Antigone part 1

Who is Antigone’s father?

• Creon

• Laius

• Oedipus

• Tiresias

What does Antigone want to do at the beginning of the play?

• Marry Haemon

• Flee Thebes

• Bury her brother Polyneices

• Take the throne from Creon

Why does Creon forbid the burial of Polyneices?

• Polyneices was a traitor to Thebes

• Creon wants to punish Antigone

• A prophecy warned against it

• Polyneices was not a true heir

Who is Ismene?

• Antigone’s cousin

• Creon’s daughter

• Antigone’s sister

• Haemon’s mother

How does Ismene respond to Antigone’s plan to bury their brother?

• She agrees immediately

• She warns Antigone but joins her later

• She refuses, fearing the consequences

• She tells Creon about Antigone’s plan

What punishment does Creon decree for anyone who buries Polyneices?

• Death by exile

• Public flogging

• Death by stoning

• Imprisonment for life

How is Antigone caught burying her brother?

• A guard catches her in the act

• Ismene betrays her

• Creon sets a trap

• Tiresias warns Creon

What is Creon’s relationship to Antigone?

• Uncle

• Father-in-law

• Brother-in-law

• Brother

Who is Haemon?

• Tiresias’s son

• Creon’s nephew

• Antigone’s brother

• Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancé

What argument does Haemon make to his father about Antigone?

• The gods support Antigone

• He should execute her more quickly

• The people sympathize with Antigone

• Ismene should be punished too