Context (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Quizzes
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During which approximate years did Sophocles live?
During which approximate years did Sophocles live?
496 to 406 BC
Around what year did Sophocles write Antigone?
Around what year did Sophocles write Antigone?
441 BC
What is the Theban cycle?
What is the Theban cycle?
Plays exploring King Oedipus's legacy
How did Eteocles and Polyneices die?
How did Eteocles and Polyneices die?
Killed each other in single combat
What contrasting burial decrees did Creon issue?
What contrasting burial decrees did Creon issue?
Eteocles gets burial, Polyneices none
What did Greeks believe happened to the unburied dead?
What did Greeks believe happened to the unburied dead?
Couldn't cross the river Styx
What is the central conflict in Antigone?
What is the central conflict in Antigone?
Individual conscience vs state authority
During whose leadership was Antigone written?
During whose leadership was Antigone written?
Pericles
What does Creon symbolize in the play?
What does Creon symbolize in the play?
Authoritarian rule
What does hubris mean in Greek tragedy?
What does hubris mean in Greek tragedy?
Pride challenging divine will
What roles were women expected to have in ancient Athens?
What roles were women expected to have in ancient Athens?
Silent, obedient, domestic
What was the City Dionysia?
What was the City Dionysia?
Festival honoring god Dionysus
How did Hegel interpret Antigone's conflict?
How did Hegel interpret Antigone's conflict?
Individual rights vs state power