| What did the chorus do in the Greek theater? | comments the action of the cast, sing, and dance |
| A classical play only included this many actors. | 3 |
| Classical Drama originated in festivals that honored this god/ | Dionysus |
| This group of people would sing chant on stage. | Chorus |
| These are the names for the stage and backstage areas. | Skene and parodos |
| In a tragedy, the protagonist is called this. | tragic hero |
| A tragedy tells the story of | downfall of a hero |
| This protagonist must posses this quality. | tragic flaw/hamartia |
| This character is the tragic hero in Antigone. | Antigone |
| The downfall of Antigone’s tragic hero is caused by this personality trait. | stubborn loyalty |
| This event in a tragedy leads to the hero’s downfall. | catastrophe |
| Creon decrees that this person must not be buried. | Polyneices |
| This character fears breaking Creon’s law because the punishment is so severe. | Ismene |
| This is the punishment for breaking Creon’s law. | stoned to death |
| Antigone prefers to follow these laws. | the gods’ law |
| Creon sentences Antigone to this, changing his mind about the original decree. | he imprisons her in a stone vault in the wilderness |
| This character tries to kill his/her father, then turns the sword on him/herself. | Haemon |
| This character tries to plead for execution, but Creon refuses. | Ismene |
| This character commits suicide by hanging. 1 | Antigone |
| This character commits suicide by hanging. 2 | Jocasta |
| These two characters die in battle. | Polyneices and Eteocles |
| The character stabs him/herself in the castle. | Eurydice |
| Who wrote Antigone? | Sophocles |
| “Anarchy, anarchy! Show me greater evil!” | Creon |
| “I know I must die, even without your decree: I am only mortal.” | Antigone |
| “Big words are always punished, and proud men in old age learn to be wise.” | Choragus |
| “The time is not far off when you shall pay back corpse for corpse, flesh of your own flesh.” | Teiresias |
| “The law is strong, we must give in to the law… I must yield to those in authority.” | Ismene |
| What could the Choragus do that the other Chorus members couldn’t? | talk to the characters |
| What is Antigone’s father, Oedipus, famous for? | he killed his dad and slept with his mom |
| Why does Creon forbid the burial of Polyneices? | he thought he would destroy the city |
| What is Creon’s greatest fear? | looking weak |
| What is the situational irony? | expected outcome doesn’t happen |
| When does situational irony happen in Antigony? | Antigone was going to be killed but she killed herself |
| The catastrophe of the play occurs when | everyone dies |
Antigone Final Test Review
February 16, 2020