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It is by talking respectfully to him one on one that Haemon attempts to reason with his father in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon meets with his father, King Creon. He listens to what his father has to say. He links his own opinions with those of the majority in Thebes and with succinct explanations and telling examples. He fails miserably in the face of his father's stubborn narrow-mindedness.
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Who does the choral leader compare Antigone to in her scene with Creon?
In the Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, the choral leader (Senator 1) compares Antigone to her father and half-brother, Oedipus."Lo you, the spirit stout of her stout father's child-- unapt to bend beneath misfortune!"
What happens to Antigone and Haemon in Scene 5 of 'Antigone'?
That Haemon finds Antigone dead, tries to kill his father and then turns his own sword upon himself are what happen in Scene 5 of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon is engaged to his first cousin, Princess Antigone. But his father, King Creon, sentences her to be buried alive in a remote cave. Haemon travels to the cave either to join or release her. Heunsuccessfully tries to kill Creon after finding Antigone already hanging by the halter of her own dress and then succeeds in killing himself and dying in Antigone's dead arms.
If you had to rewrite Antigone what scene would you pick and how would you change it?
scene 7
What is the relation in stories between Cleopatra and antigone?
In Antigone there is a reference to Cleopatra during her final scene.
What does the chorus leader say about Antigone's fate in the second scene of 'Antigone'?
That she is as foolish, uncompromising, uncontrolled and unlucky as her father is what the chorus leader says about Antigone's fate in the second scene of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus leader makes his first observation on her foolishness and unluckiness when he sees that Theban Princess Antigone is escorted by armed guard into her uncle King Creon's presence. He makes his second observation on her lack of conciliation and self-control when Antigone openly admits her guilt. At the end of Antigone's and Creon's interaction, the chorus sings of Antigone's fateful descent from cursed parents and ancestors.
To whom does the choral leader compare Antigone in her scene with Creon in 'Antigone'?
It is to her father that the chorus leader compares Antigone in her scene with Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus leader describes Theban Princess Antigone as the passionate daughter of a passionate father. He expresses the concern that like her father, Antigone plunges into the midst of trouble without any thought of compromise, flexibility or reconciliation. Antigone's father is disgraced Theban King Oedipus.
Who does the choral leader compare Antigone to in her scene with Creon?
In the Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, the choral leader (Senator 1) compares Antigone to her father and half-brother, Oedipus."Lo you, the spirit stout of her stout father's child-- unapt to bend beneath misfortune!"
What happens to Antigone and Haemon in Scene 5 of 'Antigone'?
That Haemon finds Antigone dead, tries to kill his father and then turns his own sword upon himself are what happen in Scene 5 of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon is engaged to his first cousin, Princess Antigone. But his father, King Creon, sentences her to be buried alive in a remote cave. Haemon travels to the cave either to join or release her. Heunsuccessfully tries to kill Creon after finding Antigone already hanging by the halter of her own dress and then succeeds in killing himself and dying in Antigone's dead arms.
If you had to rewrite Antigone what scene would you pick and how would you change it?
scene 7
What is the relation in stories between Cleopatra and antigone?
In Antigone there is a reference to Cleopatra during her final scene.
What does the chorus leader say about Antigone's fate in the second scene of 'Antigone'?
That she is as foolish, uncompromising, uncontrolled and unlucky as her father is what the chorus leader says about Antigone's fate in the second scene of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus leader makes his first observation on her foolishness and unluckiness when he sees that Theban Princess Antigone is escorted by armed guard into her uncle King Creon's presence. He makes his second observation on her lack of conciliation and self-control when Antigone openly admits her guilt. At the end of Antigone's and Creon's interaction, the chorus sings of Antigone's fateful descent from cursed parents and ancestors.
What is the scene in which Antigone buries Polyneices in 'Antigone'?
By scenes 1-2 Antigone buries and reburies Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone announces in the play's Prologue her intent to bury her brother Polyneices. By Scene 1 Polyneices' body partially is buried under a layer of dust. King Creon. By Scene 2 the body is re-buried, and Antigone is arrested for being the perpetrator.
How does Haemon's attitude change toward Creon from the beginning to the end of scene 3 in 'Antigone'?
In the beginning of the scene, Haemon is respectfultowards his father, Theban King Creon. But he finds it difficult to remain respectful in the face of his father's hostility towards Antigone. Antigone is Haemon's beloved first cousin and fiancee. He and his father have known Antigone all of her life. So Haemon finds it hard to believe that his father can end her life without hesitation.Neither does Haemon understand how his father can think that emotions can be turned on and off, or reversed, in regard to a young individual who is supposed to become an even closer, more permanent part of their lives. So by the end of their interaction, Haemon no longer respects his father. In fact, Haemon's behavior and words go from respectful, to disrespectful, to outright antagonistic.
What event is foreshadowed at the end of the scene between Creon and Haemon in 'Antigone'?
The deaths of Antigone and Haemon are foreshadowed at the end of the scene between Creon and Haemon in "Antigone" by Sophocles(495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon sentences Princess Antigone to death for breaking his law against burial of the disloyal Theban dead from the recent civil war over the royal succession. Prince Haemon, Creon's son and Antigone's betrothed, makes an effort to get his father to allow the burials and to pardon and release Antigone. He does not succeed and ends with the fateful comment that the death of one life (Antigone) will cause the destruction of another (his own).
Who has Creon assembled at the beginning of scene 1 in Antigone?
choragus
What does Haemon want Creon to do in Scene 3?
to release Antigone
What does Antigone say about the blasphemy of her birth in 'Antigone'?
That she is the daughter of a son who marries his motheris what Antigone says about the blasphemy of her birth in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone mentions her parents during her first and third onstage appearances. In the prologue, she refers to her father's "mother wife." In the third scene, she sums the relationship up with a quick description of the "horrors" of a mother slumbering next to her own son
