CLAS 2109: The Incarcerated Self and Society
Dr. Brian P. Sowers
Reading Review #14: Antigone, pt 2
This reading review covers roughly lines 780–1352 of the play (pages 192–212)
- What are the defining features of the following characters in the play? What key roles do they play in the action of the story?
Teiresias
The Messengers
Eurydice
- How does Creon’s character evolve over the course of the play? What are his defining attributes/values?
- What does Teiresias tell Creon and how does Creon respond? What does this scene inform us about Creon’s understanding of political authority?
- Summarize what happens to Creon’s family at the end of the play. This ending should help focalize/direct our interpretation of Creon’s interaction with Antigone. What conclusions can we draw from their argument based on the end of the play?
