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In the play 'Antigone', Theban King Creon changes his mind because of the prophecies of Teiresias the blind prophet. The King doesn't want to hear the truths that Teiresias tells him. He becomes insulting and threatening. So Teiresias tells him the woeful consequences of cruelty, pride, and stubbornness. Once he realizes the doom and gloom in store for him and his family, the King quickly changes his mind about crime and punishment. For example, he decides that his non-burial decree for the disloyal Theban dead indeed is wrong. He tries to make things right by having his nephew Polyneices buried and by trying to get his niece Antigone out of the remote, walled up cave to which he sentences her to death.
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How does Teiresias persuade Creon to change his mind in 'Antigone'?
Teiresias does not persuade Creon to change his mind in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet warns Theban King Creon that the royal household will suffer the same death and sorrow as Creon inflicts hardheartedly upon Thebes. But Creon continues to insult and threaten his sightless seer and royal councillor. It is after Teiresias leaves and the chorus leader says that Creon needs to bury Polyneices and release Antigone that Creon changes his mind.
What does Haemon try to do to Creon in 'Antigone'?
Change his mind in the first interaction and kill him in the second are what Haemon tries to do to Creon in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon has two interactions with his father, King Creon. In the first, he makes an effort to get Creon to change his stubborn mind about non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead and about the death sentence for Princess Antigone, Haemon's betrothed and Creon's niece. In the second, Haemon tries to run his sword through Creon, whom he blames for Antigone's suicide.
What is the effect if Creon changes his mind earlier in 'Antigone'?
The prevention of three deaths is the effect if Creon changes his mind earlier in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon does not change his mind about his non-burial edict until after meeting with his son Prince Haemon, then Teiresias the blind prophet and finally the chorus leader. Between the first two meetings, Princess Antigone is escorted to her live burial in a cave outside Thebes. A change in mind at that point or between the second and third meetings may have prevented the suicides in quick succession of Antigone, Haemon and Haemon's mother Queen Eurydice.
Why does Oedipus refuse to change his mind about Creon in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Because Oedipus does not see how he can be Laius' killer, because Teiresias' charges to that effect will lead to Oedipus' overthrow or death, and because Creon stands the most to gain, Oedipus refuses to change his mind about Creon in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet says that Oedipus is the mystery killer of previous Theban King Laius. Oedipus, his wife Jocasta and his brother-in-law Creon are joint rulers of Thebes. The charge against Oedipus is punishable by exile or death. Either way, Oedipus loses his job, and Creon therefore adds more responsibilities and power to his. Oedipus therefore assumes that Teiresias is making the charge up so that Creon can have all the royal power and glory for himself.
What causes Creon to change his mind about the execution in 'Antigone'?
It is what Teiresias predicts and what the chorus leader advises that cause Creon to change his mind about the execution in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet announces that Theban King Creon's edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead causes the pestilential environment and polluted altars in Thebes. Creon becomes angry, insulting and threatening until Teiresias says that the mourning that goes around Thebes will come back to devastate the royal household. Teiresias repeats the prediction to the chorus leader. The chorus leader says to do what Teiresias says: Bury Polyneices and free Antigone.
How does Teiresias persuade Creon to change his mind in 'Antigone'?
Teiresias does not persuade Creon to change his mind in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet warns Theban King Creon that the royal household will suffer the same death and sorrow as Creon inflicts hardheartedly upon Thebes. But Creon continues to insult and threaten his sightless seer and royal councillor. It is after Teiresias leaves and the chorus leader says that Creon needs to bury Polyneices and release Antigone that Creon changes his mind.
What does Haemon try to do to Creon in 'Antigone'?
Change his mind in the first interaction and kill him in the second are what Haemon tries to do to Creon in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon has two interactions with his father, King Creon. In the first, he makes an effort to get Creon to change his stubborn mind about non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead and about the death sentence for Princess Antigone, Haemon's betrothed and Creon's niece. In the second, Haemon tries to run his sword through Creon, whom he blames for Antigone's suicide.
What is the effect if Creon changes his mind earlier in 'Antigone'?
The prevention of three deaths is the effect if Creon changes his mind earlier in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon does not change his mind about his non-burial edict until after meeting with his son Prince Haemon, then Teiresias the blind prophet and finally the chorus leader. Between the first two meetings, Princess Antigone is escorted to her live burial in a cave outside Thebes. A change in mind at that point or between the second and third meetings may have prevented the suicides in quick succession of Antigone, Haemon and Haemon's mother Queen Eurydice.
