9 Study Guide           Antigone                  Study Guide  Scenes 1 and 2 1.What new law has Creon just enacted? What does Antigone propose to do about it? 2.What does Creon announce from the palace steps? 3.What news does the sentry bring on his first visit to Creon? How does Creon react? 4.Why does the sentry lead Antigone into Creon's presence on his second visit? How does she explain her actions? 5.What does Ismene try to share with Antigone? How does Antigone answer her? 6.In explaining her plans to Ismene , Antigone says that "this crime is holy" . What does she mean? 7.What does Creon's speech suggest about his values? 8.What can you infer about Creon's personality from his reaction to the sentrys first report? 9.  Compare and contrast what Antigone holds to be important with what Creon values. 10. How has Ismene changed since the beginning of the play? Scenes 3-5 1.Why has Haimon come to see his father? What does he try to persuade Creon to do? How does Creon respond? 2.To what punishment does Creon sentence Antigone? How does she respond? How does the chorus react to her? 3.What does Teiresias tell Creon? What does Creon accuse Teiresias of at first? 4.What does Creon set out to do after his conversation with Teiresias? What does he find? 5.What final events add to Creon's sorrow? How does he react? 6.What does the discussion between Haimon and Creon reveal about their attitudes toward Antigones action? Toward each other? 7.What reasons do the chorus and Antigone imply are responsible for her fate? What does this suggest about the inevitability of Antigone's fate? 8.In your opinion , what finally causes Creon to change his mind? Do you think he is motivated by compassion or self-interest? 9.What do you think motivated Antigone  and Haimon to act as they did? 10. What do you think is the main message  , or lesson , of this play?