Creon praise in his initial speech to the citizens of Thebes at the beginning of the play?

• moderation (balance)
• humility (humbleness)
• loyalty to the state
• compassion (love for others)

How would you best capture Antigone's mindset as she enters the vault/tomb?

• She is devastated and is crying uncontrollably
• She regrets not being able to get married but does not regret burying her brother; she feels that things happened the way they had to happen.
• She is outraged and must be held down by one of the guards to prevent her from running away.
• She, at this point, has lost her mind and is singing out loud a song that doesn't make sense.