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Antigone
Jean Anouilh
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
Part VIII
Characters
Character List
Antigone
Creon
The Chorus
The Guards
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Section Quizzes
Analysis of Major Characters
Character List
Context
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
Part VIII
Plot Overview
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Study Questions
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Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Further Study
Part 6 Quiz
Further Study
Part 6 Quiz
1
of 5
Creon tells Antigone that he thinks of her burial of Polynices is ___.
Powerful
Symbolic
Meaningless
Beautiful
2
of 5
What incriminating memory does Creon recount to Antigone about Polynices, as a final appeal to her senses?
Polynices hurt Ismene
Polynices struck Oedipus
Polynices attempted to kill Creon
Polynices poisoned Eteocles
3
of 5
What does Creon reveal to Antigone about both her older brothers?
They refused to enlist
They bullied Ismene
They were gangsters
They were loyal to Oedipus
4
of 5
What is ruined for Antigone because she can't stand Creon's happiness?
Her relationship with Ismene
Her love for Haemon
Her passion for life
Her memory of Polynices
5
of 5
Comparing herself to Oedipus, what does Antigone realize about the end of her life?
It will ruin Thebes
Haemon will die
She will become beautiful
It is similar to birth
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