Antigone (2021)

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• What does the Chorus establish in the first three lines? Use the footnotes. p. 5

• What is the “orb of aureate day?” p. 5

• Who is the “man?” What side was he on? Use footnotes. p. 5

• What happens to the “man”?

• Where is the man in the second section? p. 5

• Who’s “blood” filled his jaws? p. 6

• Who is the “Dragon”? p. 6

• What does Zeus abhor, and why would the people care? p. 6

• Who is Capaneus, and what happened to him? Why? p. 6

• Who is Tantalus, and whom are they comparing to him? Why? p. 6

• What is the “Bacchic spell”? p. 6

• According to the chorus, how was Polynieces feeling when he attacked Eteocles? p. 6

• Who is Mighty Ares, and why would he be brought up here? p. 6

• What happened to the seven captains? p. 6

• What is the Chorus referring to at the top of p. 7? How do you know?

• What does the word “oblivion” indicate about the wishes of the people of Thebes? p. 7

• Who does the Chorus introduce, and what do they tell us about him? p. 7

• Explain the metaphor of the “ship” that Creon uses. What does this mean about his rule? p. 7

• What does the phrase “mutual fratricide” refer to? p. 8

• What does Creon think of Eteocles? p. 8

• What does Creon think of Polynices? p. 9