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The rising action is what builds up to the turning point in a story. The turning point in the play 'Antigone' is the sprinkling of the dust, and the anointing with oil, over the dead body of Polyneices by Antigone. The rising action therefore is the non-burial of the dead from the Argive enemy and their Theban collaborators.

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What is the rising action in the story Antigone?

What is the summary pf the story of antigone and the plot


Why is the plot of 'Antigone' triangular?

The plot of the play 'Antigone' is triangular, because of the clearly demarcated beginning, middle and end to the story; and the clearly identifiable rising and falling actions. The play begins with the exposition of the conflict or crisis. What will Antigone do about the burial of her brother Eteocles and the non-burial of her brother Polyneices? The rising action links the story's beginning and middle. The play's action rises with Antigone's sprinkling with dust and anointing with oil the corpse of her brother Polyneices. The play climaxes with the confrontation between Theban King Creon and Antigone, his niece and future daughter-in-law. The play's action falls with Antigone's death sentence. It ends with the resolution in the aftermath of Teiresias the blind prophet's predictions of doom and gloom for the royal household. In quick succession, Polyneices' body is given proper burial; Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice commit suicide; and the King is disgraced.


What act is the the rising action in in the play Macbeth?

In the highly artificial schema from which the term 'rising action' is drawn, Act II of the play is always the rising action.


What best describes Antigone's action when Creon found out what she had done?

crazyness


How is Antigone determined in 'Antigone'?

That she decides upon a course of action and never strays from it is the way in which Antigone is determined in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, someone who is determined chooses and carries out a course of action. The description fits Theban Princess Antigone when she decides that she will bury her brother Polyneices and suffer the consequences for disobeying a royal edict. She knows that the penalty is death and does nothing to avoid or lessen the capital punishment.

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What is the rising action in the story Antigone?

What is the summary pf the story of antigone and the plot


Why is the plot of 'Antigone' triangular?

The plot of the play 'Antigone' is triangular, because of the clearly demarcated beginning, middle and end to the story; and the clearly identifiable rising and falling actions. The play begins with the exposition of the conflict or crisis. What will Antigone do about the burial of her brother Eteocles and the non-burial of her brother Polyneices? The rising action links the story's beginning and middle. The play's action rises with Antigone's sprinkling with dust and anointing with oil the corpse of her brother Polyneices. The play climaxes with the confrontation between Theban King Creon and Antigone, his niece and future daughter-in-law. The play's action falls with Antigone's death sentence. It ends with the resolution in the aftermath of Teiresias the blind prophet's predictions of doom and gloom for the royal household. In quick succession, Polyneices' body is given proper burial; Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice commit suicide; and the King is disgraced.


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