King of Thebes has forbidden on pain of death the burial of the dead body of Polynices‚ eldest brother of Antigone. To the Greeks‚ respect for the dead was an article of faith. Oedipus’ daughters Antigone and Ismene are living at Thebes under the guardianship of Creon. Polynices‚ with seven other heroes assaulted the seven gates of Thebes to ascend the throne. On the third day of the battle the two brothers Polynices and Etiocles fought against each other and both of them were killed. Creon
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brilliant Sophocles countless years ago‚ people believed that the only way to reach the underworld was by receiving a proper burial. Antigone‚ the prideful protagonist‚ had her brother‚ Polynices‚ killed at war. King Creon of Thebes‚ the audacious and selfish antagonist‚ sternly declared that whoever buried the traitor‚ Polynices‚ was to be put to death at once‚ but that did not stop Antigone to do what she thinks is morally correct. In the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles‚ characters typify their hubris in
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the whole play’s chain of events‚ eventually leading to nearly everyone’s death. When the play starts‚ it starts with Antigone talking with her sister‚ Ismene. She talks about burying her brother‚ Polynices. Even though Ismene reminds her that this would be illegal‚ she goes ahead and buries Polynices anyways. Because of this‚ Antigone is a more important character than Creon because this action alone started the play’s entire chain of events. Without this‚ Thebes would have gone on as usual‚ and
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Jocasta‚ was the wife and mother of infamous Oedipus Rex. Oedipus was King of Thebes until he expelled himself from the kingdom‚ leaving his children Polynices‚ Ismene‚ Eteocles‚ and Antigone‚ along with the throne‚ in Creon’s care. The two brothers Polynices and Eteocles die as opposing fighters in a war for the throne. Creon declares that since Polynices brought about the war‚ he will not have the honorable and traditional burial that his brother has been granted. Rather‚ his body and remains will
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the death of both Polynices and Eteocles. After doing so‚ he states that no one is allowed to bury Polynices or they will be sentenced to death. Creon orders the chorus leader to be the “sentinels of the decree.” (29*third edition‚ edited by mark Griffith and Glenn W. Most) Afterwards‚ a guard comes into the scene and is noticeably rattled by something. After Creon asks him why he is so worked up‚ the guard says that someone disobeyed Creon’s edict and decided to bury Polynices. Creon immediately
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newborns and take care of the family members. However‚ Antigone challenges these social orders due to her social value of life: burying her brother‚ Polynices‚ and giving him a proper burial. Thus‚ it is through these norms and restrictions as well as her only social value that stimulates Antigone to go against and challenge social order to bury Polynices and oppose the norm. Most women of that era accept their lower ranks in the social ladder but Antigone is the exact opposite; she resists and topples
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burial for her brother Polynices‚ even though he is seen as a traitor to Thebes and the law forbids even mourning for him‚ punishable by death. The burial of Polynices takes place during Oedipus’ reign in Thebes‚ before Oedipus marries Jocasta. Sophocles’ tragedies Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone‚ it occurs in the years after Oedipus’ banishment and death‚ and Antigone has to struggle against Creon. After Oedipus’ death‚ it was decided that the two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices were to reign over
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accidental incestuous marriage between King Oedipus and Jocasta‚ whom is Oedipus’ mother as well. Antigone had two brothers and a sister: Polynices‚ Eteocles‚ and her sister‚ Ismene. After Oedipus discovered that he had married his mother‚ he fled‚ leaving Thebes to be ruled by his sons. Polynices and Eteocles had their differences arguing over the throne. Polynices left Thebes and returned with an army to declare war on Thebes. The two brothers killed each other during the war‚ leaving Thebes to
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Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polynices‚ and Eteocles work for Creon. Antigone is a maid‚ Polyneices is a housekeeper‚ and Eteocles is a chef. While they were working for Creon Antigone fell in love with Creon’s son haemon they were planning to get married. While that was going on the two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles overheard that on of them are going to be fired and Polynices was worried that he was going to be fired since his brother was the chef and he was just a housekeeper. So Polynices went against his
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dignity. When he was told that his orders of having Polynices’ body unburied was wrong‚ he didn’t want to listen to those who tried to tell him that Antigone’s actions were right. In order to protect his dignity‚ he decided to execute Antigone. Aside from his inflexibility‚ Creon misconducts his power as a ruler. He believed he was able to change and violate the laws of the Gods by forcing his people to follow his laws instead of the Gods’. When Polynices died Creon didn’t burry his body nor did he let
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