Antigone: Ode 4 & Scene 5

In Ode 4, to what mythical figures is Antigone compared?

• Helen of Troy and Cassandra

• Niobe and Danaë

• Persephone and Hera

• Jocasta and Electra

What theme is strongly emphasized in Ode 4?

• Romantic love

• Divine punishment and fate

• Patriotism

• Forgiveness and redemption

When Teiresias appears in Scene 5, what is his demeanor?

• Humble and hesitant

• Angry and vengeful

• Calm but foreboding

• Cheerful and joking

What does Teiresias warn Creon will happen if he does not change his course?

• Antigone will become queen

• The gods will favor Thebes

• He will lose a child and suffer greatly

• Polynices will return from the dead

Which of the following best describes Creon’s initial reaction to Teiresias’s prophecy?

• A. He repents immediately

• B. He is confused but willing to listen

• C. He accuses Teiresias of corruption

• D. He asks the Chorus to interpret the prophecy

Ode 4 portrays Antigone as a tragic figure destined to suffer, linking her fate to the myth of ________, who was turned to stone by grief.

• Niobe

• Sisyphus

• Icarus

• Orpheus

Teiresias tells Creon that the gods are displeased because Creon has refused to bury ________.

Teiresias’s prophetic vision includes unnatural signs, such as birds attacking each other and the failure of ________.

• Sacrifices

• Crops

• Weather

• Rivers

Ode 4 suggests that even noble lineage and devotion cannot protect individuals from their destined suffering.

• True

• False

True / False – Creon welcomes Teiresias’s advice from the very beginning and acts on it right away.

• True

• False