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Antigone Questions and Answers

Why Does Antigone Kill Herself

How does Antigone die?

Why does Antigone feel it is her duty to bury Polynices?

How is Antigone a tragic hero?

What is the role of the chorus in Antigone?

In Antigone, how are Creon and Antigone both similar and different?

Antigone Ode 2 Summary

What is the moral lesson of Antigone?

What messages and themes can be found in Ode 1 of Antigone?

In Antigone, what does Teiresias predict will happen to Creon, and what mistakes does Teiresias say Creon has made?

What are some quotes from Antigone that represent the theme Man VS Woman (women's role in society)?

What does this statement mean: "it is the dead not the living who make the longest demands," a quote made by Antigone in Antigone?

What happens to all the characters in Antigone?

What is an example of alliteration in the story Antigone?

What happens to Ismene at the end of Antigone?

What are some of the most significant scenes in Sophocles' Antigone?

Who was the target audience for Sophocles' Antigone? Why does Sophocles portray women as he does?

What has happened to Creon by the end of Sophocles' Antigone?

What are some words that would describe Haemon from "Antigone"?

In Antigone, how does Haemon attempt to reason with his father?

Antigone is not to be stoned to death as originally planned. Why does the form of punishment suit Creon?

Why does Creon decide not to bury Polyneices?

In Antigone, by Sophocles, who is the protagonist? Creon or Antigone?

In Antigone, what are some quotes when Creon shows tragic flaws?

What is the works cited entry for Antigone by Sophocles?

What punishment does Antigone receive for disobeying Creon in Sophocles' Antigone?

According to Aristotle, is Antigone a fine tragedy?

In Antigone, can you give me a quote that shows Antigone's stubborness?

How does Sophocles use indirect characterization in Antigone to develop the personality of Creon?

What is the summary of ODE 3 in Antigone?

How does Haemon die in Antigone?

What does Teiresias mean in his prophecy to Creon in lines 1042-1045?

What is Antigone's defense against Creon's order in Antigone, and what is Creon's claim against her?

What is a good thesis statement for an essay about the play Antigone by Sophocles?

At the end of Antigone, who deserves more sympathy, Antigone or Creon?

Can you explain the meaning of this quote by the Chorus in Antigone?

Why does Antigone refer to her tomb as her "vaulted bride-bed"?

Also in the speech between Haemon and Creon to free Antigone, what use of rhetoric are used (ethos, pathos, logos)?

In Antigone, how does Creon react to Haemon's arguments?

In Antigone, what are Creon's principles?

Which does Sophocles value more in "Antigone", family or authority?

What turbulence tossed the "ship of state" that Creon refers to in Antigone?

In what ways does Creon develop or change over the course of the play Antigone?

Compare and contrast Antigone and her sister Ismene, showing how the two contribute to the play and how Ismene is a foil character.

What does Ismene mean when she says, "We are only women, we can't fight with men"?

What are the political themes in Antigone, and what is Sophocles's message?

What is the relationship between Antigone and Ismene?

Why does Antigone refuse to allow Ismene to share guilt? And what are the consequences for herself and others?

In Antigone, how does the passage “Ode to Man” capture the main issues of the play?

In Sophocles' Antigone, what does the Chorus mean in Ode 3, after Creon and Haemon's argument?