influences what they do. Throughout Antigone‚ Sophocles reveals that Creon is a prideful king who commits to the laws of the city-state. Creon decrees that Polynices‚ who died attacking Thebes‚ is a traitor who can’t receive a burial. However‚ Antigone decides to bury Polynices anyway‚ due to her belief that loyalty to family is more valuable than loyalty to the city-state. Furious that Antigone has knowingly flouted his edict‚ Creon sentences her to death. Convinced that he is right in this conflict
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ANTIGONE The major characters are: Antigone oldest daughter or King Oedipus Ismene youngest daughter of King Oedipus Creon King of Thebes Antigone and Ismene lost both of their brothers in a battle against the City of Thebes. Eteocles is the younger of the two and Polyneices. Eteocles claimed his kingship after his father‚ King Oedipus was exiled from the City of Thebes for incest and patricide. He also exiled his brother. Polyneices was angered by these actions and decided to
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Antigone is an ancient Greek tragedy written sometime in or before 441 B.C. The play includes a chorus and several main characters including‚ Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Creon and Haimon as well as a few other minor characters. The play begins with Antigone and Ismene. Antigone and Ismene are sisters‚ both daughters of the once king of Thebes‚ Oedipus. Oedipus suffers from a terrible fate and has long since left Thebes.
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In the play “Antigone”‚ by Sophocles two characters are arguing one by the name of Creon and the other Antigone. The argument is about Antigone’s brother Polynieces who died a traitor when he attacked the city. He killed and was killed by his brother Eteocles. Creon‚ the king of Thebes decreed that Polynieces was not to be buried and if anyone did‚ they would be stoned to death. Contradicting Creon’s verdict‚ Antigone buried Polynieces because she believed her brother deserved to be buried. Remember
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Antigone’s Room. She sits with her head bowed. Enter Creon. Creon: Antigone. You are the daughter of a traitor - Oedipus. While you wait upon your judgment to be dealt‚ please tell me. Tell me why you have done what cannot be undone and damned yourself to this fate. Antigone: I do not feel damned. I do not lie here and claim my actions as regrets for they were of my own will. I believe that I have done what is right for my family and to the gods. I have stood up and apart from those that condemn
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Antigone: Changing Views of The Chorus The chorus‚ a group of common people who follow the actions of the play Antigone‚ waver in their support of either Antigone or Creon‚ depending on their actions during a particular part of the story-line. Early in the play it is evident that they are extremely pro-Creon‚ but a short time later they seem to sway into the direction of Antigone and support her actions. This incongruency about the them‚ however‚ was an extremely interesting feature of this
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Cedric M. Escobia BSEd-Eng. 2 Oedipus Rex (Script) Characters: Oedipus Jocasta Creon Tiressias Sheperd Messenger Narration: The play begins with the city of Thebes suffering appallingly. After Oedipus freed the people from the plague brought on them by the presence of the dreadful sphinx some years ago‚ another deadly pestilence is raging all over the city. Now‚ a bevy of priests and citizens come to the royal palace to ask their king of what to
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husband‚ and they said this lady going to hang in front everyone in the city center. Antigone disobeyed and broke Creon law‚ and she got punished to death.
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Sophocles suggests that a basis for political authority does not exist. Although Creon is the king of the city‚ his citizens don’t obey him solely because he is the king‚ Creon’s subjects obey him because they fear the consequences of disobedience. Refusing to follow Creon’s mandates is punishable by death; naturally‚ no
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plans to bury her brother. Her sin of breaking the law is nothing more than sympathy and nobility. Antigone’s character is described as greater than average. She is the daughter of the great Oedipus who stepped down as King and presented the crown to Creon. She is related to the King and the family of power. Even though she was great‚ Antigone was nowhere near perfect. She broke Creon’s laws in oder to bury her dead brother and set him to rest. Antigone always acted before she thought and
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