Theme #1: As death slowly isolates Antigone by taking away those dearest to her heart‚ she feels as if her home is below with the ones she cares about rather than in a corrupt world full of animosity. She tries coping with the pain but desperately needs to connect with death to maintain her happiness. Antigone also tries to escape her fate through death but safeguards the respect of the gods while doing so “[...]all for reverence‚ my reverence for the gods (1034)”. However‚ Antigone’s obdurance causes
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-if it’s a crime‚ then it’s a crime that God commands.” Antigone wishes not to allow her brother to go without burial. She is a brave woman‚ enough to attempt the burial herself even if it is against the laws of Creon. Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus‚ and the sister of Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ and Eteocles. She chooses to live under the laws of the gods rather than her living king and father of her fiance. She wishes not to overrule the king‚ but to show respect for the dead if they were to be respected
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a Birmingham Jail” which talks about the four key facts to civil disobedience:unjust law‚negotiation‚self-purification and direct action. Summary: In the play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ Antigone is the daughter of the damned fool‚ Oedipus. With Oedipus now dead‚it was appointed the his two son’s Eteocles and Polyneices to rule the kingdom from year to year. When the first year was over Eteocles‚the elder son‚refused to step down from his kingship. Thus began a war between the two brothers
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by actors such as Creon and Haeman speak in shifted tones of tension that prevail conflict. Another element of Ancient Greek drama is dramatic irony and this is the failure of a character to see or understand what has been obvious to the audience. Oedipus for example was unaware early of what the audience knew: that he killed his father then married his mother‚ Jucasia. Chorus is another element and are bystandards in a play who present oaes on the action. The chorus‚ in the plays of Sophocles had
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/Don’t you notice when evils due to enemies/are headed towards those we love?"Line 8-12 | Antigone speak to Ismene about their brother Polyneices‚ that it is unfair to unbury him. Also she refers to the situation of the evil‚ cursed their father Oedipus who had been expelled outside from Thebes. | | 2. "Consider‚ sister‚ how our father died‚/hated and infamous; how he brought to light/his own offenses.../Then‚ mother...did shame/violently on her life‚ with twisted cords [because she hung herself]/Third
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their morals and beliefs will be addressed.These two‚ or possibly three‚ characters will be Antigone‚ Creon‚ and maybe Haemon. Antigone addresses her beliefs and moral right off the bat. She is a strong and independent woman who is the daughter of Oedipus and the sister of Ismene‚ Polyneices and Eteocles. Starting at the beginning of the story‚ Antigone is very upset about the fact that Creon‚ the new king of Thebes‚ decides that Polynices does not deserve a burial because he invaded Thebes to attempt
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Antigone is a tragic play wrote by Sophocles about the conflicts between family members. Oedipus the king of Thebes and his wife both killed themselves due to a mistake that they made in the past. After Oedipus died his two son Polyneices and Eteocles killed each other to see who will be the next king. Both die and Creon‚ Oedipus’s brother in law‚ is the next in line to became king. The first law that Creon made since he became king is no one is allow to bury Polyneices body because he is a traitor
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proper burial. Creon believed in upholding the law and his right as the King to exercise his power. This becomes evident when he says‚ “These are my principles‚ at any rate‚ and that is why I have made the following decision concerning the sons of Oedipus: Eteocles‚ who died as a man should die‚ fighting for his country‚ is to buried with full military honors‚ with all the ceremony that is usual when the greatest heroes die; but his brother Polyneices‚ who broke his exile to come back with fire and
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Even though King Creon is thought of as someone who knows how to control a nation‚ he contains a tragic flaw noticed by others and himself‚ which results in an unpleasant death. In the story “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ King Creon’s pride and stubborn actions leads his son‚ Haemon to be disappointed and loose his trust towards his father. Through his ways of being unable to admit his mistakes‚ his anger brought him to a stage where he became associated with civil law rather than believing in his morals
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The Excitement of Antigone Sophocles manages to make internal events as exciting as external events in the play Antigone. Family and religion are sensitive subjects to this day and increase the excitement of events that wouldn’t be exciting otherwise. By emphasizing family affairs and religious beliefs‚ Sophocles makes internal and psychological dealings as exciting as they would be given external sources. The struggle between people is intensified when there are family relations and brings
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