| Eurydice | wife of Creon (kills herself) |
| Haimon | Creons son; Antigons fiance; kills himself |
| Antigone | the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed Creon and was condemned to death |
| Creon | the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus |
| Ismene | Sister of Antigone |
| Choragos | leader of the chorus |
| Sentry | The guard who brings the news that Antigone buried Polyneices |
| Polyneices | Creon refused to bury him because he thought he was a traitor |
| Eteocles | Antigone’s brother that was given a proper burial |
| Teiresias | blind prophet |
| Oedipus | a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta |
| Jocasta | (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus |
| Ode to Love | Aphrodite= strongest, you cannot escape love |
| Ode to man | Describing how wonderful man is. The only thing men cannot escape is Death |
| Ode to Dionysus | Dionysus=God of Wine; they praise him because he is the guardian of Thebes |
| Greek Chorus | The narrator of the play |
| Last Chorus | Describes wisdom and how its the ultimate way 2 achieve happiness if you dont learn from mistakes you Falter If your arrogant to the gods they will have revenge on you |
| Antigone Fatal Flaw | Arrogance and putting morality above her own life |
| Creon Fatal Flaw | Arrogance and pride over the people (not gods) |
| Sophocles | Writer of Antigone |
| Ode | Celebration, to praise it, to pay tribe to… |
| Parados | The chorus is telling the past of the War |
| Prologue | Conflict of the entire play |
Antigone Characters
February 14, 2020