Eteocles and Polynices slew each other during the battle that was known as the Seven Against Thebes.
Antigone takes place in ancient Thebes, before the Trojan War.
Civil war is the name of the battle that takes place before the opening of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the battle ends the first civil war over the Theban royal succession. It happens around and outside the seven main gates of Thebes. It leads into a second civil war since the usurpers win the first civil war and promote divisiveness, not healing, in its aftermath.
Just outside the city is the place where the battle takes place in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the battle is the final phase in the first civil war over the Theban royal succession. The war is fought around the city's seven gates. It is lost by the attackers when the twin brothers Eteocles and Polyneices, respective leaders of Thebes' defenders and invaders, kill each on the last day of the final battle.
From a divine curse Oedipus rescues Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus rescues Thebes twice from a divine curse. The first takes place when he solves a riddle and thereby defeats the monstrous Sphinx that has all Thebes terrified. The second takes place when Theban King Oedipus ends the pestilence by identifying the killer of his royal predecessor, King Laius. Both curses are divine in origin, and both are leveled against Thebes for not carrying out mandatory cleansing rituals in the aftermath of a king's murder, a serious offense in ancient Greece.
The play 'Antigone' takes place in the city of Thebes. Most of the action takes place in and around the city's royal palace. But some significant action takes place in the desolate area where the bodies of the Argive invaders and their Theban allies are left exposed to birds, dogs, and the elements. Other significant action takes place in the remote cave that becomes Antigone's last home on earth.
The narrative of Sojourner Truth takes place before the Civil War.
The narrative of Sojourner Truth takes place before the Civil War.
Near the entrances at the front of the royal palace of Thebes is where the action takes place in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, all onstage action takes place near the side or main entrances to the Theban royal palace. Flashbacks and conversations bring in events that take place elsewhere in ancient Greece, in and around Thebes, and inside the palace. But the play still respects the ancient Greek ideal of the dramatic unity of time, plot, and place: all onstage action takes place in one location within a 24-hour period during which a problem is raised and resolved.
The setting for The Story of Two Brothers is agricultural. The majority of the story takes place on a farm in which the characters help take care of.
The setting for The Story of Two Brothers is agricultural. The majority of the story takes place on a farm in which the characters help take care of.
Creon takes over as King of Thebes after the war in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Creon is the closest known eligible, surviving relative when the civil war over the Theban royal succession ends. He is supposed to rule until Laodamas, Eteocles' son, is old enough to be crowned. But this is known from other sources, not from the play itself.
Thebes on the day after the end of the recent civil warare the setting and time span of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Sophocles respects the ancient Greek guideline of the unity of time, plot and place in drama. That guideline demands the presentation and resolution of a problem within the confines of one place in no longer than a 24-hour period. All onstage action in fact takes place in front of the main entrance to the royal palace of Thebes even though the dialogue may refer to offstage events taking place elsewhere. The temporal setting is identified during the opening scene as the day following the end of the recent civil war over the royal succession.