Antigone

Check all that apply. Who is/are Antigone's sibling/s?

• Ismene

• Polyneices

• Eteocles

• Creon

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How does Ismene react when Antigone asks her to help bury Polyneices?

• Girl, you trippin!

• Pass me the shovel!

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Why does Ismene refuse to help Antigone with the burial?

• She thinks Polyneices doesn't deserve a burial.

• Polyneices isn't dead.

• She is afraid of Creon's wrath.

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The Parados clearly marks one brother as good and the other...not. Which brother is favored?

• Eteocles

• Polyneices

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Creon makes his appearance in Scene I. He has taken the throne and tells his subjects that he has "nothing but contempt" (line 20) "for the man who/ sets private friendship above the public welfare" (lines 22-23). What does this mean?

• Just say no to nepotism.

• These are not the droids you're looking for.

• He takes bribes.

• Nation first

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According to Creon, what was Polyneice's unforgivable act?

• Braddah killed his dad and married his maddah. He killed his father and married his mother.

• Stepped to Eteocles = disloyal. Fought Eteocles which showed disloyalty to the seat of power.

• Stepped to Creon. Fought with Creon which showed disloyalty to the seat of power.

• Killed Oedipus

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In Scene 1 the sentry is afraid to tell Creon...

• a mysterious force buried Polyneices

• vultures ate the rest of Polyneices

• the people side with Antigone

• Ismene is keeping a secret

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In Scene II, Antigone tells Creon that she chose to disobey Creon because...

• she doesn't submit to his authority

• it was Oedipus' dying wish

• Ismene refused

• his law is not God's law

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Haimon is Creon's youngest son. Who is Haimon's wife?

• Antigone

• Ismene

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Why doesn't Creon give Antigone a pass?

• She irks his life. He's never liked her.

• She betrayed him.

• He can't afford to show favoritism.

• The people want to see her dead.

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