Yes, Creon accuses both Teiresias and the guard of accepting bribes. He accuses Teiresias of being motivated by money in his prophecy, and he accuses the guard of being bribed by someone to bury Polynices.

John is likely referring to the idea that a minister doesn't need extravagant symbols or decorations, like golden candlesticks, in order to pray to God. He is emphasizing that prayer is a personal and spiritual connection that doesn't require elaborate rituals or material possessions.

The story of Theseus and the Minotaur is considered a myth. Myths typically involve gods and supernatural beings, while legends focus on historical events and figures.

Antigone's fatal flaw in the play "Antigone" is her excessive pride and defiance against authority. This leads her to disobey the law and bury her brother against the King's orders, ultimately causing her tragic downfall. Her stubbornness and unwavering devotion to her values result in her tragic end.

"Anna Karenina" is a novel by Leo Tolstoy that tells the story of the titular character, Anna Karenina, who enters into a scandalous affair with Count Vronsky, which leads to tragedy. The novel also explores the interconnected lives of various characters in Russian society, highlighting themes of love, society, morality, and fate.

When asked about your strengths, focus on skills or qualities relevant to the job you're applying for. For weaknesses, mention an area you are actively working to improve, such as time management or public speaking, and share steps you've taken to address it, like taking a training course or seeking mentorship. Emphasize your willingness to learn and grow.

The tragic hero in Antigone is generally considered to be Creon. He is a respected king who experiences a downfall due to his tragic flaw of excessive pride and stubbornness. His actions lead to a series of tragic events, ultimately resulting in his own personal suffering and the loss of his family.

word S-Y-M-B-O-L is a symbol which contains combination of six symbols, which are know as letters. But we understand what it means because we associate word 'symbol' with it meaning. In the similar way is all our life: symbol 'H2O' - means water, even they don't are not similar at all; symbol '?' means that we have question etc

No, Theban Kings Creon and Oedipus aren't half brothers. Instead, their relationship is one of brothers-in-law and of uncle to nephew. They're brothers-in-law, because Oedipus is married to Creon's sister, Theban Queen Jocasta. Their relationship also is one of uncle to nephew, because Oedipus actually and unknowingly is his wife's son from her first marriage to Oedipus' father, deceased Theban King Laius.

The messenger has no name, but only brings the information from Corinth, Oedipus' childhood home, that Oedipus' adoptive father, Polybus, is dead. Oedipus is happy because he thinks Polybus is his biological father and he didn't kill him so he defied the prophecy. That is the purpose of the messenger.

If I remember correctly, Thebes was being threatened by a Sphinx and no one had been able to answer the riddle it required to leave them alone. Anyone who attempted to answer and failed was killed by the Sphinx. Oedipus said he would try to answer the riddle because he wanted to free the people of Thebes and obtain the reward the king was offering.

Sophocles, the author of the play, speaks through the oracle.

Theban King Oedipus is father to and half brotherof Antigone. Specifically, he and his daughter have the same mother. But Oedipus is Theban Queen Jocasta's only child from her first marriage to Theban King Laius. Antigone is one of four children that Jocasta has in her second marriage, to her own son.

Yes, Haemon is Antigone's cousin. His father Theban King Creon is the brother of Antigone's mother, Theban Queen Jocasta. Jocasta also is the mother of her second husband, Theban King Oedipus. So Haemon is first cousin to both Antigone and Antigone's father.

According to the chorus in the play 'Antigone', curses have staying power. Such a curse enters the house of the Labdacidae from which Antigone descends through her father, King Oedipus. The King commits the serious crime of parricide when he kills King Laius, who is his father albeit unknowingly. Likewise, in killing the king, he commits the equally serious offense of regicide. These crimes are compounded by his marrying King Laius' widow, Queen Jocasta, who is Oedipus' mother albeit unknowingly. For all of these unintentional offenses against god and nature, King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta are punished, to the anger and scorn of all those who know or hear of them. The insight from the Oedipus plays therefore is the inevitability of divine punishment and divine retribution for all human errors, be they unknowingly or knowingly committed. Any punishment and any settling of old scores therefore are guaranteed all the more, and ever more harshly and severely, for the knowing, deliberate and consensual human errors in the play 'Antigone'.

Yes. In many ways. Oedipus Rex follows many of the same tragic concepts that Star Wars borrows from in the prequels, and the redemtive death of Oedipus in Oedipus at Colonus is similar to Anakin's death in episode VI. Also, on a more superficial level, there are incestual themes with Luke and Leia, though they don't know that they are siblings, as with Oedipus' relationship with his mother. The premonitions Anakin faces can also be likened to Tiresias' prophecies, both of which reveal painful truths to the hero.

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It's difficult to find similarities between Antigone and her sister Ismene. The main similarity is their thinking about the consequences of their acts. Even in this similarity, they're different. For Antigone looks at both the short and the long terms. She considers the insult to her brother Polyneices, her family, and herself over the denial of god-given rights. She also factors in the impact during life and death of knowingly letting her brother be mistreated. And she thinks about the chilling reception that she may receive in the underworld of the dead if she allows a Theban not to receive god-given rights to proper funerary procedures. In contrast, Ismene situates consequences within the context of the impact on her legal position and social standing. She thinks everything of being in compliance with the ruler and the powers that be, and nothing of being obedient to the higher moral authority of the gods and to the ties of blood, friendship, and love.

The military term 'sentry' typically refers to a person who is standing guard at an installation entry point. Examples are military police, security forces, and security police. Other terms used to describe a sentry are gate guard and entry controller.

Readers and viewers of the play 'Antigone' learn from the first ode that mortals face a challenging choice between good and evil. According to the first ode, a good life is led when a mortal respects the laws of the city and the justice of the gods. But the problem with which the play begins is the contradiction between the laws of mortals and the justice of the gods. In the second ode, readers and viewers learn of another challenging problem. That problem is the mischievous role of the gods. According to the second ode, mortals are lured into offending the gods and therefore into cycles of divine punishment. In fact, their offenses bring upon them and their descendants divine curses from which there's no escape. Such indeed is the case of Antigone, whose great grandfather was the cursed Theban King Labdacus. The lesson that readers and viewers therefore learn from the two odes combined is the inevitability of suffering and death. The gods say that mortals must respect earthly laws and divine justice. The laws of Thebes contradict the justice of the gods. The Theban who respects one law violates the other. Violation of earthly laws is punished with death. Violation of god given justice is punished with curses and death.

Antigone believes that Ismene is a traitor to her family becausy she doesn't want to help Antigone bury their brother Polynieces. Ismene cares more about herself thatn her brother's afterlife.