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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After Haemon exits in Part 3, who comes in to talk to Antigone?
2. How is Haemon described in Part 1?
3. What did Antigone do to try to find out if Haemon really wanted her in Part 3?
4. Whom does Ismene say needs Antigone?
5. What is Antigone's sister's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author expose the character's fates in the beginning?
2. Do you think Antigone's single-minded efforts to bury her brother are more about her attempts to get attention or gaining respect for her brother?
3. In Part 5, Creon accuses Antigone of being just like her father, playing out destiny's designs and being melodramatic about everything. What does he suggest Antigone do instead?
4. What is the moment of crisis as described in "Antigone"?
5. As is typical of a tragedy, the lovers die together; their marital bed now serving as their death bed. Do you think Creon is really surprised by Haemon's suicide?
6. What does Creon do that gives him a more human quality than he has previously shown?
7. What role does Ismene play in Part 5?
8. In Part 2, what does the Nurse and her ministrations represent to Antigone?
9. What is represented by Antigone and Haemon's burial?
10. Discuss Creon and Antigone's divergent thoughts on the importance of the rite of burial in Part 5.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A strong and perhaps puzzling image used to close out the play is the three guards playing cards. On the surface, this seems an odd way to end the play, yet, on another level, it could be viewed as a way to sum up all of the play's dramatic events. Just about everyone in this play is gambling in one manner or another. Using this analogy, compare Creon's, Antigone's, and Haemon's actions in the play to a game of cards. Does the adage, "The house always wins" hold true in each of these characters' situations, or did one or more of them actually walk away a winner? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the Chorus revealed the characters' eventual fates at the very beginning of the play? Do you think it took away from the storyline? Why or why not? Was there a specific purpose, such as freeing the reader (or viewer if the play was acted out) from having to figure out what might happen in the end so he/she may focus on the lessons of the play? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Up until the end, Antigone appears unsure of Haemon's true feelings for her. She wavers between thinking he desires Ismene to believing he loves her and her alone. Recalling passages from the play, what do you think Haemon's character represents? Do you think he represents true love? Perhaps he represents stability or honor or faithfulness. Explain what you think Haemon represents and why.
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