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Protection of the state is the reason that Creon gives for passing the new law in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Creon reminds the chorus of Theban elders of the recent, violent civil war over the Theban royal succession. He speaks of the need to protect the state and secure its people. He states that the new law of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead protects the state and its people from disasters and enemies.
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What reason does Antigone give for disobeying Creon's orders in 'Antigone'?
That he is in the wrong is the reason that Antigone gives Creon for disobeying his orders in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone breaks a royal edict issued by her uncle, King Creon. The edict conflicts with divine law and Theban tradition. Antigone explains that she breaks Creon's law because he is in the wrong and that she observes divine law because the gods rule.
What is the reason Creon gives when he claims its necessary for him to condemn Antigone?
A wise king never backs down on his word and that he should not give Antigone special treatment just because she is related to him
What does Creon do to Antigone in 'Antigone'?
Sentence her to death is what Creon does to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone deliberately breaks a royal edict recently issued by King Creon, her uncle and intended father-in-law. Creon tends to have a negative attitude towards women in general and towards Antigone in particular. Nevertheless, Antigone does nothing to try to get Creon to pardon her or give her a sentence other than death.
What advice does Haemon give Creon?
Haemon tells King Creon to forgive Antigone of her illegal acts. He is "engaged" to Antigone and believes that she is just trying to honor her brother.
Why are both Antigone and Creon at fault?
Traditionally: Creon for not allowing a proper burial and Antigone for not obeying the king and being rebellious. Although you can feel free to give your own interpretation.
What reason does Antigone give for disobeying Creon's orders in 'Antigone'?
That he is in the wrong is the reason that Antigone gives Creon for disobeying his orders in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone breaks a royal edict issued by her uncle, King Creon. The edict conflicts with divine law and Theban tradition. Antigone explains that she breaks Creon's law because he is in the wrong and that she observes divine law because the gods rule.
What does Creon do to Antigone in 'Antigone'?
Sentence her to death is what Creon does to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone deliberately breaks a royal edict recently issued by King Creon, her uncle and intended father-in-law. Creon tends to have a negative attitude towards women in general and towards Antigone in particular. Nevertheless, Antigone does nothing to try to get Creon to pardon her or give her a sentence other than death.
What is the reason Creon gives when he claims its necessary for him to condemn Antigone?
A wise king never backs down on his word and that he should not give Antigone special treatment just because she is related to him
What advice does Haemon give Creon?
Haemon tells King Creon to forgive Antigone of her illegal acts. He is "engaged" to Antigone and believes that she is just trying to honor her brother.
Why are both Antigone and Creon at fault?
Traditionally: Creon for not allowing a proper burial and Antigone for not obeying the king and being rebellious. Although you can feel free to give your own interpretation.
What final warning or prediction does Tiresias give Creon?
Basically he tells Creon, that by punishing Antigone for burying her brother against his (Creon's) order, but in accordance with divine law, that Creon is really upsetting the gods and they are going to punish him.
Where in 'Antigone' do Antigone and Creon and Teiresias talk about profit and loss in terms of monetary value?
Antigone, Teiresias the blind prophet, and Theban King Creon don't talk all together about profit and loss in monetary terms. They aren't all on the stage at the same time in 'Antigone'. In fact, playwright Sophocles [496 B.C.E.* - 406 B.C.E.] doesn't give Antigone and Teiresias any opportunity in which to interact. Creon is the only character of the three who gets to interact with everyone else.
What is the resolution of 'Antigone'?
The resolution in Sophocles' Antigone is that Antigone commits suicide with her fiancé, Haemon, because King Creon does not allow her to give a proper burial to Polynices, her brother. After that, King Creon's wife kills herself after finishing sewing a cloth.King Creon blames himself for these events afterwards.The denouement is the conclusion. So the denouement of 'Antigone' ends the play. Readers and viewers learn of the suicides of Antigone, Haemon, and Queen Eurydice. They also learn of disgraced Theban King Creon being led away into exile.In fact, Haemon and Antigone do not commit suicide together. Haemon kills himself with his sword when he discovers the body of Antigone, who has hanged herself.
What lines give clues to Creon freeing Antigone for burying Polyneices?
In "Antigone," the Chorus hints at Creon's change of heart when they say, "Fools, no man to whom heaven sends good fortune / Will ever find his life filled full with gloom." This suggests a shift in Creon's perspective towards Antigone. Additionally, Creon's own words at the end of the play, "Lead me away—I pray you lead me home," reveal his realization of his own tragic errors and remorse for his actions, indicating his intention to release Antigone.
What is Antigone about?
Antigone is about a woman named Antigone who is the daughter of Oedipus (a character from another of Sophocles' plays). Her two brothers die, one was considered a traitor though and the king Creon forbids anyone to give him a proper burial. But Antigone values the eternal law over Creon's temporal law and decides to bury her brother Polyneices anyhow and that is where the action of the play begins.
What problem does Creon face in 'Antigone'?
What to do about his law-breaking niece Antigone is the problem faced by Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict by which god-given rights to below-ground burials and funeral rites are respected for his nephew Eteocles and denied for his nephew Polyneices. Princess Antigone, Creon's niece and sister to the twin brothers, decides to break the law and thereby give Polyneices' body a proper Theban-style send-off to the Underworld of the afterlife. Breaking Creon's law carries the death penalty, but Antigone is not only Creon's niece but also his intended daughter-in-law as the beloved bride-to-be of his only surviving child, Prince Haemon.
What does Creon decide to do with Antigone?
Wall up his niece and intended daughter-in-law in a secluded cave is what Theban King Creon decides to do with Princess Antigone of Thebes.Specifically, Antigone breaks a law that her uncle and intended father-in-law issues. According to the punishment specified by the law, Antigone is supposed to be struck by heavy rocks until dead. But Creon decides to give her a slower, less public death in the hopes of quelling growing opposition by his subjects to his rule.
