addition the city helps to give us greater understanding of the characters of Oedipus and Creon‚ as the rulers of Thebes in Oedipus the King and Antigone respectively. At the beginning of Oedipus the King‚ Thebes is facing destruction from a plague which is spreading throughout the city. Oedipus‚ in a bid to save the city‚ has sent Creon to Delphi to consult with the Oracle on how to save the city. When Creon reports back that the city can only be saved when the murderer of King Lauis is found
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beliefs of Creon‚ Antigone‚ and Haimon about laws? Compare and contrast. 2. What is the conflict of Antigone? 3. What is the theme of Antigone? 4. How does the conflict help develop the theme you identified? Be specific and use evidence from the text to support your answers. ANSWERS 1. This is a tragedy written by Sophocles in Ancient Greek. Because of this‚ Gods are very important to the Ancient Greek people. Antigone refuses to obey Creon’s laws that he is the King. Creon is a double
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punished by King Creon. Haimon‚ Creon’s son‚ plays an important character in the story. In scene three‚ lines 55-94‚ Haimon uses his persuasive skills in talking to his father King Creon. He blatantly expresses about his opinion towards him‚ Antigone‚ and what he thinks Creon should do. He does this effectively using the rhetorical device of Pathos. Throughout the story‚ Haimon is saying many dishonorable and downgrading things about his father‚ making the audience dislike Creon. “Your temper terrifies
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no other. In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone faces difficult decisions that revolve around a foolish law created by her uncle‚ Creon. This law is the cause of the many hardships and tragedies Creon face. Although Creon makes this unjust law‚ he is still a hero. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon makes an unjust and unreasonable law. The law makes it a crime to bury the body of Polyneices because he “attacked” the city of Thebes. The law is condemned by the
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Brooks Fridey Antigone’s Purpose In the story of Antigone‚ originally written by Sophocles‚ explains the story‚ of a woman who stands up for her own beliefs against the king. At the time of Sophocles‚ women had little power and authority. They were expected to listen to their husband‚ king‚ or any man that speaks to or asks a woman of something. The story starts up where the story of Oedipus ends‚ in his death. Trouble and war are about to begin in Thebes‚ so Antigone travels there to
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friend of the two main character’s Antigone and Creon and finally how the Chorus offers opportunities for reflection for these two character’s. I shall argue and provide evidence that the main contribution made by the Chorus is how it is used to link the narrative of the play and show how they connect with the other contributions and themes within the play. In the opening sequences of the play a degree of conflict quickly becomes apparent between Creon and Antigone‚ that of Creon’s duties to the
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Sophocles’ main characters Antigone and Creon are both similar and diverse in which they could qualify as tragic heroes. Antigone and Creon have very many similar traits that could qualify them both as tragic heroes. Creon demonstrates excessive pride by declaring that “He would never have any dealings with an enemy of the people” (1.26-27 Sophocles). Creon only wanted Antigone to be an enemy of the people to allow his pride to stand strong. Even though Creon had sent down the orders to lay Antigione‘s
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be death‚ as said by Creon. Ismene also tried to persuade Antigone. Regardless she goes and buries her brother. When she realizes that she has made a wrong decision at the end of the play. Antigone was not able to change what had happen which makes her a tragic heroine. In the play‚ it seems to the fate of the heroine overpowers her freewill; she was fated by the gods that she is going to die young‚ her freewill to bury her brother leads to her tragic ending.
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of the main characters have different sets of moral principles they adhere to allowing differing interpretations of their behaviors by the reader. From the very beginning of the story‚ the conflict is laid out to the reader between Antigone and Creon. From the outset of the play‚ Antigone knows what she must do‚ shown by this quote made by her early on in the play. “I intend to give my brother burial. I’ll be glad to die in the attempt. If it’s a crime‚ then it’s a crime that God commands.” She’s
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Thebes to be ruled by Jocasta’s brother Creon‚
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