Antigone Study Gvide


HUMAN BEINGS

Antigone
Creon
Polynices and Eteocles
Haemon
Ismene
Tiresias

NON-HUMAN BEINGS

Chorus
Sphinx
Zeus

PLACES

Thebes
Delphic Oracle
Antigone's future grave

PRINCIPAL STORYLINES

Antigone's dilemma: Creon's law vs. natural law
Function of the Chorus
Whose katabasis is this anyway? Topology?
Creon's predicament = ethical leadership
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP vs CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
ARTI MANTHANO vs EPIPHANY
What is the Public Affairs content?