| how are antigone and ismene related | they are sisters;daughters of oedipus |
| who are the two brothers mentioned in the prologue? | eteocles&polynices |
| how did the two brothers die? | they were on opposite side of the war and they killed each othere |
| what is king creons decree? | polynics was considered a traitor by creon and was not to be buried eteocles was to recieve a heros burial |
| what does antigone plan to do? | antigone plans to bury her brother polynics gods laws are more important than mans |
| what is ismene’s decision regarding the kings decree? | afraid to go against the law :afraid of consequences |
| what doe the choragos compare polynices to in the parodos | compares him to an eagle swooping down on the city of thebes |
| what city has seven gates in a yawing ring? | thebes |
| waht does the chorus compare thebes to ? | compared to a dragon;personification of those who rise to defend the city |
| according to the choragos what does god hate? | people with big mouth who brag about their successes |
prologue and parodos
February 15, 2020