English 3201: The Sophocles - Antigone | Flashcards + Information

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Two brothers

Eteocles and Polynices

T/F: the two brothers dueled for the throne(one for and one against Thebes) and they both died.

True

Which brother does the King not want to have a proper burial and to be “eaten by vultures”

Polynices

Who is now the King of Thebes?

Creon

The daughters of Oedipus

Antigone and Ismene

Which of the sister’s idea was it to bury Polynices?

Antigone

Who(m) did Creon believe to have covered Polynices’ body in “earth”?

Ismene and Antigone

The punishment for so-called “burrying” the body

Death

What is Ismene’s stance on burying Polyneices

She refuses to help Antigone bury Polyneices because of fear of Creon’s punishment

Who is Haemon

Haemon is Creon's son and Antigone's fiance