Antigone scene I

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

Creon is

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.7

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)

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The Sentry reports that

• someone has buried Polyneices
• Argos is preparing another attack
• someone is hiring mercenaries to fight Creon has been killed
• Ismene has buried Polyneices

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Creon tells the Sentry that 

• He must find the culprit or he and the other guards will be punished harshly.
• He should join him and work for the royal family.
• He thinks he's an idiot and nothing he says makes sense.
• Life has no meaning and that everything they are doing is pointless. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3