| How are Antigone and Ismene related? | Sisters |
| Who are the two brothers mentioned in the prologue ? | • Polynieces• Oedipus |
| How did the two brothers die? | Fought in a war and killed each other |
| What is King Creon’s decree? | Polynieces shouldn’t be buried |
| What does Antigone plan to do? | Bury Polynieces |
| What is Ismene’s decision regarding the King’s decree? | She wants to follow the law and not get killed |
| What does the anchorages compare Polynieces to in the Parodos? | A wild eagle |
| According to the Choragos, what does God hate? | Bragging people |
| Who is the new king of Thebes? | Creon |
| What crime has Polynieces committed in the opinion of the King? | -He was a trader- he fought against the country |
| What news does the sentry bring to Creon? | Someone buried Polynieces |
| How was it decided which of the sentries would bring the news about Polynieces to Creon? | They rolled dice |
| How does Creon believe the act of burying Polynieces was carried out? | Someone was paid |
| What does Creon demand that the sentry do? | Find who buried Polynieces |
| Who has the sentry captured and brought before King Creon? | Antigone |
| How did the guards manage to capture Antigone? | They found her trying to butt him after a sky of dust went by |
| How did Antigone react to bring captured by the sentries? | She did not resist- she went with the guards willingly |
| What reason does Antigone give for defying Creon’s decree? | She says God’s laws are more important than him and his laws |
| Who else does Creon have arrested in connection with the crime of burying Polynieces? | Ismene |
| Why is Antigone angry with Ismene? | She refused to help at first. Now she had guilt |
| Besides being Antigone’s uncle, how else were Creon and Antigone related? | Antigone is engaged to Haimon and they’re cousins. And Creon is Haimon’s father |
| What is to be Antigone’s punishment for burying her brother? | Death/ execution |
Antigone study guide prologue and scene 1-2
February 15, 2020