| who has come to speak with creon? | haimon, creon’s son comes to creon to tell him that he is going to obey him and be loyal to him |
| what does creon say is the greatest evil that society faces? | anarchy is the strongest evil that society faces |
| what does haimon ask creon to do? | haimon is asking creon to spare antigone |
| what is creon’s response? | creon response with anger and he describes haimon as being “girl struck” |
| haimon says “then she must die. but her death will cause another.” What does this mean? what does creon think he means? | haimon means if antigone dies then it will cause him to kill himself. creon thinks haimon means he is going to kill creon. |
| how has haimons tone/ attitude toward creon changed from the beginning to the end of scene 3? | haimon comes in in the beginning telling creon he respects him, then towards the end, he gives up and becomes very angry |
| how will antigone be killed? | antigone will be killed by putting her in a tomb to die. they will give her little food |
| (scene 4) what is the chorus’ attitude toward antigone? how is this different from earlier? | the chorus feels pity towards antigone unlike the beginning |
| what feelings does antigone express about her father? | she is disapointed and angry with her father because of his crime (mingling with his mother) |
| what is happening at the end of scene 4? | they are taking antigone away to the tomb |
| (scene 5) according to teiresias, what is the “new calamity” that creon has brought to thebes? | the birds are killing each other and the gods are refusing the offering. they are mad because poly wasnt burried |
| what does creon accuse teiresias of wanting from him? | creon is accusing teiresias for selling his wisdom for money |
| what does teiresias predict for creon? | teiresias is telling creon that his family is going to be killed because he didnt bury poly and he killing antigone |
| what does choragos tell creon he must do to prevent this? | free antigone and bury poly |
| what is a paean? | a song of praises or thinks to antigone before she dies |
| (exodos) what 2 people does the messenger say have died? how have they died? | antigone hanged herself, haimon tried to kill creon but then he fell on his own sword and dies. |
| by the time creon returns, who else has died? | eurydice |
| what is creons attitude toward the end of the play? | guilty |
| what is creons tragic flaw? | he has too much pride |
| parados | entrance song |
| exodos | chorus exits singing a song that describes what has just happened in the play |
antigone scene 3-5
February 17, 2020