unrecorded laws of God. They are not merely now: they were‚ and shall be‚ operative for ever‚ beyond man utterly." Antigone’s opinion is one that supports the Gods and the laws of heaven. Her view is set by her belief that if someone is not given a proper burial‚ then that person would not be accepted into heaven. Antigone was a very religious person‚ and acceptance of her brother by the Gods was very important to her. She felt that "...I will bury him; and if I must die‚ I say that this crime is holy: I
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and Antigone grapple with the complex issues of free will and destiny‚ the combination of which drives them to ruin. As Creon returns from Delphi‚ where he has received word from the Oracle of Apollo that Laius’s murder must be avenged to save Thebes from the grip of the plague‚ Oedipus addresses the supplicants proclaiming‚ “Whatever the god commands; if I disobeyed it would be a sin.” (pg 187) Here he appears forthright and humble enough‚ but as he continues his speech takes an ominous turn
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Oedipus (the former king Theban who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother‚ and who renounced his kingdom upon discovering his action) and her fight to bury her brother Polyneices against the edict of her uncle‚ Creon‚ the new king of Thebes. It is a story that pits the law of the gods “unwritten law” against the law of humankind‚ family ties against civic duty‚ and man against women. Many playwrights in Ancient Greece used mythological stories to comment on social and political concern
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enemy of the gods and leads to man’s compulsive rage. Now Antigone and Ismene are the remaining children in Oedipus’ line‚ the last flower. They are still young and have just begun to drink the sunlight of life on earth; the sunlight in Thebes‚ the city of the sun god. Antigone is also the first in Oedipus’ line whose faith in the gods‚ overrules her allegiance to man. She is drinking the sunlight of the gods’ truth. However‚ now‚ if executed‚ Antigone will wither and close up to the world
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Truth in the Eyes of Justice Greek theater encompassed many aspects that reflected the moral values and ideals of society. Their customs were tightly woven into the scripts of plays. Antigone and Oedipus the King‚ two renowned works of the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ explore these values through a plot thick with corruption‚ virtue‚ and determination. These plays reveal the burdens two Theban kings‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as their lies and poor judgment corrode the integrity of their city‚ their
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order of his choice of topics masks his rash decision under a justified appearance‚ reflecting the great care taken into detailed planning. He starts off with a conventional opening‚ crediting the gods dutifully for their continuous guardianship of Thebes with the commonly used ship-of-state metaphor‚ “Gentlemen‚ after tossing the life of our city on the great waves of the ocean‚ the gods have safely righted it once more.” This displays Creon’s loyalty to the gods as any good king would‚ presenting
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Polyneices and Eteocles. The prideful brothers had fought against each other for the thrown in battle‚ only to both be killed by the other. Creon had now taken rule of Thebes and made the decision to only give Eteocles a proper burial‚ and to leave Polyneices out to rot. This infuriated Antigone because without a proper burial ones soul cannot go to the after life with the gods. Antigone decides she is going to put Polyneices’ soul to rest and asks Ismene if she will “share the labor” (line 50
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and lastly the character is worthy of concern. Antigone in ‘Burial at Thebes’ is an elevated character. This is shown through her bloodline in several ways. First‚ her father was Oedipus‚ who was the former king of Thebes. Also‚ her brothers were Polynieces and Eteocles‚ who were supposed to rule Thebes with each brother switching off each year‚ until they both died in a civil war. Lastly‚ her uncle is Creon‚ who was the King of Thebes. Antigone also has a tragic flaw‚ her hubris and head-strongness
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The Trust of God or Men The chorus passage (lines 954-997) in Oedipus Rex is an intriguing‚ intensive piece that overstates the point it is trying to get across. While the passage may hint at things like defying the will of the gods and even apostasy‚ the true conflict lies in the level of trust the chorus has with Oedipus and Tiresias’ arguments‚ respectively. Tiresias has the backing of the gods‚ seeing as he is a famed prophet from Delphi. Oedipus‚ however‚ has the respect and admiration of his
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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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