Antigone Journal #2

Write two questions, pertaining to tonight's reading, for each level of questioning.

Knowledge Level (The recall of specific information):

Who is Antigone's father?
Who is Creon's son?

Comprehension Level (An understanding of what was read):

Why did Creon sentence anyone who burys Polynicies body to Death?
Why did Antigone believe Polynicies need to be buried also?

Application Level (The converting of abstract content to concrete situations):

Would you die to fullfill your religous obligations to a dead family member? Why or why not?
What is Ismene motivation for claming she had something to do with the burial of Polynicies?

Analysis (The comparison and contrast of the content to personal experiences):

What does Antigones and Ismene sacrifice of their lives for family mean about the importance of family in Greece?
What does Creon's refusal to pardon Antigone partially based on the fact that she is a women mean about the gender role of women in Greece?

Synthesis (The organization of thoughts, ideas, and information from the content):

How does the author protray the ideals of greek society in the characters Antigone and Ismene?
How does the author use the chorus contrasting lines when they are inteeracting with Creon and by them selves to invoke pity in the audience?

Evaluation (The judgment and evaluation of characters, actions, outcomes, etc…)

Is Antigone beleif that the gods demand her actions a plausable mean to justify her actions?
Was Creon irrational in his desire to fullfill the law or must all laws be followed or are their certain laws that must not be enfoced?