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That pride goes before a fall is the choral moral at the end of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the chorus leader summarizes the events in Theban King Creon's life as proving that happiness goes hand in hand with wisdom and vice versa. He also states that the best way to know and to show wisdom is reverence to the all-powerful gods. Finally, he says that seemingly smooth sailing through the waters of pride and irreverence always catch and trip mortals up.

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What is the first choral ode about in the Shakespeare play Antigone?

Antigone is written by Sophocles. It's about how great man is.Shakespeare didn't write Antigone. Sophocles did.


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!"


Who appears more moral in Antigone Creon or Antigone?

It depends on your own ethics and morality.What may be moral and correct to you is not necessarily right and moral to someone else.


What are favorite parts of 'Antigone'?

Haemon's defense of Antigone and the choral odesare my favorite parts of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, it is educational and entertaining to read the choral odes. The odes lead the audience through cultural and historical elaborations of and parallels to offstage and onstage events. Additionally, Theban Prince Haemon modernizes the play in his realistic defense of Antigone, his beloved first cousin and bride-to-be.


How does Antigone break a moral law in 'Antigone'?

It is by burying her brother that Antigone breaks a moral law in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the phrase moral law describes the enforcement of right and wrong in society. The description fits the non-burial edict that is issued by Theban Princess Antigone's uncle King Creon. It is right for Antigone to respect Creon as her guardian, relative and ruler. It therefore is wrong for her to break his law.

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What is the first choral ode about in the Shakespeare play Antigone?

Antigone is written by Sophocles. It's about how great man is.Shakespeare didn't write Antigone. Sophocles did.


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 do the choral odes say about Antigone's fate in 'Antigone'?

That she is the cursed and that her behavior does not make her fate better are what the choral odes say about Antigone's fate in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is described and self-described as the cursed daughter of a cursed royal house. The chorus is not sympathetic to Antigone's downfall. In fact, chorus members observe that like father, like daughter Antigone gets the fate that her uncontrolled behavior wins for her.


Who appears more moral in Antigone Creon or Antigone?

It depends on your own ethics and morality.What may be moral and correct to you is not necessarily right and moral to someone else.


What are favorite parts of 'Antigone'?

Haemon's defense of Antigone and the choral odesare my favorite parts of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, it is educational and entertaining to read the choral odes. The odes lead the audience through cultural and historical elaborations of and parallels to offstage and onstage events. Additionally, Theban Prince Haemon modernizes the play in his realistic defense of Antigone, his beloved first cousin and bride-to-be.


How does Antigone break a moral law in 'Antigone'?

It is by burying her brother that Antigone breaks a moral law in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the phrase moral law describes the enforcement of right and wrong in society. The description fits the non-burial edict that is issued by Theban Princess Antigone's uncle King Creon. It is right for Antigone to respect Creon as her guardian, relative and ruler. It therefore is wrong for her to break his law.


What is the purpose of the choral ode that follows Antigone's final exit in 'Antigone'?

An observation on the inevitability of fate is the purpose of the choral ode that follows Antigone's final exit in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus gives examples of three mortals who suffer. One example recounts persecution that is followed by triumph and vengeance. The other two examples relate to less fortunate meetings with Dionysos the wine god and with fate. The ode therefore summarizes that Antigone's suffering fits in with the fate of a god-cursed line.


What are some moral issues in 'Antigone'?

There are two main moral issues in the play 'Antigone'. One is the question of disobedience or obedience to inhumane, unfair, unjust laws. Another is the manner in which that disobedience/ or obedience is carried out.


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.


What rhymes with immoral?

moral. oral. choral. coral, sorrel, aural, amoral, floral, laurel


Who said where's the threat in challenging a bad decree in Antigone play?

In Sophocles' play "Antigone," the character Creon expresses the idea that there is no threat in challenging a bad decree. He believes that the laws of the state must be upheld, but this sentiment is ultimately contested by Antigone, who argues for a higher moral law. The tension between Creon's authority and Antigone's moral conviction drives the central conflict of the play.


Why does antigone tell Creon that she disobeyed his edict?

Creon's edict defied moral law.