Literature Final Flashcards
(72 cards)
known for its culture and democracy
Athens
city that held the most famous oracle
Delphi
set up the first Academy
Plato
the war between Athens and Sparta was called this war
Peloponnesian
was known for its discipline and fighting ability
Sparta
was known as the father of history
Herodotus
added the deus ex machine to drama
Sophocles
was known as the father of drama
Thespis
went around asking people questions; his process is the basis for the scientific method
Socrates
Why did Creon say that Zeus helped the city of Thebes to defeat Polynices?
Zeus hates boasting and Argos boasted
List the three people the chorus compared to Antigone when she was being sent to be buried alive.
- Lycurgus
- Danaë
- Cleopatra
Who was the founder of Thebes?
Cadmus
What examples did Haemon use when talking to his father about what happens to people when they are stubborn and do not give in?
- A tree will snap and break if it doesn’t give in to the wind.
- A ship will capsize if the sails are too tight.
How did Tiresias know that the gods were mad?
The sacrifice was not on fire.
The fat was sizzling and the bladder exploded.
There were birds screeching, trying to kill each other.
“Remember we are women, / we’re not born to content with men. / Then too, / we’re underlings, ruled by much stronger hands, / so we must submit in this, and things still worse.”
Ismene
“I have longer / to please the dead than please the living here: / in the kingdom down below I’ll lie forever.”
Antigone
“The ship of state is safe… Only while she voyages true on course / can we establish friendships… / Such are my standards.”
Creon
“No one wants the man who brings bad news.”
Sentry
“These laws- I was not about to break them, / not out of fear of some man’s wounded pride, / and face the retribution of the gods.”
Antigone
“Even too much silence has its dangers.”
Messenger
“While I’m alive, / no woman is going to lord it over me.”
Creon
“It’s best to keep the established laws / to the very day we die.”
Creon
“You chose to live, I chose to die.”
Antigone
“But all too often / the mere hope of money has ruined many men.”
Creon
