While Oedipus was slightly innocent to his faith‚ and Antigone was trying to do the right thing‚ Creon had negative cause and effects. After Antigone was put into a prison‚ the blind seer Teiresias visited. He told Creon that his reaction to Antigone’s “wrong” is extremely rash and the gods have unleashed their fury. Creon takes no heed to the advice and inturn insults Teiresias and the Gods (232). His pride doesn’t allow him to see the future and understand
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can be harmful things‚ and Haemon touches upon this within his speech to Creon as he attempts to dissuade his father from taking Antigone’s life. Using rhetorical devices such as tone‚ ethical‚ emotional‚ logical appeal‚ and metaphor‚ Haemon manages to make an impact on Creon’s eventual decision as he speaks in Antigone’s defense. Starting at the beginning of his speech‚ Haemon ventures to convince Creon to change his mind about his harsh ruling against Antigone‚ not by raising
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Antigone tells Ismene that Creon has ordered that Eteocles who had died defending the city is to be buried with full honors while the body of Polyneices is left to rot.Creon has declared that anyone that attempted to bury Polyneices would be stoned to death public.Antigone had revealed
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enabled us to engage with each other and incorporate more detail into our improvisation. Our improvisation was set in a market place‚ we each spoke of our feelings to each other‚ which showed the contrast in opinions towards Antigone(or her sister)/Creon. I admired Antigone for being strong enough to voice her beliefs as not many women in these times had the confidence to do so. I also learned that the daily trips to the water well-acted as an almost therapy session for a lot of women as this was the
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share the throne. When it came to trade however Eteocles didn’t want to give up the throne. This caused Polyneices to get angry and form an army and attack his brother. When the war ended both brothers were killed. Antigone’s uncle‚ Creon‚ took over the throne. Creon passed a law that if anyone to try and bury Polyneices‚ they would be sentenced to death. This however didn’t stop Antigone. Antigone thought that Polyneices deserved a proper burial because she was loyal to him and him to her. Antigone
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she is accused. Antigone also violates her sister Ismene’s concerned warnings about the outcome of her actions. Creon is guilty of violation as well. He violates the rules of the Gods by forbidding anyone to bury Polyneices. Creon also violates Teiresias prediction that killing Antigone and
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relationships shown in Anouilh’s version of Antigone. The relationships that are the most different between the two plays are Antigone’s relationship with Creon and with Haemon. Antigone’s relationship with Creon in the Sophocles’ version differs greatly from the Anouilh version. The most obvious difference is that in the Anouilh version Creon doesn’t want Antigone to die and tries every way he can to keep her alive. He exhausts just about every argument possible‚ starting and frequently returning
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Question: Comment on how the major characters (Oedipus‚ Jocasta and Creon) either increase or decrease in power through the drama. Oedipus is the king of Thebes and is the most powerful character at the start of the plot. He came into power in “Oedipus at Colonus” (the story before “Oedipus Rex”) when he saved the city of Thebes by solving the riddle of the sphinx. A plague sweeps through the city at the start of the plot yet he is empowered by the citizens who look to him for help and leadership
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and unstableness‚ Creon was elected king among others. In the play‚ Antigone‚ king Creon uses his power to take away Antigone’s right to bury her brother. When the two brothers killed each other in war‚ Creon announced that no one shall be buried unless given his permission.This led to Antigone burying his brother out of respect and Creon ordering to excuse her. Creon is abusing power to take away power of others. This also shows how creon reacts when someone disobeys him. Creon goes to extreme measures
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of Oedipus and Jocasta‚ becomes infuriated with Creon‚ who is the king of Thebes and her uncle. Creon will not allow Antigone’s brother‚ Polynices‚ to be buried. Antigone tells her sister‚ Ismene‚ that she will defy Creon’s ruling
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