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Human and divine laws are the laws that Creon realizes are broken in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict that contradicts divinely ordained rights to below-ground burials and funeral rites for all Thebans. His niece, Princess Antigone, breaks the law and is sentenced to death. All Creon cares about is the breaking of his law. It is not until Teiresias the blind prophet warns him of divine fury descending upon and destroying the royal household that Creon develops a conscience about breaking the pre-existing divine law by issuing his contrary human law.
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Whose hand would Creon prefer to fall from power?
antigone
How does Antigone provoke Creon in 'Antigone'?
That she admits her disobedience and criticizeshis rule is the way in which Antigone provokes Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is caught burying her brother Polyneices, whose burial is guaranteed by the gods but denied by King Creon. When arrested by guards and tried by Creon, her uncle and future father-in-law, Antigone brags about the burial, challenges her sovereign's decision-making, and questions his ability to rule Thebes and get along with Thebans. In essence, Antigone does just about everything to get the deathsentence and absolutely nothing to find common ground with Creon and get him to rescind the edict, pardon her, and bury the disloyal dead.
Why does Creon bury Antigone in 'Antigone'?
Because he considers her presence polluting Creon chooses to bury Antigone alive in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Princess Antigone breaks a recently issued Theban law for which the penalty is death by her fellow Thebans pelting her with stones. But King Creon considers his niece a troublemaker whose presence pollutes the Theban environment. He therefore revises the sentence to death by being walled up in a dark, remote, scary cave.
How is Antigone's defiance of Creon an ironic response in 'Antigone'?
That the king is the earthly representative of the godsis the reason why Antigone's defiance of Creon is ironic in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, an ironic response includes one whose implications far exceed what is intended and understood by its doer. The description is an exact fit with Theban Princess Antigone's defiance of King Creon, her uncle, king and intended father-in-law. In terms of all three relationships, Antigone owes respect to Creon as her superior and the gods' earthly representative in Thebes. She shows none even though she claims to respect and defend the gods.
How and by whom is Antigone captured in 'Antigone'?
In a second attempt to bury her brother, Antigone is captured by Creon's guards in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon refuses to honor divinely ordained below-ground burial rights to the disloyal Theban dead. But Princess Antigone, his niece and intended daughter-in-law, decides to break her uncle's law and properly bury her brother Polyneices. She buries Polyneices, whose body is re-exposed by Creon's guards. The guards then catch her in the act of re-burying Polyneices' corpse.
Whose hand would Creon prefer to fall from power?
antigone
How does Antigone provoke Creon in 'Antigone'?
That she admits her disobedience and criticizeshis rule is the way in which Antigone provokes Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is caught burying her brother Polyneices, whose burial is guaranteed by the gods but denied by King Creon. When arrested by guards and tried by Creon, her uncle and future father-in-law, Antigone brags about the burial, challenges her sovereign's decision-making, and questions his ability to rule Thebes and get along with Thebans. In essence, Antigone does just about everything to get the deathsentence and absolutely nothing to find common ground with Creon and get him to rescind the edict, pardon her, and bury the disloyal dead.
Which one of Antigone and Creon is presented more sympathetically and realistically in 'Antigone'?
Neither Antigone nor Creon is presented sympatheticallyin "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon are individuals whose viewpoints differ but whose way of acting is the same. For example, they can be interpreted as representing opposite sides on the issue of the separation of church and state. But they both disdain any convictions but their own. Individual personality differences may be a bit exaggerated to compare and contrast their differences and similarities. But the overall presentation rings quite realistically.
Why does Creon bury Antigone in 'Antigone'?
Because he considers her presence polluting Creon chooses to bury Antigone alive in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Princess Antigone breaks a recently issued Theban law for which the penalty is death by her fellow Thebans pelting her with stones. But King Creon considers his niece a troublemaker whose presence pollutes the Theban environment. He therefore revises the sentence to death by being walled up in a dark, remote, scary cave.
Whose will does Creon go against in 'Antigone'?
Divine will is what Creon goes against in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, it is the expressed will of the gods that Theban King Creon contradicts. Creon in fact issues a royal edict that denies to his perceived enemies the divinely sanctioned rights of all Thebans to below ground burials. His niece, Princess Antigone, opposes the edict and sets in motion the opposition by which the edict is reversed and her uncle is toppled from power.
How is Antigone's defiance of Creon an ironic response in 'Antigone'?
That the king is the earthly representative of the godsis the reason why Antigone's defiance of Creon is ironic in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, an ironic response includes one whose implications far exceed what is intended and understood by its doer. The description is an exact fit with Theban Princess Antigone's defiance of King Creon, her uncle, king and intended father-in-law. In terms of all three relationships, Antigone owes respect to Creon as her superior and the gods' earthly representative in Thebes. She shows none even though she claims to respect and defend the gods.
How and by whom is Antigone captured in 'Antigone'?
In a second attempt to bury her brother, Antigone is captured by Creon's guards in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon refuses to honor divinely ordained below-ground burial rights to the disloyal Theban dead. But Princess Antigone, his niece and intended daughter-in-law, decides to break her uncle's law and properly bury her brother Polyneices. She buries Polyneices, whose body is re-exposed by Creon's guards. The guards then catch her in the act of re-burying Polyneices' corpse.
Whose side do Jocasta and the chorus take?
Jocasta takes Oedipus' side in the argument. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who is betrothed to Creon's son.
What is the nature of the conflict between Creon and Antigone?
Authority is the nature of the conflict between Theban King Creon and his niece and future daughter-in-law, Antigone. Antigone believes that the will of the gods must be honored and obeyed. That respect to divine authority must be shown and carried out even when contradicted by the authority of high standing mortals. In contrast, Creon believes that the will of the gods can be reinterpreted and changed by powerful mortals, such as himself.So it comes down to whom does the citizen obey in a pinch? Is it the gods whose existence is a question of faith? Or is it mortals whose existence is in the here and now?
What is the role of paradox in 'Antigone'?
It is Antigone's and Creon's determination that is paradoxical in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term paradox describes something that seems to be true but that whose effects actually are contradictory or illogical. The description fits the strong, uncompromising, unyielding will that Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon bring to bear in their interactions with each other and in fact with everyone else in the play. That determination initially gives them what they want but then boomerangs.
Does Creon let Antigone bury him in 'Antigone'?
No, Creon does not let Antigone bury anyone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues a royal edict by which his enemies are denied god-given rights of all Thebans to below-ground burials and funeral rites. Creon makes no distinction between King Adrastus' Argive invaders, whose dead are expected to be left unburied since they are not Theban, and Polyneices' Theban supporters, who traditionally find their burial rights respected since they are considered Theban in life and death regardless of what they do in life. Creon therefore refuses to let anyone bury anybody other than loyal Theban dead.
Whose fate does Antigone compare to her own in 'Antigone'?
It is to Niobe that Antigone compares her fate in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone and Niobe experience grief over the unburied bodies of those they love. Antigone feels that she must bury her brother Polyneices whose body is being denied by her uncle King Creon of the god-given rights of all Thebans to below ground burials. Niobe has the pain of seeing her children killed by the gods and not immediately buried.
