Antigone's suicide is described by a messenger – the sentries broke in through into the burial cave and saw
her hanging by the neck with
a noose of silk or muslin from her own clothing.
Why did Antigone kill herself?
When King Creon
How did Antigone die?
The blind prophet Tiresias comes by to try and talk some sense into the king. Meanwhile in the tomb, Antigone is slowly smothering. Instead of this slow and painful death,
Antigone hangs herself
. Creon
How does Creon kill Antigone?
Antigone, despairing of her fate, commits
suicide by hanging
just before Creon changes his mind and orders her to be released.
What is Creon's greatest fear?
Creon's greatest fear is:
War
.
Angering the gods
.
Who is Creon's son?
Creon had four sons and three daughters with his wife, Eurydice (sometimes known as Henioche): Henioche, Pyrrha,
Megareus
(also called Menoeceus), Lycomedes and Haimon
What was Creon's punishment?
Creon's punishment for killing Antigone is that
he loses his family to death
.
Who does Creon blame for his son's death?
As is the nature of tragedy, the tragic hero Creon blames himself for causing the deaths of his son,
wife
, and niece.
Did Antigone want to get caught burying her brother?
Antigone, who felt
she was in the right to bury her brother under divine law
, is imprisoned in a tomb meant for the dead to await her death sentence. It is not stated in the play why she chose to hang herself, but we can surmise this as a move to escape the horrible death Creon
Who does Antigone partly blame for her death?
According to Antigone, why is
Oedipus
partly to blame for her death? He brought about a family curse that doomed her.
Who feared Creon and his law?
Name that god. Why did
the messenger
fear telling Creon about the burial of Polyneices
Who is the tragic hero in Antigone?
Creon
Is Polyneices Antigone's brother?
Polyneices is
the brother of Antigone, Ismene and Eteocles
Who found Oedipus as a baby?
A shepherd
finds the baby, though, and takes him to King Polybus
What is Creon the god of?
Creon was the name of different figures in Greek mythology, the most important being
the ruler of Thebes in the myth of Oedipus
. He was married to Eurydice, with whom he had seven children. Along with his sister Jocasta
What did Antigone do that was illegal?
Antigone
committed the act of burying her brother, Polynices
