Tragedy

When Creon at last recognizes his own wretchedness and how his stubbornness led to the downfall of those he loves, what is this moment called?

• anagnorisis

• catharsis

• hubris

• irony

The arrival of the Messenger on the scene to announce the tragic deaths of Haemon and Antigone marks the start of what?

• fate

• peripetia

• denoument

• paradox

If the gods have already established the outcome of the characters' lives in Antigone, we would call this what?

• fate

• free will

• hamartia

• hubris

Oedipus gave life to Antigone, but his sins also caused her downfall. What would we call this a what?

• fate

• hubris

• miasma

• paradox

When Creon has excessive pride in his law and refuses to consider the law of the gods, this shows what?

• hamartia

• hubris

• irony

• miasma

When Creon's status goes from being all-powerful to being "no one," what is this called?

• hubris

• catharsis

• peripetia

• irony

The Chorus begins to sing Bacchus/Dionysus' praise, thinking that Creon will set everything right, but WE as an audience know this isn't true. What is this?

• denoument

• paradox

• anagnorisis

• irony

When Creon tells Tiresias that his “arrows” are missing the mark, but in reality Creon is missing the mark and leading to his downfall by not listening to Tiresias, this is an example of what?

• peripetia

• catharsis

• paradox

• hamartia

According to Aristotle, what is NOT a characteristic of a tragic hero?

• The tragic hero is a person of importance in the community.

• The tragic hero experiences a reversal or change of fortune.

• The tragic hero is not responsible for the tragedy that occurs.

• The tragic hero is neither wholly wicked nor totally virtuous.

Greek tragedies were typically free of subplots and multiple settings.

• True

• False