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Antigone

Jean Anouilh

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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
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- Important Quotes Explained
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Part VIII Quiz

Quizzes Part VIII Quiz

1 of 5
Why won't the Guard take the letter or the ring from Antigone?

He thinks it would upset the gods.
He is worried about losing his job.
He does not provide help to criminals.
He fears she's trying to catch him in a trap.

2 of 5
Why does Antigone have the Guard scratch out her first letter?

So no one can know of her moment of doubt
So she can make it sound more poetic
So he can rewrite it in a neater hand
So Haemon will not be able to read it

3 of 5
What did Haemon do after Antigone killed herself?

Kissed her corpse and buried it
Burned her body and stabbed Creon
Struck Creon and killed himself
Cried briefly and comforted Ismene

4 of 5
What does the Page hope never to do?

Anger the gods
Ignore his duty
Laugh again
Grow up

5 of 5
Where does Creon go as the play ends?

To mourn Eurydice
To bury Haemon
To a meeting
To flee Thebes

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