Two Questions for the Tragedy (Journal 10)

Knowledge Level

1. Who was supposed to marry Antigone?
2. Who does Creon's son side with at the end of the reading?

Comprehension Level

1. Why does Antigone want to bury her brother?
2. Why does Creon become angry at Haemon?

Application Level

1. Is there a situation when the public outcry was silenced by a dictator?
2. Are there any present day countries that oppress people because of their sex?

Analysis

1. Has the power of the throne gone to Creon's head?
2. What does the Sentry symbolize in the story?

Synthesis

1. How do the actions of Ismene and Antigone contrast and compare? How does it reveal the ideals of each character?
2. The story is revealed in a way to show pity and sorrow for Antigone or for Creon?

Evaluation

1. Does Antigone pity or celebrate the fact that she will die alone without her sister (Ismene)?
2. Does Creon attack Antigone's crime because of her sex or because it was a law?