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WorksheetsAntigone
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
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
Women were not allowed to inherit land or money or be independent
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
There were monarchies meaning there were kings and queens that were in charge of the city
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!
