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The loss of family, home, and job is Creon's reversal in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Creon has to admit that he is wrong to issue his edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. He also has to admit that he is wrong to refuse to bury his nephew Polyneices' body. He therefore must relinquish power. At that moment, he turns into a friendless, homeless, jobless Theban who is under house arrest pending divine expression of his punishment.
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Who is eurydice in Antigone?
Creons wife
What is the rising action in the story Antigone?
the rising action is antigone decision to defy creons orders to bury her brother polynecis
How did Antigone kill herself?
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.
How does haemon respond to creons order?
He don't support his father' decision to execute Antigone.
How is the natural order of things reversed in 'Antigone'?
One reversal of the natural order isAntigone's death. The general expectation is the following of an engagement by marriage, children, and then death. But Antigone dies before her engagement can culminate in marriage. Another reversal is Haemon's death. The general expectation is the survival of older parents by healthy adult children. But Haemon kills himself, and therefore dies before Theban Queen Eurydice and Theban King Creon. Still another reversal is the survival of men. The general expectation is the survival of men by the women in their lives. But Antigone dies before beloved first cousin and fiance Haemon, as does Eurydice before Creon.
Who is eurydice in Antigone?
Creons wife
What is the rising action in the story Antigone?
the rising action is antigone decision to defy creons orders to bury her brother polynecis
What is antigone's major argument for her disobedience?
creons's law conflicts with divine law
How did Antigone kill herself?
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.
How does haemon respond to creons order?
He don't support his father' decision to execute Antigone.
How is the natural order of things reversed in 'Antigone'?
One reversal of the natural order isAntigone's death. The general expectation is the following of an engagement by marriage, children, and then death. But Antigone dies before her engagement can culminate in marriage. Another reversal is Haemon's death. The general expectation is the survival of older parents by healthy adult children. But Haemon kills himself, and therefore dies before Theban Queen Eurydice and Theban King Creon. Still another reversal is the survival of men. The general expectation is the survival of men by the women in their lives. But Antigone dies before beloved first cousin and fiance Haemon, as does Eurydice before Creon.
How do the characters in scene 4 contribute to the plot of 'Antigone'?
It is by setting in motion and bringing about Creon's reversal that the characters in scene 4 contribute to the plot of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet and the Chorus leader are the characters who interact with Theban King Creon in the fourth scene. Teiresias makes Creon's reversal possible by warning him that the mourning that goes around Thebes will come back around to Creon's own household. The chorus leader then puts the reversal in effect by successfully counseling Creon to annul the non-burial edict, bury Polyneices and free Princess Antigone.
What is the reversal of the play in 'Antigone'?
When Theban King Creon orders that a proper burial be given to the body of Polyneices and that Antigone be released from her cave is the point at which the reversal occurs in the play "Antigone" by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the reversal in a play refers to the point at which the course of events are changed by the action being stopped in one direction and taking up in a completely opposite sense. In the play's final scene (exodus), Creon changes his mind about the edict that he issues at the play's beginning and that he insists upon enforcing through much of the play. Previously, Creon says that his nephew Polyneices, for having betrayed Thebes, must be left to the ravages of inclement weather and hungry birds and dogs and that his niece Antigone, for having buried her brother Polyneices, must be punished.Once Creon realizes that a tragedy has been set in motion and that it will affect even his own wife and son, he moves from single-minded enforcement to abandonment of the provisions and consequences of his own edict. This reversal changes the course of events by ending the pollution that afflicts all Thebes and by respecting the will of the gods in terms of according burial to all Thebans, whether they die loyal or disloyal to their city.What the reversal does not stop is the death of Antigone.
What is the turning point in Antigone?
The turning point in Antigone is when Creons son, Haimon, dies. Creon shows remorse and compassion for the first time, but most importantly he takes responsibility for his actions and is able to admit to himself that Haimons death is his fault. Creon is a dynamic character, he changes greatly throughout the play and by the end he is able to accept that his own mortality is enevitable and that family comes before fortune.
What is creons defense against the accusation against him?
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Who is creons sibling?
Oedipus's mother and wife - Jocasta.
Creon tragic hero?
Yes, Creon is the tragic hero. His flaw is his hubris (of course) and his recognition is after Tiresias comes and his reversal is when he buries Polynices and then goes to try to get Antigone back. Too late..
