Themes and Contexts in Antigone

Who authored the tragedy "Antigonea" and approximately when was it written?

• Sophocles, around 442 BC

• Aeschylus, around 442 BC

• Sophocles, 5th century AD

• Euripides, around 442 BC

In terms of the story's timeline, where does "Antigonea" fall relative to "Oedipus the King" and "Oedipus at Colonus"?

• Before "Oedipus the King"

• After "Oedipus the King" and "Oedipus at Colonus"

• Between "Oedipus the King" and "Oedipus at Colonus"

• It is unrelated to those plays

What act of defiance does Antigone commit against Creon's laws?

• She attempts to assassinate Creon

• She refuses to marry Haemon

• She performs burial rites for her brother Polynices

• She helps her sister Ismene escape Thebes

What is a central theme explored in the tragedy "Antigonea"?

• The importance of military strength

• The contrast between earthly/civic order and divine law

• The inevitability of fate

• The pursuit of personal happiness

Jean Anouilh's 20th-century version of "Antigone" was produced in what historical context, leading to its deliberate ambiguity regarding authority?

• Post-World War I Germany

• The American Civil Rights Movement

• Nazi-occupied France

• The Russian Revolution