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Antigone

Jean Anouilh

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Study Guide

Summary
- Plot Overview
- Summary & Analysis
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Part IV
- Part V
- Part VI
- Part VII
- Part VIII
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
- Context
- Study Questions
- Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help

Further Study

Character List Quiz

Further Study Character List Quiz

1 of 5
Which describes Antigone and Ismene's relationship best?

Mutually supportive
Ismene terrorizes Antigone
Antigone envies Ismene's femininity
United in the end

2 of 5
Why is Antigone often read as a symbol of the French Resistance?

She's loyal to her country
She opposes state power
She forms an army
She's brave and reckless

3 of 5
What is Creon's defining interest?

Political and social order
Helping Antigone
Reinforcing his power
Executing Antigone

4 of 5
Under what sign does the Chorus introduce the characters in the prologue?

Revolution
Fatality
Prosperity
Destruction

5 of 5
Which characters remain indifferent to the tragedy?

The chorus and the messenger
Creon and Eurydice
Ismene and Antigone
The guards

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