1. What are the two sets
of laws in Thebes?
1. What is the purpose
of the odes?
3. Who defies the king?
2. What does the Greek
word hubris mean?
2. What is the Greek
term for “prologue?”
4. Who is Antigone’s
father?
3. What is the Greek
term for “tragic flaw?”
3. What is the Greek
term for “epilogue?”
5. Who is the
protagonist in the play?
4. What is the Greek
term for “emotional
cleanse?”
4. There were three
Greek dramatists who
introduced actors to the
stage to help create
conflict. Which
dramatist introduced a
third actor?
1. Who wrote Antigone?
2. Who is the new king?
6. What is allusion?
7. What is
foreshadowing?
8. What are the two
different types of irony?
9. What is verbal irony
10. What is d. irony?
11. What is metaphor?
12. What is alliteration?
13. Who “chants” the
odes?
14. Who is the leader of
the Chorus?
15. What festival did the
Greek public
community attend?
16. True or False: The
festival had religious
purposes.
17. Aside from religious
purposes, why else did
the public attend the
festival?
18. What is the title for
an author of a play?
19. What is the title for
an author of dramas?
20. Who was allowed to
act out the plays and
what did they wear?
5. Describe what
catharsis actually is.
6. What happened in
the Prologue that
affected Antigone and
Ismene’s relationship?
4. In Ode 2, what does
the Chorus compare
Antigone to?
7. What is the dynamic
between the sisters?
How do they view each
other?
5. Name a set of foils in
the play and explain
how they are foils.
8. Where were the plays
performed?
6. Name another set of
foils in the play and how
they are foils.
9. For what reason does
Antigone want to bury
her brother, Poly.?
10. What is the
predominant reason
that Creon experienced
such a drastic downfall?
11. What is a purpose of
the prologue?
12. Antigone’s speech to
her sister serves as what
type of literary device?
13. “Brazen boasting of
barefaced anarchy” LD?
14. The gods say what is
the worst sin?
“This is your crime; And
the Furies and the dark
gods of hell Are swift
with terrible
punishment for you.”
Literary device?
7. Which character
experiences a quick, yet
drastic change from
obedient to angry?
8. Explain one instance
of the foreshadowing of
Creon’s downfall.
9. How does catharsis
affect the entire Greek
community?
10. Aside from Creon,
name another dynamic
character and explain
how he/she is dynamic.
11. “You have yourself to
consider, after all.” This
is an example of what
type of literary device?
12. According to the
play, explain how
women are viewed in
this society and give an
example.
1. This play is broken
up into six parts. Name
all six.
2. According to the
Choragus, what will
create happiness?
(Think of the very end
of the play.)
3. Name six traits of a
tragic hero.
4. Name the tragic hero
and provide two reasons
for how he/she fits the
category.
5. Explain two more
reasons for why that
character is a tragic
hero.
6. Aside from being
written as a play, how
else is this tragedy
written?
7. In the first ode, the
Chorus mentions that
“the mortals cannot
escape you.” What
theme is being
illustrated here?
8. Explain two reasons
for why Antigone is not
a tragic hero.
9. Give two examples
from the play (or the
unit as a whole) to
describe the Greek
community.
10. Though Oedipus is
not a character in the
play, he plays an
important role. Explain
his impact on the play
as a whole.