Antigone | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Prologue

1. What is the status of the battle at the start of the play, ANTIGONE?

2. What are Antigone and Ismene commiserating about at the start of the story that drives the rest of the play?

3. What does the decree of King Creon have to say about the burial of Antigone and Ismene's brothers?

4. What will happen to Polyneices' body after he was killed during the battle?

5. What does Antigone plan to do in response to the King's decree about the burial of her brother?