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This character blames being “denied my part in the wedding-songs” on a relative because (10[1])“your marriage murders mine.” After losing a drawing of lots, a sentry in a play accurately assumes that he will be blamed for this character’s actions and thus dallies on his way to report them. (-5[1])In that play, a character who fails to ignite a fire at an (-5[1])altar and sees birds killing each other warns a ruler (10[2])that (10[1])he may lose one (10[1])“of his own loins” unless he frees this character, who was captured after a dust storm. (10[1]-5[1])This (-5[1])character commits suicide by hanging in a cave, (10[1])leading Haemon (10[1])to stab himself to death. (10[1]-5[1])This character is sentenced to being buried alive for defying Creon’s edict and burying the body of (10[2])her brother Polyneices. For 10 points, name this daughter of Oedipus who titles a play by Sophocles. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Antigone
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Prahalad Rao (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan A61-5
Aswath Karai (DII)Michigan State APitt B (UG)7110
PeterMichigan DOSU C7110
Ariel FaederPitt AKenyon A (UG)7210
Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan State B (UG)7610
Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)CWRU D (DII)92-5
Danny Peelan (DII)Pitt AOhio State C (DII)9210
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan BCWRU B (UG)93-5
Rohan Navaneetha Raj (DII)Ohio State B (DII)CWRU A (UG)10110
Sam Wang (UG)Pitt B (UG)Michigan C (UG)10310
Biyang Zhang (UG)Michigan BKenyon A (UG)108-5
Meredith Wiper (DII)CWRU B (UG)Michigan State B (UG)10810
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU B (UG)Michigan B12510
Todd MaslykMichigan AOhio State B (DII)12510
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Ren Green (DII)Kenyon B (DII)Michigan State A14310