Antigone
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Haemon | in love with Antigone; asks' Creon (his father) not to kill her; kills himself out of grief over Antigone's death |
| Etocles | Oedipus's son; dies; supported by Crean & given proper burial |
| Creon | king; dynamic character; supports Etocles; gives edict ordering that Polynieces not be buried; has to change his ways; goes from hubris(his tragic flaw) to humble |
| Eurydice | Creon's wife; kills herself after learning of Haemon's death |
| Ismene | Antigone's sister; refuses to take part in Polyniece's burial and defy Creon |
| Tiresias | blind prophet that warns Creon to change his ways |
| Iocaste | Ends up marrying her son Oedipus; kills herself |
| Oedipus | Ends up marrying his mother and killing his father- oracle comes true; blinds himself & dies |
| Sophocles | playwright of Antigone; born in 496 B.C.; won first playwright competition at 27 years old; born into wealthy family & recieves traditional education; may have written over 120 plays, but only 7 are still in exsistence today |
| Polyneices | Oedipus's son; dies; Creon does not allow anyone to bury him |
| Antigone | defies Creon's edict and buries Polynices; pledged to be married to Haemon; ordered to be left in a vault to die by Creon; kills herself |
| Tragic Hero | protagonist in a tragedy; has a fatal/ tragic flaw that leads to their downfall |
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