| The Greek term “peripeteia” refers to the __________. | reversal of situation |
| How does the play resolve the conflict between divine authority and human authority? | NOT Creon acts according to the law, not the conscience of advisors, and is punished. |
| Which event occurs first? | Antigone’s death |
| Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows.CHORUS LEADER:What do you make of that? The queen’s gone back.She left without a word, good or bad.Which tragic element is associated with the lines spoken by the Chorus Leader? | catastrophe |
| The Greek term “anagnorisis” refers to the __________. | recognition |
| How does the play resolve the conflict between conscience and law? | NOT Creon sentences Antigone to death even though Haemon asks him to reconsider. |
| Which term refers to a character’s tragic flaw? | hamartia |
| The Greek term “catastrophe” refers to the __________. | scene of suffering |
| Which event is associated with the peripeteia in the play? | Teiresias’ prophecy |
| Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows.CHORUS:The most important part of true successis wisdom—not to act piouslytowards the gods, for boasts of arrogant menbring on great blows of punishment—so in old age men can discover wisdom.Which statement summarizes the main idea of these lines? | Prideful attitudes lead to tragedy. |
Antigone by Sophocles: The Exodos
February 14, 2020