Antigone and Creon are not the only characters to make choices, advance the plot, or struggle with conflict. Consider each of the minor characters and their actions. Identify which label each should receive and why you designate that label. Some characters fit into more than one label.
Ismene, Haemon, Sentry, Teiresias, Eutydice, Messenger
If you pick character foil or parallel characters, they work in pairs and will usually be paired up with one of the main characters (Antigone or Creon).
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Ismene: Catalyst:
Ismene acted as a catalyst because she didn't really do anything but what she said gave us responses which informed the audience of how Creon and Antigone felt during two different scenes.
Haemon: Character foils:
Haemon was a foil because he still ended up with Antigone, even if after death, against his father's wishes.
Sentry: Catalyst:
The sentry told Creon of Antigone's brother's burial and then, later, that it was her causing the king to put her in a tomb.
Teiresias: Catalyst:
The seer told Creon his prophecy which made the king create a mound of earth for Antigone's brother by burning his remains with branches and uncovering Antigone's tomb.
Eutydice: Catalyst:
She had the messenger tell her what had happened to her son. Upon hearing the story, she killed herself.
Messenger: Catalyst and parallel character:
He told Eutydice of her son's graphic death which caused her to kill herself and allowed the audience to know what happened. He was a parallel character to the sentry as they both just told someone of the events which cause an entire chain reaction to occur.
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