😈😨Antigone scene 4 and 5 - due 1/29 UPDATED😨 😈

Socratic QUESTION:  To what extent do Creon and Antigone control their own fates? 

ALL ANSWERS MUST BE COMPLETELY SUPPORTED WITH TEXT EMBEDDED IN YOUR RESPONSE. ONE AND TWO SENTENCE RESPONSES WITH NO SUPPORT WILL BE RETURNED WITH A 50 UNTIL COMPLETED.

Antigone Scene 4 lines 667 - 700

1. Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist in the play?

2. How does the chorus view Antigone’s punishment for her act of conscience and loyalty?

3. How does Antigone show qualities of a tragic hero?  Reference notes and text.

 ODE IV

1. What insights into Antigone’s situation do you get from the myths that this ode alludes to? Look up the myths and connect them to Antigone with specific text reference.

Socratic Question: What is the major theme of the play? 

Antigone Scene 5 819 - 843

1. What does Creon’s exchange with Teiresias reveal about Creon’s view of himself and others?

2. How and why does Creon’s attitude toward Teiresias change during the scene?

3. Why does Creon level charges of corruption against an acknowledged wise man?

Antigone Scene 5   1020 - 1042

1. To what extent does Creon assume responsibility as a tragic hero? 

2. What theme does the Choragus express in the final words of the play? 

Socratic Questions 

Are Creon and Antigone the victims of the whims of the gods, or are their actions the result of their own free will? 

In what ways are Creon and Antigone similar?  Different? 

In what ways is Antigone a threat to Creon?

In his tragedy Antigone, Sophocles portrays a variety of characters who are convinced they are living their lives the best way they can in the world as they see it. Virtually every character reaches a point where his or her sense of morality conflicts with that of another character.

Analyze the nature of Creon's and Antigone’s tragic flaw. Identify errors in judgment or weaknesses in character and indicate how this flaw brings about the causes of death and affects all of Theban society. Who better fits the definition of a tragic hero, Antigone or Creon?  Support your statements with examples and quotations from the play.