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    huge conflict. Antigones brother‚ Polyneices‚ refuses to pass on the throne. Therefore‚ he and his brother Etheocles go to war‚ and they both end up killing each other. Therefore‚ it resulted in Polyneices death. When he died‚ Creon; the ruler of Thebes‚ refuses to let anyone bury him. So he will be left in public shame. Not regarding any of the laws Creon created‚ and ignoring what her family says‚ Antigone goes ahead and covers him with some dirt and “buries” him. To begin with‚ Antigone has

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    mistakes. "There is no happiness where there is no wisdom" demonstrates how Creon not using wisdom in his decisions affected him. By declaring that Polyneices could not have a proper burial‚ he went against the gods and the other citizens of Thebes ’s beliefs. This was not a wise decision on his part‚ and because of it he lost his wife‚ his son‚ and his happiness. This is what is expressed in the line‚ "No wisdom but in submission to the gods."

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    himself to the Chorus as a worthy king of his city-state‚ Thebes. Next‚ we hear Creon’s tenacious goal‚ which he establishes as law: Polyneices‚ the traitorous brother of Antigone‚ is not to receive a proper burial. However‚ the Greeks believed that proper burials were necessary so that the psyche‚ or the spirit of the dead‚ could leave the physical body. Improper burials meant the individual’s suffering between worlds (Ancient Greek Burial Rituals). Thus‚ Creon’s law violates the rules of the afterlife

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    decision was made by Creon‚ Antigone’s uncle and the current King of Thebes. Creon said “He is to have no grave‚ no burial‚ no mourning from anyone; it is forbidden.” (Pg. 432; l. 165) He also announced that anyone who should attempt to bury him would be put to death. After hearing this decision‚ Antigone said that Creon couldn’t do that and that the Gods would want Polynices to have a proper burial‚ therefore Antigone promised to her sister Ismene that she would be the one

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    strength to argue at Creon on his flawed law. Antigone takes into consideration prior to the argument that the gods will be observing what she says. During the throwing of insults between Creon and Antigone on the burial of Polyneices‚ Antigone affirms that “religion dictates the burial of the dead” (24). By using the word “dictates”‚ Antigone informs us that the gods have the empowering and overall decision. She refers to the gods as a “religion” since in order to be on the side of the gods an individual

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    that the Thebans have just won a battle. The Chorus tells the story of Oedipus killing his father and marrying his mother‚ and his two sons fighting over the thrown after their father’s death. The Chorus recreates in bloody imagery the battle to take Thebes. In Greek tragedies‚ the ultimate purpose of the Chorus is to offer a variety of background and summary information to help the audience follow the

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    in disobeying Creon because Creons Law was flawed and she had good reasons for her actions. Antigone by John Gassner‚ based on Antigone by Sophocles‚ is a Greek Tragedy about Antigone and King Creon. Creon attempted to prevent Antigones brother’s burial‚ so Antigone disobeyed him. She ended up dying because of the choices made. Antigones actions followed the Natural Law of the time‚ and were just. Creons law had illogical reasoning and was based on emotion. Antigone did what was necessary to restore

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    Sophocles’ Antigone presents Oedipus’ daughters Antigone and Ismene as a non-conformist and a conformist. In postwar Thebes‚ Antigone must persuade Ismene to help bury their brother Polyneices‚ who is branded a traitor by the new king Creon. In a new decree Creon states that he will not give any traitors a proper burial. Antigone’s indignation over Creon’s decree makes her the non-conformist. Because of her loyalty to her brother she wants to “bury him” even though‚ as Ismene points out‚ “the new

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    The main characters in Sophocles’ drama‚ Antigone‚ are Antigone herself‚ the play’s tragic heroine and Antigone’s uncle and King of Thebes‚ Creon. Both characters are ruled by powerful motivations and beliefs; however‚ they differ from one character to the next. Antigone’s motivation is love for her family- she puts it above all else. In fact‚ she is willing to sacrifice her life to defend that love. Antigone goes to great lengths to bury her deceased brother‚ who according to an edict issued by

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