Antigone Review Game

The skene is where the actors dressed.

What is Creon's greatest fear?

By the play's conclusion, Ismene is dead via a snake bite.

Which two metaphors does Haimon employ to convince his father to bend his ruling against Antigone?

"Lamentation" means showing joy and happiness for someone or something.

How many times did Sophocles win first place at these competitions?

______________ is one character who refuses to help Antigone bury Polynices.

By the play's conclusion, Eurydice is dead by suicide--hanging herself.

In the study of rhetorical strategies, Haimon uses all three: _____,_____, and ______.

The word "sated" means ___________________.

A "transgression" is another word for a ____________.

If you are "compulsive," you _______________.

Who said the following: "If we must lose, let's lose to a man, at least. Is a womn stronger than we?"

Creon's tragic flaw is ________________.

Who said the following: "If I am young and right, what does my age matter?" (Sophocles).

Who said the following: "The time is not far off when you shall play back corpse for corpse, flesh of your own flesh..."

Today, only __________ of Sophocles' plays exist.

Playwrights were to complete three _________ and one _______________ for the competitions.

Sophocles was praised for his exceptional _________ and his abilities in the arts.

The ____________ is the leader of the chorus who often interacts with the characters.

Ismene and Antigone had two brothers: ___________ and ____________.

By the play's conclusion, Haimon is dead via a self-inflicted stab wound.

An "edict" is a law set forth by someone in power.

How is Creon planning to kill Antigone?

On stage, there was a building in front which represented the palace.

The great tragedies were, primarily, written by three men: Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Shakespeare.

Who said the following: "Think about how much more terrible our own death would be if we go against Creon..."

The ______________ is sung by the chorus as it makes its final exit which ends with wise words to the audience.

The skene is where the chorus sang and danced.

If someone is described as "lithe," that means they are stiff and not too flexible.

Who said the following: "We threw the dice, and the bad luck fell to me...nobody likes the man who brings bad luck"

The _____________ is the song sung by the chorus as it makes its entrance.

By the play's conclusion, Creon is still alive.

The most important of the festivals celebrating the playwrights was ________________.

Who said the following: "I have been a stranger in my own land; all my life, the blasphemy of my birth followed me..."

Who is Oedipus?

To "defile" something is to _________________.

The ________ is spoken by 1 - 2 characters and gives background information needed to undertand the events in the play.

Where was Sophocles born?

An "auspicious" day is one that is gloomy and dismal.

The author of Antigone is ________________.

Typically, Sophocles' plays contain ________ lessons and instruct on avoiding excessive ____________.

"Dirge-like" means _________________.

Creon accuses both the Sentry and Tireseas of _________________.

Why did Creon forbid the burial of Polynices?

Haimon called his father "perverse" which means ____________.

Interestingly, Sophocles was ________ years of age when he led a chorus of boys in the paean (hymn).

By the play's conclusion, Antigone is dead by a knife wound.

Dramas in Sophocles' day took place only at night.

By the play's conclusion, Tireseas is still alive and well.