Daughters of Oedipus‚ are discussing weather or not their brother Polyneices should receive a proper burial. Ismene has conflicting opinions because the king of Thebes‚ Creon‚ declared that Polyneices does not deserve a proper burial. Creon declares that anyone who tries to bury Polyneices will be killed. Antigone is strong willed and knows that it is her moral duty to give her brother a proper burial despite of what Creon believes. Despite Creon’s threats‚ Antigone holds her duty to the gods and to
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they have gone‚ sharing their double end on a single day” (Creon) This quote was important because this was the basis for the drama of Antigone. This quote was from Creon referring to Polyneices. He was saying that since Polyneices went against Thebes‚ that Polyneices will not get buried. If this piece of the book was not said‚ this drama would not be a drama. 2. “Curse you! Find the love for your outlet down there. No women while I live shall govern me.” (Creon) This quote reflects Creon’s
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the men. In essence the Greeks valued their women almost as little as a common slave was valued. These values and traits associated with femininity in ancient Grecian societies are demonstrated throughout Sophocles mythical account of a woman of Thebes named Anigone. He however recognized that these beliefs about women were not representative of how women of ancient Greece were and thus highlighted the strength and importance of the role of women in Grecian society through his epic poem‚ proving
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Seminar Questions: Oedipus Rex 1. Oedipus is an “everyman” figure because even though he is a king he still has the same limitations and feelings as another human. On page 41 the attendant tells the chorus how Jocasta is dead and how Oedipus reacted to it by gouging his eyes out after everything building up into one big moment where he couldn’t take the burden and pain anymore. This caused him to make him take this sever action where he thought he had no way out and did this to try to make it stop
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one of the purposes of the chorus is to provide history to the audience. Although‚ Sophocles did change the structure a little. The first to enter the play are Antigone and Ismene‚ who are engaging in conversation over defying the edict forbidding their brothers burial‚ which brings the audience to the present time. Shortly after‚ the chorus enters and recounts the reasons for the battle and death of Polyneices and Eteocles‚ brothers to Antigone and Ismene. The chorus appears every scene to serve
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Antigone. Creon is Antigone’s uncle. He was proclaimed king of Thebes after Oedipus’s tragic fall from power. He has raised his sister’s children as his own after she fell into madness. He was to rule Thebes until Eteocles and Polyneices could rule together as adults. After their deaths in battle he was proclaimed king in his own right. His first statute forbade burial to Polyneices‚ or any of the other soldiers who attacked Thebes. After Antigone disobeys this law by burring Polyneices‚ he sentences
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risked his life to solve the Sphinx’s riddle and save Thebes from its tyranny. His fame is almost instant and is not only praised by the people but also crowned king. The daring measures that he took were basically seen as blessings from the gods. And although he was greatly adored and glorified‚ he was bitter towards the gods‚ and assumed power that normally belonged to them. "You pray to the gods? Let me grant your prayers" (245) he said to the chorus. They accepted this kind of talk from their king
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protagonist Antigone and antagonist Creon is brought about by their tragic flaw which is following their own concept of justice; Antigone- a strong willed egocentric girl- followed religious law over civil law while Creon- the huborous stubborn king of Thebes- followed civil law over religious law. Antigone’s mortal righteousness to uphold the gods laws and Creon’s belief that he is the authoritarian with absolute power following civil law contribute to their tragic downfalls. Antigone’s absolute
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calls for the state to come first‚ he says‚ "…whoever places a friend above the good of his country‚ he is nothing I have no use for him." From Creon’s perspective‚ Polyneices has given up the right to a proper burial as a citizen of Thebes because he fought against the city. In attacking Thebes‚ he has shown his disloyalty to the state and has lost his right to be a citizen. In fact‚ Creon is more devoted to his laws than he is to his own family’s happiness. Refusing to pardon Antigone for burying Polyneices
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stated that one should not place a friend‚ in this case a brother‚ in front of one’s country. One could say that Antigone is selfish in her pursuits of doing so‚ Pinnow 2 for although Polynices was Antigone’s brother‚ he was planning to destroy Thebes if he was victorious in overtaking it. Further evidencing
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