Who Does Ismene Do When Antigone To Help Her Do?
1. Where and when did Sophocles live? Athens, 5th century BC
2. The philosopher Aristotle wrote an influential text on drama called... The Poetics
3. What did Greek actors wear? Masks
4. Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called... The Chorus
5. Who was Antigone's father? Oedipus
6. Antigone's two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, did what? Fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes
7. Who is Creon? The new king of Thebes
8. What happened to Eteocles and Polyneices? They died in battle
9. What does the king of Thebes declare? Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honors while Polyneices' body will be left for the sun and the carrion animals
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What does Antigone ask Ismene to help her do? Bury Polyneices' body
11. What does Ismene do when Antigone asks her for help? She refuses, and is unsuccessful in persuading Antigone not to do the deed
12. Who does the Chorus consist of? The Theban elders
13. Which of these values does Creon praise in his initial speech to the Chorus? Loyalty to the state
14. The Sentry character can be seen as an experiment. In the context of Greek drama, what is unusual about this character? His speech is written in a somewhat naturalistic style
15. What does the Sentry report? That someone has buried Poylneices
16. The Chorus, on first hearing the Sentry's news, wonders if... God did it
17. What does Creon tell the Sentry? That he must find the culprit or face execution
18. What/who does the Sentry bring back? Antigone
19. What does the Sentry witness? A sudden and mysterious dust storm, which he takes as a sign of the gods'
2. The philosopher Aristotle wrote an influential text on drama called... The Poetics
3. What did Greek actors wear? Masks
4. Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called... The Chorus
5. Who was Antigone's father? Oedipus
6. Antigone's two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, did what? Fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes
7. Who is Creon? The new king of Thebes
8. What happened to Eteocles and Polyneices? They died in battle
9. What does the king of Thebes declare? Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honors while Polyneices' body will be left for the sun and the carrion animals
10. …show more content…
What does Antigone ask Ismene to help her do? Bury Polyneices' body
11. What does Ismene do when Antigone asks her for help? She refuses, and is unsuccessful in persuading Antigone not to do the deed
12. Who does the Chorus consist of? The Theban elders
13. Which of these values does Creon praise in his initial speech to the Chorus? Loyalty to the state
14. The Sentry character can be seen as an experiment. In the context of Greek drama, what is unusual about this character? His speech is written in a somewhat naturalistic style
15. What does the Sentry report? That someone has buried Poylneices
16. The Chorus, on first hearing the Sentry's news, wonders if... God did it
17. What does Creon tell the Sentry? That he must find the culprit or face execution
18. What/who does the Sentry bring back? Antigone
19. What does the Sentry witness? A sudden and mysterious dust storm, which he takes as a sign of the gods'