Antigone Comprehension Questions for pages 78-101

Sophocles’ Antigone
Comprehension Questions for pgs 78-101

Write each answer thoughtfully and thoroughly. Provide a page and line reference for each answer.

1. Who is caught by the guards?

2. What was this person caught doing?

3. According to the Sentry, how did Antigone respond when she found her brother unburied?

4. When the sentry interrogated Antigone, what was her response?


5. When Creon interrogates Antigone and he asks her why she chose to break the law, what reasons does she give him? List at least three reasons.

6. According to the Chorus leader, who does Antigone resemble?

7. According to Creon, why did Antigone break the law? What two reasons does he give?

8. Who else does Creon want to interrogate about the burial? Why does he think she is guilty?

9. When Creon says that he wants Antigone arrested and executed, what does Antigone say to him? What does Antigone want him to do to her?

10. What does Antigone accuse Creon of being?

11. According to Antigone, why don’t the people of Thebes openly say their opinions to Creon?

12. On page 86, Creon tells Antigone to go to Hades and to love the dead. Then he tells her “While I’m alive, no woman is going to lord it over me.” What does this reveal about Creon’s anger towards Antigone?

13. When Creon accuses Ismene of burying the body, what does she say? How does Antigone respond to this?

14. Why does Ismene also wish to die?

15. Who is Antigone supposed to marry? What is their relationship like?

16. According to Creon, what is “acting like a woman”? What kind of behavior is involved?

17. What is the theme of the choral ode on pages 91-92?

18. What does Haemon say to Creon about his marriage? What is more important to Haemon, his father or his marriage?

19. What advice does Creon give Haemon about women?

20. What advice does Creon give Haemon about Antigone?

21. What are three reasons that Creon gives Haemon for killing Antigone?

22. What does Haemon tell his father about the opinion of the common people concerning Antigone?

23. What advice does Haemon give his father about being stubborn and thinking that he alone is right?

24. What examples do Haemon give to explain what can happen if one is too stubborn or firm?

25. How does Creon respond to Haemon’s advice and why is he so angry?

26. On pages 97-98, Creon and Haemon argue about the law and the rights of the king. What is Creon’s perspective? What is Haemon’s perspective?

27. What is the warning that Haemon gives Creon about Antigone’s death?

28. What does Creon say to Haemon to insult him on line 848? What does this reveal about his opinion of women?

29. How does Creon plan to execute Antigone?

10th Grade Homework Assignments for 11/24-12/2

10A:

• Your Iliad comprehension questions for Book I, p. 70-75 are due Wednesday, 11/26.
• Read Iliad Book VI by Wednesday, 11/26.
• By Thursday, finish your comprehension questions for Antigone, pgs 70-101.
• Read Sophocles' Antigone pages 102-128 by Tuesday, 12/2.

10B:

• Your Iliad comprehension questions for Book I, p. 70-75 are due Tuesday, 11/25
• Read Iliad Book VI by Wednesday, 11/26.
• By Thursday, finish your comprehension questions for Antigone, pgs 70-101.
• Read Sophocles' Antigone pages 102-128 by Monday, 12/1.

10B Homework due Tuesday 11/25

The answers to these comprehension questions can be found on pages 70-74.
Remember to write each answer thoughtfully, thoroughly and in a complete sentence. You must also provide a page and line reference for each answer.

1. What are three things that the Greeks do in Chryse to regain Apollo's favor?

2. When the Achaians sail back to their camp after returning Chryseis to Chryses, what is a sign that Apollo is no longer angry with them?

3. Where does Thetis go on the twelfth day after Achilleus withdrew from the fighting?

4. What does Thetis ask Zeus to do for Achilleus?

5. How does Zeus reply to Thetis's request? Will he od it? Will it be easy for him to do this?

6. When Zeus returns to the feast of the gods in Olympos, why does he fight with Hera?

7. After Zeus and Hera fight, who speaks to Hera and what advice does he give her?

8. What had Zeus once done to Hephaistos a long time ago when Hephaistos had tried to help Hera?

9. How are the gods cheered up after the fight between Zeus and Hera?

The Black Arrow Comprehension Question Answers for p.19-32

Hello All,
I have posted the comprehension questions and answers for The Black Arrow pages 19-32 in the comments section of this post. You need to copy these and put them in the notes section of your notebook. YOU WILL BE TESTED OVER THESE QUESTIONS ON FRIDAY, 11/28.

9th Grade Study Guide

Your test will cover "Blind but Happy," "A Good Night," "A Spark Neglected Burns the House," "The Place of Peace," "The Night the Bed Fell," and the second most recent set of The Black Arrow's comprehension questions. I can't remember the page numbers for that set of sheets, so you can ask me about it on Monday.

Our test will just be the comprehension questions for each story.

If you have any questions, feel free to call me! My internet is currently not working at home, so don't ask me questions on the website.

9th Grade Weekend Reading Assignment

Please read The Black Arrow pages 70-104 by Tuesday 11/25.

10B Homework (The Iliad, continued)

Write each answer thoughtfully and thoroughy and provide a page and line reference for each answer.

1. When Agamemnon tells Achilleus that he is going to take Briseis from him, what does Achilleus want to do to Agamemnon?

2. Who keeps Achilleus from killing Agamemnon?

3. What promise does Athene give Achilleus in exchange for sparing Agamemnon?

4. Instead of killing Agamemnon, what does Achilleus do to punish Agamemnon? What is the oath that he makes?

5. Describe Nestor. What advice does he give Agamemnon and Achilleus?

6. According to Agamemnon, why is Achilleus angry and threatening to leave?

7. What two things does Achilleus say he has no intention of doing?

8. Does Agamemnon take Chryseis back to her father? Who takes her instead?

9. Who are Eurybates and Talthybios and what does Agamemnon have them do? Do they want to do this?

10. Even though Achilleus does not want to give Briseis away, how does he treat the men who come to get her?

11. What oath does Achilleus make in front of these men?

12. Does Briseis want to leave Achilleus?

13. Who does Achilleus pray to pray to after Briseis is taken away from him?

14. What does Achilleus want his mother to do for him?

15. How had Thetis, Achilleus's mother, helped Zeus in the past?

16. Why can't Thetis go to visit Zeus immediately? What advice does she give to her son?