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It’s not a king, but Félix Morisseau-Leroy reimagined this character as a Vodou deity who speaks Haitian Creole. This character inspired a later character who becomes close to Home Secretary Karamat Lone’s son in order to help Parvaiz, who joined ISIS. In a play, two men discuss a work titled for this character after shoveling sand toward each other. While portraying (-5[1])this character, a man tears off (-5[1])his wig and shouts, “Time waits no longer… I honored those things to which honor belongs.” Two prisoners rehearse a play titled for this character (10[1])before a prison riot breaks out in John Kani, Winston Ntshona, and Athol Fugard’s play The Island. Ismene tries to stop this character, who defies Creon and is buried alive. For 10 points, name this title character of a Sophocles play (10[1])who tries to bury her brother, Polynices. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Antigone [or Antigòn an Kreyòl; prompt on Aneeka by asking “what earlier character is Aneeka based on?”]
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Yashwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan AMichigan B60-5
Noah Dean (DII)KenyonOhio State B66-5
Rohan Navaneetha (DII)Ohio State AMichigan C9110
Biyang Zhang (DII)Michigan BMichigan A13210
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State BKenyon14010