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That the main characters choose to do things that collide with divine will but carry out divine fate is the role of choice in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone chooses to bury her brother Polyneices but disrespect her uncle King Creon. The disrespect crashes against divine will at the same time that it carries out Antigone's fate to die for the gods. At the same time, Creon decides to issue an edict that contradicts cherished Theban traditions of below ground burials. That decision hurtles Creon against the gods but carries out his fate to lose everyone and everything in one day's time. Life in Thebes is led between the rock of choice and the hard place of divinely sanctioned fate.
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What is Haemon's role in 'Antigone'?
he is antigone's soon to be husband and the son of Creon and he tries to convince his father not to kill antigone
What was the role of Antigone's father in society?
He was king.
What role does Creon play in 'Antigone'?
Theban King Creon plays two main roles in the play 'Antigone'. Dramatically, he plays the role of the villain. Functionally, he plays the role of head of state.
What role did Oedipus play in the play Antigone?
the old man
Who is Teiresias and what is his role in the play Antigone?
The role of Teiresias is being the blind seer, he also apears in Oedipus Rex. He warns Creon not to kill Antigone becuase he will lose his only son.
How is Antigone's religious belief a feminine role model in 'Antigone'?
That it emphasizes a devotion that is self-effacing is the way in which Antigone's religious belief is a feminine role model in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone comes across an instance in which her brother is being denied his religious rights as a Theban to a below ground burial. Antigone decides to honor those rights even though the act involves breaking her uncle King Creon's law and carries the death penalty. Antigone therefore role models the very obedient, self-sacrificing behavior for which she criticizes her sister Princess Ismene.
How does Oedipus cause Antigone to suffer in 'Antigone'?
It is through his heritage, reputation, and role modelingthat Oedipus causes Antigone to suffer in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, disgraced Theban King Oedipus carries over to his daughter Princess Antigone the divine curse on the descendants of Kings Polydorus and Labdacus. He contributes to that curse his reputation as his father's killer and his mother's husband. Additionally, he is a negative role model in allowing himself to get out of control and in being stubborn.
What is the role of family ties in 'Antigone'?
Strong in terms of Antigone is a way of describing the role of family ties in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone honors her gods, loves her family and respects her city's traditions. She is the strongest expression of the importance of family in the play. She risks her life to give her disgraced brother Polyneices the burial that he is guaranteed as a Theban but that he illegally is denied by his uncle, King Creon.
How is Antigone's fate ironic in 'Antigone'?
That she obeys the gods but receives the death penalty is the way in which Antigone's fate is ironic in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone faces a situation in which two authority figures conflict. Divine will indicates that she must give her brother Polyneices a below ground burial, which a recent royal edict forbids. Antigone knows that the gods rule and that her choice is correct. But her uncle King Creon sentences her to death for breaking his law.
What is the role of the messenger in Antigone?
The messenger tells Creon that the buriels were dugged, but does not tell Creon who did though.
What do the other characters think of Antigone in 'Antigone'?
Negatively by her uncle, positively by her betrothed, and questioningly by her sister is what other characters think of Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon characterizes his niece, Princess Antigone, as foolish. His son, Prince Haemon, considers Antigone, his first cousin and bride-to-be, the love and role model of his life. But Princess Ismene has questions about her sister breaking the law and the social mold.
What role did gender play in 'Antigone'?
The main role that gender played in 'Antigone' was the choice of the main character of the same name as the protagonist. Thus the play revolved around the tragic heroine, Antigone, instead of a tragic hero. For the tragic hero/heroine did great deeds, and had great power and strength. And Antigone fit the bill in terms of both the title and the position description. Otherwise, in general, the female roles were those of kindness and mercy. For Antigone cared about the mistreatment of the disloyal Theban dead who nevertheless left loved ones among the living. And Queen Eurydice mourned the fate of all of her children at the hands of her husband, Theban King Creon. In general, the male roles were those of respect for the law. In terms of the King, the role was the monomaniacal respect for law and order, without any consideration for compassion. It was respect for the rights of all in terms of Eteocles, Haemon, Polyneices, and the blind prophet Teiresias.
