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Antigone

Jean Anouilh

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Study Guide

Summary
- Summary & Analysis
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Part IV
- Part V
- Part VI
- Part VII
- Part VIII
- Full Book
- Full Book Summary
Characters
Literary Devices
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
Essays
- Mini Essays
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- Jean Anouilh and Antigone Background

Quizzes

Part 4 Quiz

Quizzes Part 4 Quiz

1 of 5
What does the Chorus emphasize about the nature of tragedy in the beginning of Part IV?

Its restlessness
Its inevitability
Its romantic tendency
Its chaos

2 of 5
Who do the guards accuse of burying Polynices?

Ismene
Eurydice
Creon
Antigone

3 of 5
When Antigone admits to burying Polynices, Creon orders ___.

Her execution
Her to bed
A proper burial of Polynices
Her imprisonment

4 of 5
How does Antigone react to Creon's initial response to her crime?

Gratefully
With confusion
With pride and resistance
With silence

5 of 5
To Creon, Antigone's anticipated death seems like ___.

The climax of her life
The end of Thebes
Inevitable
The climax of his life

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