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What flaw in Antigone does the chorus point out?

The flaw in Antigone that the chorus pointed out to her in Scene 4, line 45 was her lack of respect for human laws. This flaw would lead to her death, and the chorus blamed Antigone for her own demise.


What is the conclusion about sentencing Antigone to death in 'Antigone'?

That everyone except Creon and the chorus oppose it is the conclusion about sentencing Antigone to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict that his niece, Princess Antigone, disobeys. The civil disobedience makes Antigone eligible for the mandatory death sentence. But just about everyone - her aunt Eurydice, her betrothed Haemon, her sister Ismene and Teiresias the blind prophet - oppose Antigone's death. Creon and the chorus basically stand alone in believing that her deed may be correct but that her uncontrolled passionate outbursts earn Antigone her death.


What is the chorus' reaction to Antigone's plight in her final scene in 'Antigone'?

That she is to blame for her own predicament is the chorus' reaction to Antigone's plight in her final scene in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus reminds Theban Princess Antigone of her own choices. They say that respect for the gods is important, but does not entail offense to royal rulers. They state that Antigone's willful spirit and uncontrolled passion put her on the road to her death by live burial.


What happens when Creon sentences Antigone to death in 'Antigone'?

The chorus questioning the same sentence forIsmene is what happens when Creon sentences Antigone to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus believe Theban Princess Antigone guilty of willfully breaking her uncle King Creon's law of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. The members do not appear to have a problem with the death penalty that Creon enforces. But they object to punishing Antigone's sister, Princess Ismene, whom they consider completely uninvolved from beginning to end with Polyneices' unlawful burial.


Is Antigone's death a result of her fate or her own free will in 'Antigone'?

Free will is what causes Antigone's death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is aware of divine curses on the Theban royal house of which she is a descendant and current member. But there is no mention of any specific prophecy regarding her fate. Additionally, she chooses to break a royal law for which any violation carries an automatic death sentence.

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What flaw in Antigone does the chorus point out?

The flaw in Antigone that the chorus pointed out to her in Scene 4, line 45 was her lack of respect for human laws. This flaw would lead to her death, and the chorus blamed Antigone for her own demise.


What is the conclusion about sentencing Antigone to death in 'Antigone'?

That everyone except Creon and the chorus oppose it is the conclusion about sentencing Antigone to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict that his niece, Princess Antigone, disobeys. The civil disobedience makes Antigone eligible for the mandatory death sentence. But just about everyone - her aunt Eurydice, her betrothed Haemon, her sister Ismene and Teiresias the blind prophet - oppose Antigone's death. Creon and the chorus basically stand alone in believing that her deed may be correct but that her uncontrolled passionate outbursts earn Antigone her death.


What is the chorus' reaction to Antigone's plight in her final scene in 'Antigone'?

That she is to blame for her own predicament is the chorus' reaction to Antigone's plight in her final scene in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus reminds Theban Princess Antigone of her own choices. They say that respect for the gods is important, but does not entail offense to royal rulers. They state that Antigone's willful spirit and uncontrolled passion put her on the road to her death by live burial.


What happens when Creon sentences Antigone to death in 'Antigone'?

The chorus questioning the same sentence forIsmene is what happens when Creon sentences Antigone to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus believe Theban Princess Antigone guilty of willfully breaking her uncle King Creon's law of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. The members do not appear to have a problem with the death penalty that Creon enforces. But they object to punishing Antigone's sister, Princess Ismene, whom they consider completely uninvolved from beginning to end with Polyneices' unlawful burial.


Is Antigone's death a result of her fate or her own free will in 'Antigone'?

Free will is what causes Antigone's death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is aware of divine curses on the Theban royal house of which she is a descendant and current member. But there is no mention of any specific prophecy regarding her fate. Additionally, she chooses to break a royal law for which any violation carries an automatic death sentence.


What is an example of imagery in 'Antigone'?

It is in the choral odes and Antigone's procession to her death that examples of imagery are found in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term parados describes the first onstage appearance of the chorus of Theban elders. The chorus enters with a song of striking imagery. The song likens Polyneices' attack on Thebes to the flight of predatory eagles and the struggle of smoldering dragons.


What does Creon decide after hearing the chorus' objections in 'Antigone'?

Bury Polyneices and free Antigone is what Creon decides after hearing the chorus' objections in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead and enforces the death penalty for its violation. His family and his advisor make efforts to get him to withdraw the edict. But the chorus leader alone succeeds in convincing Creon to annul the edict by burying his nephew Polyneices' body and freeing his niece Princess Antigone for violating that edict.


What does the chorus say about Antigone's procession to the cave?

The chorus initially is moved to tears by Antigone's procession to the cave where she's to be walled in. The chorus admires her love for the dead, and her death that's due to bravery instead of sickness or wounds. The chorus particularly applauds her choice of death over life in the choice between obeying divine or mortal laws.At the same time, the chorus suggests that she's paying for the past incestuous, murderous offenses of her father, former Theban King Oedipus. The chorus likewise speaks of her ready temper and her uncontrolled passion. The two character flaws lead her to respect the gods, but disrespect mortal authority. In the chorus' opinion, disrespect of any authority be it divine or mortal is, and should be, punishable.


What is the Paean of 'Antigone' about?

A paean* is a hymn of praise. Antigone's paean occurs with her procession to her tomb. Antigone indicates that she's ready to go to her death. She looks forward to meeting all of her family in the underworld realms of the afterlife. She regrets not experiencing marriage with her beloved first cousin and fiance, Haemon. She likewise regrets not undergoing the joys of raising children and continuing her parents' bloodline.But the regret isn't enough to stop her death march. Indeed, she doesn't regret her respect for the will of the gods and the god given traditions of Thebes. So she doesn't ask her death to be stopped. Instead, she asks that her wrongdoers meet the same fate.It's with this last, passionately willful statement that the chorus steps in, but not with a paean's song and dance. Instead, the leader chides Antigone for her uncontrolled passion. Indeed, Antigone respects the gods in terms of death, but disrespects them in presuming to influence their decisions on the fate of mortals.*Technically, Antigone's paean isn't a paean. During a paean, there's music to which the chorus dances and sings. But Antigone's paean consists of her dialogue to a chorus that basically stands still and doesn't react.


What does Creon and the chorus leader finally agree upon in 'Antigone'?

It is Polyneices' burial and Antigone's release that Creon and the chorus leader finally agree upon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon denies to his nephew Polyneices the god-given rights of all Thebans to below ground burials. He gives the death sentence to his niece Antigone for burying her brother. But advised by the chorus leader, Creon finally gives in when he hears Teiresias' prediction that the mourning that goes around Thebes for disloyal and loyal Theban dead will come back around to the royal household.


Why did Koryphaios let Antigone go?

The word 'Koryphaios' is Greek for 'leader of the chorus'.The leader had neither the authority nor the power to let Antigone go. That decision was Creon's as King of Thebes. Antigone was sentenced to death. The original punishment was being assailed by stones until dead. But King Creon changed the punishment to a slow, lonely death by being walled up in a remote cave. Once in the cave, Antigone killed herself.


What are examples of euphemisms in 'Antigone'?

It is during Antigone's procession to the cave that the euphemisms, which are indirect references to upsetting matters of death, occur in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.CE.). Specifically, the chorus describes Theban Princess Antigone as heading towards the final "bridal chamber" where all mortals end up. Antigone explains that everyone goes to sleep in the presence of Hades the Underworld god of the afterlife. Then she observes that her wedding goes through, to the lord of the Dark Lake in the Underworld of death.