of middle class society by first forging her father’s signature and then deceiving her husband‚ Torvald‚ throughout their marriage; Antigone‚ on the other hand‚ openly challenges and defies the rule of men‚ including her uncle and King of Thebes‚ Creon. Although Nora and Antigone share some comparable personality traits‚ like being strong willed and motivated‚ they confront the men in their lives and their comparable societies in two distinctive ways‚ which‚ as a result‚ leads to two differing denouements
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Women should be silent and Ismene voices that * Women should be sensible‚ should be ruled by men * Greek audience at the time is supposed to hate Antigone * Creon he wants to see himself as voicing the opinions of the gods… Antigone also says that she’s working for the divine…and that complicates things * Creon stands for the city * He aligns his authority with the authority of the gods * He doesn’t think of himself of going against the gods * He has taken over
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PROLOGUE OEDIPUS My children‚ scions of the ancient Cadmean line‚ what is the meaning of this thronging round my feet‚ this holding out of olive boughs all wreathed in woe? The city droops with elegaic sound and hymns with pails of incense hang. I come to see it with my eyes‚ no messenger’s. Yes‚ I whom men call Oedipus the Great. [He turns to the PRIEST] Speak‚ Elder‚ you are senior here. Say what this pleading means‚ what frightens you‚ what you beseech. Coldblooded would I be‚ to be unmoved
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Brooks Fridey Antigone’s Purpose In the story of Antigone‚ originally written by Sophocles‚ explains the story‚ of a woman who stands up for her own beliefs against the king. At the time of Sophocles‚ women had little power and authority. They were expected to listen to their husband‚ king‚ or any man that speaks to or asks a woman of something. The story starts up where the story of Oedipus ends‚ in his death. Trouble and war are about to begin in Thebes‚ so Antigone travels there to
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beliefs of Creon‚ Antigone‚ and Haimon about laws? Compare and contrast. 2. What is the conflict of Antigone? 3. What is the theme of Antigone? 4. How does the conflict help develop the theme you identified? Be specific and use evidence from the text to support your answers. ANSWERS 1. This is a tragedy written by Sophocles in Ancient Greek. Because of this‚ Gods are very important to the Ancient Greek people. Antigone refuses to obey Creon’s laws that he is the King. Creon is a double
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addition the city helps to give us greater understanding of the characters of Oedipus and Creon‚ as the rulers of Thebes in Oedipus the King and Antigone respectively. At the beginning of Oedipus the King‚ Thebes is facing destruction from a plague which is spreading throughout the city. Oedipus‚ in a bid to save the city‚ has sent Creon to Delphi to consult with the Oracle on how to save the city. When Creon reports back that the city can only be saved when the murderer of King Lauis is found
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character and morality‚ overran in to their literature and was a complex and multifaceted concept in Greek tragedy‚ exemplified by Sophocles ’ Antigone. In the play both Creon and Antigone were incredibly proud and unwilling to back down once they took their stands. "Pride is part of what made Antigone heroic" (Classic Notes: Themes). Creon had made a decision and was unwilling to compromise. He decided that Polynices was a traitor and was not to be administered proper burial rites
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of the main characters have different sets of moral principles they adhere to allowing differing interpretations of their behaviors by the reader. From the very beginning of the story‚ the conflict is laid out to the reader between Antigone and Creon. From the outset of the play‚ Antigone knows what she must do‚ shown by this quote made by her early on in the play. “I intend to give my brother burial. I’ll be glad to die in the attempt. If it’s a crime‚ then it’s a crime that God commands.” She’s
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their heads to not rebel or speak out because they would be punished for their wrongdoings. You can see this same fearfulness in Ismene in Antigone. Ismene is the stereotypical greek women. She wants to please the powerful head above her‚ which is Creon‚ to stay out of trouble. When Antigone proposed the idea to Ismene that they should bury her other brother to save the family name. Ismene’s response was “What?” “You’d bury him-when a law forbids the city” (61)? Ismene couldn’t fathom the idea that
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Sophocles’ main characters Antigone and Creon are both similar and diverse in which they could qualify as tragic heroes. Antigone and Creon have very many similar traits that could qualify them both as tragic heroes. Creon demonstrates excessive pride by declaring that “He would never have any dealings with an enemy of the people” (1.26-27 Sophocles). Creon only wanted Antigone to be an enemy of the people to allow his pride to stand strong. Even though Creon had sent down the orders to lay Antigione‘s
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