Antigone
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kooshkiwi22 on May 9, 2010
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Antigone unit for Mrs. Levora's class.
Includes vocabulary(discussed in class), ideas/motifs, characters, various themes(possibly),etc...
Add this with my other sets to study for the test! :) Good luck!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Antigone | Daughter of Oedipus and sister of Polyneices, Eteocles |
| Ismene | Sister to Antigone, not as much as a believer, did NOT help in the ritual of Polyneices |
| Creon | King of Thebes, Uncle to Antigone and Ismene, Son of Meneoceus |
| Haemon | Son of Creon, betrothed to Antigone, Cousin to Antigone, |
| Tiresias | Blind Prophet, helped another King, older, |
| Eurydice | Wife of Creon, Haemon's mother, |
| Three; Antigone, Haemon, Eurydice | How many people died in Antigone (end scene)?; Order of death |
| hanged (Antigone), Haemon (stabbed himself), Eurydice (stabbed herself) | For the people that died (NOT Polyneices), how did they die? Be general. |
| encomium | Speaking Highly |
| capricious | "On a wimb", flights, spontaneous |
| ubiquitous | Existing everywhere, present everywhere (Walgreens) |
| ignominious | Shameful |
| ephemeral | Fleeting, brief, lasting a very short time |
| obsequious | Overly attentive |
| promulgation | A Decree |
| unsepulchered | Not placed in a tomb, "Tomb", not buried |
| augury | prophecy; prediction of events, "prophesizing" (Levora's words) |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| Creon | "She is poison" (220) |
| Creon | "You fall a plummet fall / To pay a father's sin" |
| Chorus Leader | "Your prayers are done. / Man cannot flatter Fate, / And punishments must come." |
| Ismene | ____ tries to "share the blame" and weaken the burden of Antigone for performing Polyneices's ritual. |
| Isocrates | Athenian Orator |
| Antigone | "They think as I, but trim their tongues to you" (212). |
| Haemon | "Don't entrench yourself in your opinion / as if everyone else was wrong" (222). |
| Creon | "And never have it said we were worsted by a woman" (221). |
| Eteocles; Polyneices | _____'s death was noble (hero); ______'s death (exile). Hint: Sibling relation |
| Antigone | "For this, I feel no twinges of regret. / And if you judge me fol, perhaps it is / because a fool is judge" (211). |
| motifs/ideas | Think before you act, Blindness, Women's role, Selfless vs. Selfish, Lifestyles/Reputation, Leadership (Kings), Trust, Family Relations, |
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