Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. CHORUS:Pray for nothing.There’s no release for mortal human beings,not from events which destiny has set. Which theme do the Chorus’ lines reveal?
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. Creon disrespects the gods by refusing to bury Polyneices and by sentencing Antigone to death in the tomb. As a result, Creon loses two people from his own family: Haemon and Eurydice. Which literary device does the passage illustrate?
How does the play resolve the conflict between conscience and law?
Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. CHORUS LEADER:Here comes the king in person—carryingin his arms, if it’s right to speak of this,a clear reminder that this evil comesnot from some stranger, but his own mistakes. Which tragic element do the Chorus Leader’s lines reveal?
Which term refers to a character’s tragic flaw?
Which event occurs first?
Which event is associated with the peripeteia in the play?
Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. CHORUS:The most important part of true successis wisdom—not to act piouslytowards the gods, for boasts of arrogant menbring on great blows of punishment—so in old age men can discover wisdom. Which statement summarizes the main idea of these lines?
The Greek term “catastrophe” refers to the __________.
Which term refers to a character’s excessive pride?
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