woman had no voice‚ she did not fear to break the law that had been passed over the Thebes by its king‚ Creon. The two sons of Oedipus‚ Eteocles and Polynices killed each other. Polynices was with the army or Argos who had invaded the Thebes. Eteocles who died fighting for Thebes “shall be buried‚ crowned with a hero’s honors” (Sophocles‚68); but Polynices had been declared a traitor by Creon‚ the King. Thus now‚ “he must be left unburied‚ his corpse carrion for the birds and dogs to tear” (68)‚ and
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previous mistakes. Take for example‚ the segment in which he decides to punish Antigone to her rocky vault. After he realizes that her intentions were not to disregard his laws‚ but to obey those of the gods‚ he goes to bry Polynices and free Antigone. Unfortunately‚ Creon goes to Polynices first‚ and Antigone hangs herself before her uncle reaches her. Creon’s attempts to bring justice to his decisions brought only more trouble. Cleary‚ it is the kingly stature of Creon that makes him Antigone’s tragic
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Antigone face this struggle when confronted with Creon’s refusal of a burial for Antigone’s brother Polynices. The ancient Greeks believed that without proper burial‚ entrance into the afterlife was forbidden. It is through her own moral standing that Antigone decides that burying her brother is the right thing to do no matter what the consequence. She asks her sister‚ Ismene‚ to help her bury Polynices. “You’ll soon show what you are‚ worth your breeding‚ Ismene? Or a coward- for all your royal blood
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MEG 2 Assignments Ans. 2 Shakespeare’s “Midsummer’s Night Dream” is interwoven with supernatural elements such as fairies‚ elves‚ unrealistic dreams that have been used as a tool to create confusion and therefore comedy within a dream about romance. Like the witches in Macbeth‚ the fairies in “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” are very much a part of life and interact with men and this can be clearly seen when Oberon accuses Titania of having an affair with the mortal Thesus. Dreams within a
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Antigone The main theme for Antigone is that people sometimes have to learn the hard way from their mistakes. This theme is expressed in the final four lines of the play. They read‚ There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished‚ And proud men in old age learn to be wise. These lines are an important part of the play. They symbolize Creon ’s bad decisions‚ his defiance of the gods‚ the punishment
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Though they seem like complete opposites‚ Creon and Antigone are actually alike. Sometimes when people are too much alike they seem to clash‚ just like Antigone and Creon do. They are both characters that think greatly of obedience‚ yet neither subordinate themselves concocting contradiction. Sophocles contradicted himself to develop stubbornness and manipulation in his characters‚ creating suspenseful plays. Sophocles wrote many plays‚ and each one has it’s own set of irony creating themes of contradiction
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Antigone‚ in the play Antigone. To me‚ the tragic hero in the play is Antigone. Antigone‚ who is the daughter 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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stubborn‚ and has much to learn before the people accept him. He has chosen fear as his main tool to influence the people. This is shown in how he decided to deal with his nephew’s treachery. His first decree is that no one may “bury” nor “mourn” Polynices‚ as he is to be left as a “feast for birds and dogs” (Antigone line 206). It seems that Creon is starved for the respect of
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" Creon’s order was personal to Antigone. His edict invaded her family life as well as the Gods’. In Antigone’s eyes‚ Creon betrayed the Gods by not allowing her to properly bury her brother‚ Polynices. She believed that the burial was a religious ceremony‚ and Creon did not have the power to deny Polynices that right. Antigone’s strong beliefs eventually led her to her death by the hand of Creon. Never‚ though‚ did she stop defending what she thought was right. As Creon ordered her to her death
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what one can‚” she says‚ and she believes in upholding this moral principle regardless of how little impact it will have. Creon however‚ describes this as a “senseless gesture”‚ not only due to its futility but also because he refutes the idea that Polynices may only rest in the afterlife once buried. He describes it as “mass-produced mumbo-jumbo”‚ to which she agrees‚ saying “Yes. Ridiculous”. This is significant as it confirms that Antigone’s motivations are more complicated than they first appear
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