Antigone Is about Oedipus’s three two sons Eteocles and Polynices killing each other in a conflict over who rightfully is king of Thebes. With both of the possible heirs to the throne their uncle Creon is king of Thebes. Creon passed a law stating that giving Polynices a proper burial was illegal. Creon stated that “proclamation has forbidden to dignify him with the burial‚ morning him at all” (Sophocles‚ 1109‚ 228). The reason for this law is that Polynices shared the throne with his brother for years
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In both plays Creon is of high social status. In Antigone he is the king of Thebes. In Oedipus the King he is the brother in law to Oedipus and becomes king at the end of the play. In Antigone‚ Creon is portrayed as a main character as the plot revolves around him and his decisions as he is the King of Thebes. In this play Creon’s character is irrational‚ as he does not obey the Laws of the Gods by sentencing his son’s fiancée to a slow death‚ ’she’ll never escape‚ she and her blood sister‚ the
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mythical princess of Thebes. She is the product of the accidental incestuous marriage between King Oedipus and Jocasta‚ whom is Oedipus’ mother as well. Antigone had two brothers and a sister: Polynices‚ Eteocles‚ and her sister‚ Ismene. After Oedipus discovered that he had married his mother‚ he fled‚ leaving Thebes to be ruled by his sons. Polynices and Eteocles had their differences arguing over the throne. Polynices left Thebes and returned with an army to declare war on Thebes. The two brothers
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Oedipus was king of Thebes‚ he was hated and infamous. He lost the throne to Creon by tearing out his own eyes and killed himself. His two sons Eteocles and Polyneices fought each other for the kingship but ended up killing each other. Creon was hailed king of Thebes. Antigone and Ismene were sisters to Eteocles and polyneices. Creon favored Eteocles and he perceived him as the cities champion and ordered that Eteocles could be buried in a grave with every rite of sanctity given to him as
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but she is missing the element of increased awareness. Imagine finding out that your father married your grandma and your brothers killed each other over power. Then your uncle steps in to be king and declares that one of your brothers will get no burial because he was a trader. This information starts off a tragic play called Antigone. In the play‚ Creon must have noble stature in order to be the tragic hero. One way Creon has noble stature is that he is the king which gives him power over the people
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Sophocles would have used in the play outstandingly. Also he still keeps the reflection of the Greek culture of the play too. Like all Greek tragedies Oedipus is set around only one setting‚ here it’s outside the Kingdom where the citizens of Thebes and the chorus of the Theban councillors all gather in hope of Oedipus’s wisdom. The stage is set out in a fixed stage‚ with the kingdom stage left and the entrance of visitors from outside the Kingdom stage right reflecting upon status in the play. At the
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Eryka Villarreal Bibliography Essay Engl 2332 Sophocles: Oedipus the King The most obvious theme expressed is the symbolism of free will. This issue is manifested in the plot itself and is a central theme in the play. It goes without saying that this problem of free will is still relevant till this day and has been a major topic throughout history. Another central issue dealt with in Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus the King‚ or also known as Oedipus Tyrannus is fate. These two issues will be key issues
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by Creon who has taken his role in ruling the city of Thebes. The brothers of Antigone son of Oedipus‚ Polyneice and Eteocles die during this war in maintaining the city of Thebes. Polyneice allied with the other city-states to attack Thebes while Eteocles refused this and the sharing of the throne. Polyneice’s death is the main reason that shows the subordination of women in this play. Antigone‚ being Polyneice’s sister wants a proper burial for her brother because he after all no matter what action
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one will ever convict me for a traitor (page 61)‚" and decides to bury the body‚ this is quite ironic because by burying her brother a traitor is exactly what she is convicted of being. Antigone’s activities were traitorous against her homeland‚ Thebes in that she acted for herself instead of for the good of the country. Creon had declared that "Our country is our safety. Only while she voyages true on course can we establish friendships truer than blood itself. Such are my standards. They make
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the play‚ the city of Thebes is cursed terribly. Citizens are dying from plague‚ crops fail‚ women are dying in childbirth and their babies are stillborn. Some priests come to the royal palace to ask for help from Oedipus‚ the current king of Thebes who once saved them from the tyranny of the terrible Sphinx. By this time‚ Oedipus has sent his brother-in-law‚ Creon‚ to the oracle of the god Apollo to seek advice from divine sources. But before Oedipus had ever arrived in Thebes‚ the previous king‚
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