Response to Antigone Page 3 (Opening Prologue)to page 25 1. We finally learn why the Nurse found Antigone’s bed empty. Explain. 2. Why does Creon think it was a child who disobeyed the orders not
to bury Polynices? 3. Creon orders the guards not to say a word to anyone (24). Why would he be concerned about people learning the truth?
Response questions to Antigone. Pages 33 to 36 to “Proud Antigone! Pocket Oedidus! 1. Creon’s speech beginning °The pride of Oedipus… What is he accusing Antigone of and how is her/Oedipus’s
pride different from his concept of justice and pride? 2. Why does Crean think that her trying to bury her brother is a ‘senseless gestyre°(34). Is he right? In what way “senseless?’ 3. What does
Crean think of the local religion and fate of the person not buried? 4. P 35 Creon asks who is she doing this traitorous act for? She answers:°No-one. Myself.° What do you think she means by that?
Response to Antigone Pages 41-53 1. What is the truth that Crean imparts to Antigone about her brothers. Be specific. 2. Why is he doing this? What is he trying to prove? 3. How does Antigone read
to Creon’s type of ‘happiness’. Expand on this a bit. What character trait(s) is she showing? P 46 4. What does she really mean by you know, I’m right but you’ll never admit it – like a dog
crouching over a bone° (47) 5. P 52 Crean to haemon ‘You’ve looked up to your father too long. Look me straight in the eyes. That’s what it means to be a man .° What do you think he means by this
regarding Haemon’s love for Antigone?