Summary (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Flashcards
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Central conflict in Antigone
Central conflict in Antigone
Personal conscience vs. state authority
Stasimons in Greek tragedy
Stasimons in Greek tragedy
Choral interludes with moral commentary
Creon's decree about Polyneices
Creon's decree about Polyneices
Forbids burial; body must remain unburied
What divine law demands of Antigone
What divine law demands of Antigone
Honour dead brother regardless of politics
Creon's quote: 'the city is the king's...'
Creon's quote: 'the city is the king's...'
'...that is the law' - absolute royal authority
Antigone's defence: 'it was not Zeus...'
Antigone's defence: 'it was not Zeus...'
'...who made this law' - invokes divine principles
Hubris definition
Hubris definition
Excessive pride
Haemon's relationships
Haemon's relationships
Creon's son and Antigone's fiancé
Tiresias's role
Tiresias's role
Blind prophet who warns Creon of divine anger
Hamartia meaning
Hamartia meaning
Tragic flaw
Tragic irony in Antigone
Tragic irony in Antigone
Creon destroys family while trying to protect city
Who dies in the exodos?
Who dies in the exodos?
Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice
Catharsis in tragedy
Catharsis in tragedy
Audience's emotional experience of pity and fear
Chorus's final moral lesson
Chorus's final moral lesson
Wisdom and reverence towards gods are essential