ANTIGONE QUESTIONS
Among your assigned group, discuss (and take notes) the following questions:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
How does the aspect of Love contribute to the traged(ies) in Antigone?
How does the aspect of Honor/Loyalty contribute to the traged(ies) in Antigone?
How does the aspect of Gender contribute to the traged(ies) in Antigone?
How does the aspect of Respect to the Gods contribute to the traged(ies) in Antigone?
How does the aspect of Man’s Law contribute to the traged(ies) in Antigone?
(A/B) Compare/Contrast the character of Creon in Oedipus vs. the character of Creon in Antigone.
(C/D/E) Compare/Contrast Oedipus and Creon as Rulers/Characters.
Whole Class Discussions:
(ALL)
Compare/Contrast the aspect of Fate vs. Free Will between the two plays.
(ALL)
Discuss how Sophocles presents the idea that “suffering brings about wisdom and that this
suffering teaches the sufferer humility and exposes the limitations of the individual.”
(ALL)
How does Antigone identify herself when looking back upon her family’s history?
(ALL)
What is the chorus’s view towards Antigone? What does this say about the ideals of justice?