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Though younger, Antigone has more wisdom than the more senior Theban King Creon. She recognizes that how the dead are treated is every bit as important as how the living are treated. She recalls that the traditional rites and ritualsas set down by the gods can't be altered at the whim of government or of leaders. And she realizes that devotion to the mechanical workings of human-defined crimes and punishments must be tempered by mercy and by priority to the ties of allegiance to each other as humans as opposed to the ties of allegiance to the artificial entity of government.
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Is Antigone or Creon more tragic?
Antigone is more tragic than Theban King Creon. The adjective 'tragic' refers to an unhappy ending or outcome. So Antigone is more tragic, because she ends up dead. Except for his life, Creon loses everything that means something to him.
What does Creon do to Antigone in 'Antigone'?
Sentence her to death is what Creon does to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone deliberately breaks a royal edict recently issued by King Creon, her uncle and intended father-in-law. Creon tends to have a negative attitude towards women in general and towards Antigone in particular. Nevertheless, Antigone does nothing to try to get Creon to pardon her or give her a sentence other than death.
Does Creon die in 'Antigone'?
No, Creon does not die in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play ends with Theban King Creon being led away from his people and into the Theban royal palace recesses. Creon is sputtering about his punishment. He is told that there are more pressing matters to attend to at this moment than that.
Who is more powerful between Antigone and Creon in 'Antigone'?
It is Antigone who is more powerful than Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone becomes a rebel in her own royal household. She gets away with defying her uncle King Creon, who is the city's most powerful political figure, and his laws in that all Thebes is on her side. It is only the chorus who will not support her because they are so attuned to being on the side of the city's reigning power figure and because they are so lacking in understanding of her personal pain.
Why is Antigone more of a hero than Creon?
Creon is not respecting family ties or the dead. He is leaving his nephew to root while giving a huge ceremony to his other nephew. Creon also makes it a law that no one can burry the nephew. Antigone's brother is the nephew and she respects the dead and family ties by burring her brother.
Does Antigone or Creon suffer more in 'Antigone'?
Antigone suffers more than Creon in the short term, but Creon suffers more in the long term in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone suffers immediately, in this world, because she receives the death penalty and commits suicide. But she will be receive a hero's welcome in the Underworld of the afterlife. In contrast, King Creon loses not his life, but everyone and everything that gives that life meaning: family, home, job, and reputation. The suffering will not end with his earthly life, because he then will be accountable for his misdeeds for all eternity in the Underworld of the afterlife.
What is the message of Sophocles in 'Antigone'?
One message can be religious laws are more important than Creon laws. Creon stated that Polyneices should not be buried and that his body shall be eaten by vultures. However, Antigone went against his words and gave his brother a proper burial. Another message can be that one can be physically blind but can still see further than those who are not sightless (the soothsayer and Creon).
Why does Antigone murder Creon?
She doesn't. She hangs herself rather than being trapped alive in a tomb. Creon comes to let her out, but she is already dead.
Does Antigone or Creon have a stronger case in 'Antigone'?
It is Antigone who has a stronger case than Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone defends cherished Theban traditions of below ground burials. She has right on her side because she is consistent as opposed to Creon's prejudicial objecting to traditions that he dislikes and observing those that he likes. Additionally, the right of a below ground burial is being denied to the body of Antigone's brother Polyneices, the rightful occupant of the Theban throne.
What is the main reason why Antigone and Creon cannot resolve their conflict in 'Antigone'?
That each one is relentless, stubborn and uncompromisingis the main reason why Antigone and Creon cannot resolve their conflict in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon are related to each other as uncle to niece. In addition to common ancestors, they have similarly dominating, unreconciling personalities that make it difficult for them to get along. For example, Antigone and Creon never let anything pass and never let go of what gets their attention. They just never make room for the flow of ideas and opinions other than their own.
Why does Creon not forgive Antigone in 'Antigone'?
That she reminds him of everything that humiliates and pains him in his family background is the reason why Creon does not forgive Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone has the same fanatical devotion to her convictions and the same uncontrolled passionate outbursts as her father, disgraced Theban King Oedipus. The like father like daughter pattern is a sore point with King Creon, who looks to his own back. Creon also likes absolute obedience and unquestioning acceptance of his every word and deed. Antigone never offers either to anyone or anything other than to the dead members of her family and the gods. Additionally, Antigone provokes a split that never is mended between her groom-to-be, Prince Haemon, and his father, King Creon.
How is Antigone's fate foreshadowed in her opening scene with Ismene in 'Antigone'?
The statement by each sister that the consequences will be death is the way in which Antigone's fate is foreshadowed during her opening scene with Ismene in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.)Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene tries to talk her sister Antigone out of burying their brother Polyneices in volation of King Creon's edict of non-burial. She mentions that the consequence of breaking Creon's law is a death even more miserable and painful than that of their parents, disgraced Theban monarchs Oedipus and Jocasta. Antigone makes about the same kind of prediction when she says that the consequences of her civil disobedience will be no more than an ignoble death.
