Antigone
Answer one of the following questions.
1. According to Sophocles, do Creon and Antigone represent equal dangers to the state?
2. Is Antigone doomed because she is the daughter of Oedipus, or does she make her own fate?
3. Discuss hubris and how it applies to Sophocles’ Antigone.
4. Why does Antigone confess so readily to having buried Polyneices? Are we meant to think that
Antigone is in love with death?
5. What function does Haemon (and/or the guards) play in Sophocles’ Antigone?
6. Using a feminist perspective (define it) compare and contrast Antigone and Ismene.
7. Examine the misogynistic theme that runs through Sophocles’ Antigone.
8. In Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon is representative of _______________________. Is the state or
the political leadership portrayed idealistically through his characterizations and ideas or not?
9. In Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon and Antigone have conflicting motives for what they do. Explore
these motives as they reflect the human condition—choosing one good over another good
causes suffering.