Antigone

What is the inciting incident for Antigone?

• Antigone burying her brother, Creon

• Civil war occuring and Polyneices and Eteocles both dying in war and Cron deciding that Polyneices will not have his proper burial

• Ismene trying to convince Antigone to not bury her brother

How might the story of Antigone correlate to social justice issues that our society is being faced with today?

Organize these options into the right categories for some aspects of given circumstances

Groups:

(a) Social

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(b) Political

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(c) Religious

• There were monarchies meaning there were kings and queens that were in charge of the city

• Women were not allowed to inherit land or money or be independent

• Believed in Greek gods and prophecies

• A proper burial was extremely important for people who are part of the military

• Burials were incredibly important to be able to move on to the afterlife

What is the previous action for Antigone?

• Antigone finds her brothers body and cries over it

• Creon marries all of the women of Thebes

• Antigone's brother Polynices and Eteocles go to war and have died

• The action that comes previous to the exposition

What is the conflict for Antigone and why?

What is the role that the chorus play in Antigone?

Who is the ruler of Thebes in Antigone?

• Oedipus

• Creon

• Polynices

• Eteocles

What is Antigone's primary objective in the play?

• To marry Haemon

• To avenge her father's death

• To ensure her brother receives a proper burial

• To become the queen of Thebes

Which character(s) may have been an obstacle for Antigone's objective?

• Ismene

• Haemon

• Creon

• Tiresias

How does Ismene react when Antigone asks her to help bury Polyneices?

• Girl, you trippin!

• Pass me the shovel!