That the gods rule and that she needs to be welcomed by her dead family members are the ways in which Antigone defends herself in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone breaks the law of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. She considers it illegal since it contradicts divine will and Theban traditions whereby all Thebans are guaranteed of below ground burials. She disobeys the law in burying her brother Polyneices. But she justifies her civil disobedience by saying that divine law takes precedence over any conflicting royal law. She also needs to ensure that her brother has an intact body for entering the Underworld of the afterlife.
In Antigone (Sophocles) Antigone hangs herself in the final stage of the play, inside the cave. In the Legend of Antigone through Mythology She married Creons Son, and He killed himself and Antigone.
Antigone hangs herself with her robe.
YES, she hung herself with her vail.
Kill herself is what happens to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone breaks her uncle King Creon's law by burying her brother Polyneices. She gets sentenced to death. She hangs herself rather than endure death by live burial and starvation.
Yes, Antigone hangs herself in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone does what her uncle, King Creon, hopes that she will do. She decides to kill herself rather than face a lonely, miserable death from starvation in the dark, remote cave in which she is walled up. Prince Haemon, Antigone's betrothed and Creon's son, climbs the long walk to the cave, but gets there too late to save his beloved from death's clutches.
In Antigone (Sophocles) Antigone hangs herself in the final stage of the play, inside the cave. In the Legend of Antigone through Mythology She married Creons Son, and He killed himself and Antigone.
Antigone hangs herself with her robe.
She hangs herself.
That the chorus leader expresses amazement is what makes the audience feel that the chorus cares for Antigone when she is brought back with the guard in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus leader can interact directly with other characters. He immediately inserts himself into Theban Princess Antigone's upcoming interaction with the guard and her uncle, King Creon. He offers an opportunity for Antigone to defend herself on the basis of the unexpectedness of her as the perpetrator.
Antigone's mother was Jocasta. Jocasta hung herself out of shame that she had married and had children by her own son, Oedipus, who was Antigone's father.
YES, she hung herself with her vail.
Kill herself is what happens to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone breaks her uncle King Creon's law by burying her brother Polyneices. She gets sentenced to death. She hangs herself rather than endure death by live burial and starvation.
Yes, Antigone hangs herself in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone does what her uncle, King Creon, hopes that she will do. She decides to kill herself rather than face a lonely, miserable death from starvation in the dark, remote cave in which she is walled up. Prince Haemon, Antigone's betrothed and Creon's son, climbs the long walk to the cave, but gets there too late to save his beloved from death's clutches.
That she has some disappointments and regrets but basically looks forward to happiness in death are Antigone's thoughts before killing herself in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone explains that her families ties, religious devotion and ummaried status lead her to defend her dead brother Polyneices' rights at the cost of her own life. She expresses vague disappointment at not being married and having children. She also indicates vague regret at being executed for breaking a royal law in her compliance with divine law when the gods are all powerful and rule life and death.
She killed herself out of grief and anger.
She stabs herself with a sword.
Creon. He ordered her death, but Antigone refused to be buried alive, and therefore killed herself by hanging.