Sunday, November 9, 2014

Antigone questions

1. What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?
The prize is a bull or a goat.

2. How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?
Fourteen thousand spectators would gather at Dionysos.

3. How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
The mask affects the voices because they had exaggerated mouth pieces to amplify the actors voice

4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
Suspense came from their knowledge of things that the characters on stage don't know.

5. How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountainside?
He left the infant with a Corinthian Shepard to raise the infant.

6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
"What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?" is the riddle that was given to Oedipus.

7. Who are Oedipus’ kids?
Antigone, Ismene, Etcocles, and Polynecies.

8. After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
After he was exiled, Creon took over.

9. What did the family do to the dead body?
Decided that Polynecies is a traitor and so they didn't bury him, but left him to be eaten by scavenging animals.

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