| How are Antigone and Ismene related? | They are sisters |
| Who are the two brothers mentioned in the prologue? | Polyneices and Eteocles |
| How did the two brothers die? | In a battle against each other |
| What is King Creon’s decree? | That whoever buries Polyneices will die by stoning to death. |
| What does Antigone plan to do? | Bury Polyneices |
| What is Ismene’s decision regarding the King’s decree? | She will not help Antigone because she feels as though women should not go against the King’s decree. |
| What does the Choragos compare Polyneices to in the Parodos? | Polyneices is called a “wild screaming eagle” (Parados 10) |
| What city has “seven gates in a yawning ring?” | Thebes |
| What does the Chorus compare Thebes to? | Thebes is compared to a “dragon” (Parodos 20) |
| According to the Choragos, what does God hate? | God hates “The bray of bragging tongues” (Parodos 22) |
| decree | An authoritative order having the force of law |
| carrion | Feeding on dead and decaying flesh |
| yield | To give up to another (an advantage, for example); concede |
| consider | To think carefully about |
| roused | To excite, as to anger or action; stir up |
| eddy | A current of water moving against the direction of the main current |
| marshal | A military officer of the highest rank in some countries. |
| sated | To satisfy to excess |
| bray | A loud, harsh sound resembling that of a donkey |
| swagger | To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air; strut |
Antigone Study Guide: Prologue and Parodos
February 15, 2020