their families and do not want any harm to come to them‚ embodying the ancient Greek value of familial loyalty. However‚ in the end‚ their fates end up harming their families more. If it weren’t for Antigone‚ none of the tragic deaths except for Polynices would have
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left the kingdom in a self imposed exile. Antigone and her sister‚ Ismene have been left under the care of her uncle‚ Creon who is now king. In his first official decree‚ Creon decides that for reasons he sees fit‚ the body of Antigone’s brother Polynices should not be buried but left out‚ unattended to‚ for
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One of the most devastating problems for the Classical Greeks was the women’s issue. Women in Classical Greece were not citizens‚ held no property‚ and indeed were not even allowed out of the house except under guard. Their status differed from that of the slaves of Greece only in name. This alone‚ however was not a problem -- the problem was that the Greeks knew‚ in their hearts‚ that this was wrong. Indeed‚ their playwrights harangued them about it from the stage of Athens continually. All of the
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They began immediately‚ Creon lambasting Antigone over her love for her brother Polynices‚ one that he claimed was not shared with anyone else in the city and how it was shameful to her reputation (525). Here‚ however‚ is where I stepped in. I asked Creon to consider my opinion‚ and he grudgingly agreed‚ at which point I set upon him
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disobedience” and is about the controversies between gender‚ power‚ age‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ and laws. The script begins with Antigone asking Ismene to bury their brother because Creon‚ their uncle passed down a decree saying no one is allowed to bury Polynices because he betrayed his country can killed his own brother. Antigone chose to disobey the law and was sentenced to death. Every one advised Creon to rethink his decision‚ but he didn’t listen until the end when everything was too late. There was
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Pride Pride is not a symbol for strength‚ but of arrogance. It does not modify you as a powerful individual‚ but as a weakling with feign courage. It is not something to be proud of‚ for it veils you with vanity and ignorance so delicately and innocently that it betrays your conscience into thinking that it is a normal feeling that has no consequence whatsoever. An example of this infamous trap is presented in the play of tragedy Antigone‚ written by Sophocles himself. A character by the name
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Both Oedipus and Herakles‚ lost their family by their own hands‚ but in the long-term the death of Oedipus’s children and the fall of Thebes weigh a heavier consequence. The civil war that Eteocleus and Polynices waged brought inconsiderable amount of distress‚ and the death of Antigone and Ismene resulted in the extinction of the royal family. Herakles never had the opportunity to rule his own kingdom‚ but Oedipus lost not only his family‚ but his city as
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Antigone and Oedipus The King‚ written by Sophocles‚ are deeply tragic plays with a dramatic ending. In both plays‚ fate arises the question: could have Creon‚ Oedipus‚ Antigone‚ and the rest of the family‚ prevented the misfortunes‚ which fell upon them? Or were their lives cursed upon by determination? With every event that took place‚ the possibility of another occurrence was either higher or lower. One can see that every action brings upon an ironic outcome. Also‚ the deadly flaw of hubris can
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Laius. An oracle warned the parents that their son would murder his father‚ so they ordered him killed. Oedipus survived‚ however‚ and returned to Thebes‚ where he unknowingly killed his father. He then married his mother‚ who bore him Eteocles‚ Polynices‚ Antigone‚ and Ismene. When they learned that the prophecy was true and their shameful secret revealed Jocasta returned to her home and cursed the bed upon which she had slept with both Oedipus and Laius. She then hung herself. Indeed‚ both authors
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is too headstrong for her own good. The only opinion that matters is hers; no one’s words could make her change her outlook on life and death. Antigone is so hell-bent on burying one of her two brothers that died in a battle against one another. Polynices‚ an enemy of the state‚ was not buried‚ while Eteocles was because he was fighting for the country. Antigone decided to bury him in spite of how against it the king is. Antigone believes that the gods’ law is stronger than the law of
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