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?

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

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(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

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

• Believed in Greek gods and prophecies

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

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

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?

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What is the role that the chorus play in Antigone?

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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!