Antigone

Greek Drama--Antigone--Scenes/Odes II and III


Read Scene 2, Ode 2, Scene 3, and Ode 3

Conflicts multiply and intensify in the second scene. Antigone is caught reburying her brother, is brought before Kreon, and confesses. In the third scene, Haimon, son to Kreon and fiancée to Antigone, confronts his father, the king.

Antigone Film: To view Scenes/Odes II and III, click on the following link: Antigone Part 2.

After reading, go to Blackboard Assessments and take the Antigone: Scenes2_3_Odes2_3 Quiz . Good luck! Submit score on the Antigone Honors Lesson 2 Assignment Sheet.


Discussion Board Assignment--Historical Examples: Antigone says the citizens of Thebes are afraid to speak out against Kreon, even though they disagree with him:

"All these men here would praise me/Were their lips not frozen shut with fear of you" (scene 2, lines 99-100).

What historical and contemporary examples can you give of citizens who failed to protest immoral actions by their leaders? What motives besides fear might cause citizens to remain silent in such cases?

Copy and paste response from the discussion board to the Antigone Honors Lesson 2 Assignment Sheet.

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