Antigone Study Guide 2
Answer the following questions about Scene Two of Antigone. Use this study guide to prepare for your test.
1. How does the sentry know Antigone was burying the body? __________________________________
2. Antigone tells Creon she broke the law because _____________________________________________.
3. What word means “an official order or decree”? _____________________________________________
4. On p. 734, lines 79-81, Creon uses two metaphors. To what two things does he compare Antigone?
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5. Why does Creon arrest Ismene? ___________________________________________________________
6. On p. 736, lines 124-126, Creon uses a metaphor. To what does he compare Ismene? _____________
7. Why won’t Antigone let Ismene say say she is guilty? ________________________________________
8. Who is Antigone’s fiance?_________________________________________________________________
9. What word means “overbearing pride”?____________________________________________________
10. What word means “is greater or better than”? ______________________________________________
Antigone Study Guide 3
Answer the following questions about Scenes 3 & 4 of Antigone. Use this study guide to prepare for your test.
1. What word means “respect and honor due to another”? ______________________________________
2. What are diviners?_______________________________________________________________________
3. Why does Creon refuse to show Antigone mercy? ___________________________________________
4. According to Haimon, why do people agree with Creon? _____________________________________
5. What word means “determined to go against what is reasonable”? ____________________________
6. What word means “to free from blame”? ___________________________________________________
7. In Scene 3, lines 142-150, how does Creon plan to kill Antigone? _______________________________
8. What word means “to be superior in power or influence” or “succeed”? ________________________
9. In Scene 4, lines 35-44, what reason does Antigone give for her current situation?
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10. What word means “break or violate”? _____________________________________________________