10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. What does Creon's initial decree order to happen to Polynices' body?
2. Why does Ismene refuse to help Antigone bury Polynices?
3. What reason does Antigone give Creon for why she buried Polynices?
4. How does Haemon try to persuade Creon to spare Antigone?
5. What does Tiresias warn Creon will happen if he does not reverse his decisions?
6. What does Antigone do when Ismene tries to share the blame for burying Polynices?
7. What is Creon's stated reason for sentencing Antigone to be sealed alive in a cave rather than executed outright?
8. How does Haemon respond when Creon refuses to listen to his pleas for Antigone?
9. What does the play suggest about the conflict between divine law and human law?
10. What is the final state of Creon at the end of the play?
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