comes to pass. Yet when the prophet Tiresias visits Creon in Antigone‚ he comes to deliver a warning‚ not an unavoidable prophecy. He says that Creon has made a bad decision‚ but that he can redeem himself. “Once the wrong is done‚” Tiresias says‚ “a man can turn his back on folly‚ misfortune‚ too‚ if he tries to make amends‚ however low he’s fallen‚ and stops his bullnecked ways.” While Oedipus never has a choice—his fate was sealed—in this case Creon seems to have more free will. He chooses to remain
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that they stress about‚ Antigone‚ Creon‚ and Haemon provide for a catharsis through their tone during the situations they undergo. Antigone’s pitiful situation of standing alone against a strong king causes the audience to feel pity for her. As she faces her consequences for performing the "crime" of burying her brother‚ Antigone to all who are able to hear her‚ "Be witnesses for me‚ denied all pity‚ Unjustly judged!" (IV 29-30). Due to everyone’s fear of Creon‚ Antigone must stand alone with no
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and demands Creon to take notice. Once Antigone is apprehended and Creon confronts her Antigone counters Creon with filial duty to her brother and religious duty to the gods. Antigone states‚ “It wasn’t Zeus who issued me/ this order. And Justice – who lives below –/ was not involved. They’d never condone it!” (Sophocles 759). Antigone goes on to inform Creon that his decrees do not have the power to override those made by the gods (Sophocles 759) Antigone does not try to change Creon by defying
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Antigone By Sophocles; translated by Ian Johnston Dramatis Personae (Fill in relationship information for each character listed.) ANTIGONE: ________________________ ISMENE: ______________________________ CREON: ____________________________ EURYDICE: ___________________________ HAEMON: __________________________ TEIRESIAS: ___________________________ Polynieces: __________________________ Eteocles: ______________________________ Oedipus: Father of Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polynices
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in the play “Antigone” by Sophocles multiple times. For example‚ Antigone ignores the law when she is told she can not bury her brother‚ Creon breaks the Gods laws for what he believes is right‚ and Creon’s son‚ Haemon ignores his father words when he is told he will kill Antigone.
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final scene of Antigone is where the tragedy of the situation is revealed; Creon‚ in simply doing what he thinks his right‚ has angered the Gods to the point where Antigone has died‚ Haemon has killed himself in fury with him‚ and Eurydice has also committed suicide upon hearing this news. The audience should feel sorrow; they should feel pity for Eurydice‚ as she hears the news. And they should also feel sympathy for Creon; though he has been a somewhat antagonist throughout the play‚ he has always
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abundance of pride. Polynices and Eteocles the brothers of Antigone fought for who were going to be next king. They both kill each other Creon the new king decides that Polynices should not be buried or they will be stoned to death. Ismene wanted to help Antigone but she was scared of Creon. Although Antigone felt that her brother Polynices should be buried because of her beliefs. For example “And now you can prove what you
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Thebes was once Laius and passed on to his son Oedipus. The crown somehow lands on the head of Creon‚ at the beginning of the play and corrupts the family line of royalty. Her whole life‚ Antigone has never been in control. Therefore‚ she is finally in control with the decision to bury her brother and exploiting that aspect. Antigone does what she does to gain the sympathies of the people in order to defy Creon‚ restoring the crown to the rightful heir.
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against Creon’s orders which declared that Polynices body may not be given a proper burial for helping the forces which invaded Thebes‚ but Antigone knowing this insists on giving him a proper burial nevertheless. She felt that she was right‚ and the Creon laws had no right to decide who does and who doesn’t have the right to a proper burial. Polynices fought because he was following his morals. For some reason‚ he was in favor with the other side Continuing on‚ knowing the consequences of her act‚
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the three Theban plays‚ a collection that has survived for centuries‚ and for good reason. One of these plays was Antigone. It follows the struggle of a young woman‚ Antigone who disobeyed the law of King Creon (who is also her uncle) that no one should bury Polyneices (Antigone’s brother) who Creon believes was a traitor. II. Author Sophocles‚ the son of Sophilus‚ was a wealthy member of the rural deme (small community) of Colonus Hippius in Attica‚ which was to become a setting for one of his
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