Who is Antigone? Antigone’s reliance on gods gives her the strength and perseverance to object the state’s power. Throughout the tragedy‚ Antigone displays a series of emotions as she is challenged to her mindset and what she believes is right. Due to her reverence towards the gods‚ Antigone was capable of burying Polyneices regardless of the consequences the state provides. This allowed the challenging of Creon’s power which set the plot of the whole tragedy. Antigone believes that her duty towards
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INTRODUCTION Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus‚ the king that married his own mother‚ Locaste and unwittingly killed his father‚ Laios. When he learned what he had done‚ he blinded himself and left Thebes‚ voluntarily went into self-style exile and died over there. Antigone and Ismene are siblings‚ the only surviving children of Oedipus. The other two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles quarreled and killed each other in a battle when Polyneices returned to assault Thebes‚ then Creon
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of Thebes. The war consisted of bloodshed in which sent many people to Hades‚ the god of the dead and the king of the underworld. Among the battling men was the god who bends and breaks the battle-line‚ Ares the god of war. But the war ended and Oedipus’ children’s uncle Creon became king. Later on when the sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ returned to Thebes they discovered that their beloved brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices‚ had killed each other in battle. When the sisters got together for a secret
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Current culture seems to imitate classical sources. A prime example of this is the “Jim the Psychic” episode of Taxi‚ which can be compared to Oedipus Rex. In this episode‚ Jim makes the claim that Alex Rieger is going to die on that upcoming Thursday night after having a dream‚ similar to how the Oracle of Delphi told Laius and Jocasta that their son‚ Oedipus‚ would grow up to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Alex dismissed Jim’s dream in the same manner as Jocasta’s disbelief in the prophets
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Creon has decided to sentence Antigone to death by execution for the crime of burying her dead brother‚ Polynices‚ against his own decree. Creon first heard of this from the Sentry‚ who at the time‚ did not know who did it. The Sentry later informs Creon that it was indeed Antigone who committed the crime. After confronting Antigone‚ and ignoring Ismene’s desperate pleas for mercy‚ Creon ends the scene by having the guards escorting Antigone and Ismene into the palace. Since the plot scene
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she did it for all the wrong reasons. In The Oedipus Cycle‚ Sophocles portrays Antigone as a character who wants to appear as a tragic and selfless martyr. In reality‚ she is only concerned with how she will be remembered. Instead of surviving as long as she can in the cave and hoping the gods will help her or someone with come rescue her‚ she immediately kills herself so she will be known for her heroic deed. Antigone believes that because she is Oedipus’ daughter and sister that she is also destined
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Antigone: The Influence of Free Will and Destiny Throughout Antigone‚ fate is responsible for many of the most devastating and critical events. The characters Antigone‚ Creon‚ Ismene‚ Haemon‚ and Tirasias experience many occasions that change their destiny‚ some events of which were predestined. It is frequently shown that fate and free will are intertwined. Each individual has a destiny‚ but it can be changed if they use their free will. Sophocle’s message is portrayed throughout the story through
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Oedipus The King: Fate Vs. Free Will The ancient Greek writer‚ Sophocles suggests that while there are factors beyond mankind’s control that we have the power to make choices that affect our destiny. In his play‚ Oedipus the King‚ Sophocles makes it quite clear that although everyone is born with a fate‚ you have the ability to alter its direction and toll. The main character of the play‚ Oedipus‚ is based on the way Sophocles portrays the equilibrium between fate and freewill‚ and shows the
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Name: _________________________________________________________________ Antigone: Prologue 1. Circle the names of the four children of Jocasta and Oedipus: a. Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ Eteocles b. Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ Eurydice c. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ Polyneices‚ Eteocles d. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ Teiresias‚ Eteocles 2. Circle the points of conflict mentioned in the Prologue. You may circle more than one answer: a. Creon has
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Oedipus Vs. Antigone In the Eyes of the Gods Creon (to Oedipus) “For you submission is a torment – you do not hide it. And when you force your way against the world You crush us all beneath you. Such natures Find their own company most terrible to bear. It is their punishment.” (Sophocles from Oedipus the King‚ pg 210) Sophocles may not have included the Greek gods as corporeal characters in his plays Oedipus and Antigone‚ but their divine influence on the titular characters plays a
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