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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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    Throughout his life‚ he was faced with situations that he just could not surpass which led to his gruesome destiny. He was born into a world where the future held nothing but lies and despair. Oedipus‚ is brought into the world by Queen of Thebes‚ Joecasta and King‚ Laios. In his early life he did not have an ideal childhood. King Laius is presented a prophecy where his fate is reveled. Luckily for Oedipus‚ the servant who of which was summoned to kill this baby‚ places him on the hill

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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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    ruler of the land‚ is obligated to carry out social order. He has ordered that the body of Polynices should be left to rot because he was a traitor to the city. Antigone has disobeyed Creon’s orders by digging up her brother’s grave after his proper burial rites were forbidden. She has already buried her parents and brother Eteocles‚ who died fighting Polynices‚ and feels obligated to honor her brother’s life. Antigone is also determined to obey the gods‚ because it is against morality to leave any

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    THEATRE Theatre a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. Elements of design and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality‚ presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from

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    on how to live and whether or not to try and change how one conducts themselves. Creon‚ in the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ is immovable in his ideals and confident in his personal idea of true justice‚ maintaining pride and order in his city-state Thebes. He faces the dilemma of whether to prioritize the good of his city-state by ostracizing a traitor in the family‚ or to respectfully bury him as is the will of the gods and his kin whilst maintaining his strength and credibility as king‚ and is ultimately

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    1. The tragic hero(ine) must be highly renowned and prosperous a. Oedipus‚ Son of King of Thebes‚ King of Thebes‚ “Adopted” son of King of Crones b. Antigone‚ son of Oedipus c. Prometheus‚ Titan 2. The tragic hero(ine) must not be a perfectly good man or woman brought from a high status to low. This would merely be a shock; there must be justification for the fall. a. Oedipus‚ killed the King of Thebes. b. Antigone‚ buried her dishonored brother‚ disobeying Creon c. Prometheus‚ stole Zeus’s

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    marry his mother. On his journey away from home‚ he‚ unknowingly‚ kills his father and when he arrives at Thebes‚ Oedipus is able to solve the riddle of the Sphinx thus filling himself with pride. The people of Thebes crown Oedipus as their king and Oedipus marries the queen of Thebes‚ Jocasta. However‚

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    “Antigone” is a Greek tragedu by Sophocles written before or in 442 BC. The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it and picks up where Aeschyius’ “Seven Against Thebes” ends. “Antigone” is typical of the drama of ancient Greece and there are many evident features that support this. Ancient Greek drama is literary work with dialogue written in verse (really) and by actors such as Creon and Haeman speak in shifted tones of tension that prevail conflict. Another element of Ancient Greek

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    travelers. Oedipus comes into Thebes a stranger and hero who solved the riddle of the sphinx. Believing that he is blessed with great luck‚ Oedipus marries the recently widowed Iokaste and becomes King of Thebes. After many years‚ a plague vexes the city and Kreon‚ brother of Iokaste‚ comes to Oedipus with news from the oracle. He states that the plague will be lifted when the murder of Laios is avenged. Oedipus claims that he sees and understands the terrible fate of Thebes and vows to find the murderer

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