Greek Dramatists: Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides‚ Aristophanes The theatrical culture of Ancient Greece flourished between 550 and 220 BC. The city-state of Athens‚ which became a significant societal‚ political and military power during this period‚ was its centre‚ where it was institutionalized as part of a festival “honoring Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine and fertility.” (Benton) The centre-piece of the festivities was a competition between three tragic playwrights. Each submitted three tragedies
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Antigone In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the main conflict is civic authority versus natural law. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is faced with the decision of standing by the laws he has enforced or to make the people of Thebes happy. Antigone‚ the protagonist of the play‚ countered Creon by breaking his law to not provide a burial for her brother‚ Polynices. The fundamental struggle between the protagonist and antagonist is developed according to a set pattern that theater audiences have come to recognize
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well-known proverb states‚ “Pride comes before the fall of man.” Pride is the deadly sin of superiority that breeds conceit and arrogance and is the most known characteristic of a poor leader. No literary piece better illustrates this point than Sophocles’ classic story‚ Antigone. In this tragic story‚ King Creon of Thebes is a prideful monarch who rules with an unyielding approach. Due to his arrogance and excessive pride‚ he is unwilling to abide by the laws of the gods‚ disregards the advice of
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tragedy is a factor in life that can happen to everyone from the common man to kings and queens. Miller’s representation of tragedy can be easily compared to “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles and “Nothing Sacred” by George F. Walker through the tragic scenarios that follow each protagonist. “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles follows the tragic fall of king Oedipus who falls to the terrible will of the gods that he is never able to escape. Although Oedipus himself was a king‚ Miller’s adaptation of
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Throughout the play‚ the difference between Creon and Antigone is vividly shown. By the end of the play‚ Antigone‚ it is evident that a total of five characters have lost their lives. This is due to the characters’ failure to choose where their loyalty and obligation should stand‚ thus creating conflict. The main character of the play‚ Antigone‚ is forced to choose a decision between abiding by the law‚ and showing obligation to her family. King Creon is also forced to make a decision between his
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The world of the Greeks was based on the "divine laws" set by the Gods who were the rulers of the land and who promoted people to heaven or hell. At times‚ Creon‚ the city’s new leader‚ followed the rules‚ but in most cases went with what he felt was good for the state. Antigone on the other hand created this mindset thinking that if the God’s divine law is not followed all bad will happen‚ which in the end really did happen. The first example to support this theme of Antigone was when Antigone
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE LAWS‚CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND MAN-WOMAN IN SOPHOCLES’ ANTIGONE 1.Introduction Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. It is a play about one girl’s beliefs against the injustices of civil law and the success of the orders of the gods. Sophocles creates a free woman figure against not only the mortal laws of the state but also men’s power. He engages necessity of harmony between tradition and state in Antigone. It deals with Ancient Greece’s
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The theme of sight vs. blindness is a very prevalent theme in Oedipus the King. The two most affected characters by this main theme are Oedipus‚ the king‚ and Tiresias‚ the blind seer. Oedipus is affected because while he is not literally blind‚ he is blinded by ambition to find the killer of Laius‚ and blind to what is happening around him. Tiresias‚ who is actually blind‚ is a prophet and understands what is happening around him. Oedipus does not understand what is happening around him‚ but can
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him to make decisions‚ relying only on his views and beliefs. Also‚ the Girl and Creon share the flaw of jealousy that causes them to act in search of their own happiness or security. ‘Antigone’ is a play that was written in Ancient Greece by Sophocles prior to 442 B.C. The antagonist in the play ‘Antigone’ is the King Creon‚ who is the ruler of Thebes and has supreme power. He is in the highest position of authority and thus‚ has a very proud and arrogant nature. To Creon‚ his point of view is
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Oedipus and puts even less blame with the gods. If Oedipus was fated to kill his father and marry his mother‚ then‚ according to the Greeks‚ he was going to do so. Nothing anyone said or did could stop it from happening. Sophocles believed the same thing. This play shows that Sophocles believed in fate rather than free will. The whole story is about how no one can escape their fate. Though Oedipus leaves
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