King Oedipus‚ Antigone’s father gauged his very own eyes when he found out that his wife is his mother‚ and her beloved brothers: Eteocles and Polynices‚ who killed each other in combat for the throne of Thebes. Ideally‚ royalty problems are kept behind closed doors; they have responsibilities and they should be cautious of their single movement or action. On the contrary‚ her flesh and blood family
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conflicting opinions that allude to the theme of individual conscience versus the laws of government. In the opening scene‚ the two daughters of Oedipus‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ discuss whether they should bury their brother‚ Polynices. Creon‚ the King of Thebes‚ orders that Polynices not be given a proper burial because “he that spilled the blood of his blood and sold his own people into slavery” (1308). Creon declares that anyone who tries to bury
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closely akin to Henry VII of England. King Creon declares a decree that prohibits the burial of his nephew‚ Polynices‚ because Polynices had betrayed the city of Thebes and started a rebellion. Creon is enraged when his niece‚ Antigone‚ defies his decree and sentences her to death by entombment. Creon is tyrannical‚ selfish‚ and stubborn in the ways that he commits double blasphemy by letting Polynices body decompose unburied and cruelly entombing Antigone alive. As a king‚ Creon is inarguably
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or arrogant reliance on oneself” (class handout). Antigone believes that burying the body of her brother‚ Polynices‚ she is doing the will of the gods. When talking to Ismene about burying the body of Polynices‚ after Ismene refuses to help Antigone says‚ “Live‚ if you will; live‚ and defy the holiest laws of heaven” (Antigone 128). This shows that Antigone does believe that burying Polynices is what the gods want because she says burial is the “holiest law”. When talking to Creon‚ Antigone does
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who ordered the body of her beloved brother‚ Polynices‚ to be left unburied and unmourned. Her rise against the state and patriarchy causes Creon to not only sentence her to death‚ but to die alone confined inside a cave. The film provides a great visual to its written drama as well as following the plot and even the script very closely. The film does a great job in the beginning‚ introducing a short summary of Oedipus and his two sons Polynices‚ and Eteocles. Just like the written drama‚ the
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Van Slyck October 4‚ 2011 To Break or Not to Break? All through the play of Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ Antigone believes in the supremacy of religious law and tradition. Although Creon has proclaimed to the city that the traitor‚ Polynices‚ should not be buried‚ Antigone insists on following the religious law requiring that females bury the deceased of their family. Antigone’s pride ensures that she will die rather than renounce her beliefs or loyalty towards her brother‚ thereby brining
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are very similar stories as they both tragic stories of betrayal and mind games. In Antigone‚ King Creon makes a statewide decree stating that Polynices‚ the traitor is not to receive a formal burial and is left to rot in the open‚ but his sister‚ Antigone‚ defies his decree even after her sister‚ Ismene’s‚ refusal to aid in his burial. She buries Polynices and is caught. Soon a Sentry (military officer) arrives at the throne to give news to the king of the violation of his strict decree. The king
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Annie February 19‚ 2013 Oedipus / Antigone Response 1. What factors contributed to Antigone’s downfall‚ and does the end of the play satisfy the audience’s demands for justice? There are different factors that contribute to the downfall of Antigone. Firstly‚ the fact that two of her brothers have been fighting to death for the throne has had a negative impact on her life. She has lost both of her brothers at the same time. Secondly‚ Antigone believed that her decision was following
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begins with a dispute between Eteocles and Polynices about the ruling of Thebes. The battle ended when both Eteocles and Polynices died by each other’s hand. Creon‚ the new ruler‚ ordered that Eteocles have a proper burial and Polynices be left unburied and anyone who attempted to bury Polynices’s body will be put to death. Antigone decides she must disobey; a law which violates a law by the gods cannot be a law at all. She honorably buries her brother‚ Polynices‚ but is caught by the guards and taken
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Sophocles was a Greek playwright who lived during the 5th century b.c. The Oedipus Cycle is one of his most famous works; the trilogy of plays traces the ill-fated life of a noble blooded man and his descendants. Oedipus at Colonus is the second play of the set. Oedipus at Colonus is set many years after Oedipus the Rex‚ and Oedipus has changed his perspective on his exile from Thebes. He has decided that he was not responsible for his fate and that his sons should have prevented his exile. His view
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