Why does Oedipus refuse to change his mind about Creon in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Because Oedipus does not see how he can be Laius' killer, because Teiresias' charges to that effect will lead to Oedipus' overthrow or death, and because Creon stands the most to gain, Oedipus refuses to change his mind about Creon in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet says that Oedipus is the mystery killer of previous Theban King Laius. Oedipus, his wife Jocasta and his brother-in-law Creon are joint rulers of Thebes. The charge against Oedipus is punishable by exile or death. Either way, Oedipus loses his job, and Creon therefore adds more responsibilities and power to his. Oedipus therefore assumes that Teiresias is making the charge up so that Creon can have all the royal power and glory for himself.
What causes Creon to change his mind about the execution in 'Antigone'?
It is what Teiresias predicts and what the chorus leader advises that cause Creon to change his mind about the execution in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet announces that Theban King Creon's edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead causes the pestilential environment and polluted altars in Thebes. Creon becomes angry, insulting and threatening until Teiresias says that the mourning that goes around Thebes will come back to devastate the royal household. Teiresias repeats the prediction to the chorus leader. The chorus leader says to do what Teiresias says: Bury Polyneices and free Antigone.
Who tries to reason with Creon in 'Antigone'?
It is Haemon who tries to reason with Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon dares to meet with King Creon over the upcoming execution of Princess Antigone. He makes an impressive but unsuccessful attempt to get his father to abandon his non-burial edict and to free Antigone. Princess Ismene, his first cousin and the sister of his bride-to-be, precedes him in a brief and likewise unsuccessful attempt to change Creon's mind.
Why will Oedipus not change his mind and accept Creon's innocence in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Because he rejects Teiresias' identification of Laius' killer and because he believes Creon alone stands to gain from the misidentification, Oedipus will not change his mind about Creon and accept his innocence in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet identifies Theban King Oedipus as the killer of his royal predecessor, Laius. Oedipus does not remember doing any such thing. He concludes that Teiresias is lying in an attempt to gather all royal powers into the hands of Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and royal colleague. Nothing else makes any sense to him since Teiresias' charges, if taken seriously, will cause Oedipus to lose his job, which will be taken over by Creon, as the closest relative who already knows how to do the job of ruling Thebes.
What does Creon say that persuades Jocasta to urge Oedipus to believe him in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That he curses himself if he lies is what Creon says that persuades Jocasta to urge Oedipus to believe him in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Creon asks to be cursed and die if he lies in saying that he does not seek Theban King Oedipus' job. Queen Jocasta, Creon's sister, believes that no sane person calls upon a cursed existence and death. She makes a valiant effort to change Oedipus' mind and to end the conflict between her brother and her second husband.
What thoughts enter Antigone's mind when she's about to die?
How foolish she has been for dying over a gesture. How unjust her death was, and how unfortunate it is that Creon is in power. How outraged the people will be; they already disagreed with Creon, and after him indirectly killing her, they may revolt If she was a man, this would have never happened Creon is angering the Gods, by not paying respect to the dead
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You cant change a girls mind if its ment to be her mind will change in time you just have to wait
Why does Creon change his mind about killing Antigone?
Theban King Creon sentences his niece, Antigone, to death for disobeying his recent decree while respecting god-given traditions. The punishment for violation of the law is death by stoning. After interacting with Antigone and then Haemon, her cousin and husband-to-be, the King changes the sentence to death by being walled up in a remote cave. Why does King Creon appear to change his mind about Antigone's fate? His reasons are a 'gesture of piety'; protection of the city from the defilement of Antigone's life and death [Lines 873-874]; and a show of the lonely, powerless 'waste of breath' it is to respect the god of death [Lines 876-878]. The King then changes his mind again about Antigone's fate. He decides against her death by isolation and starvation. Why does he go through yet another change of mind? He learns from Teiresias the blind prophet that woe is in store for his household because of his offenses against the gods in not allowing the disloyal Theban dead to be buried and in not letting Antigone to live, marry, and have children.
What does Creon decide to do with Antigone in 'Antigone'?
Bury her alive is what Creon decides to do to Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone breaks a recent royal edict by burying her brother Polyneices. The punishment calls for Antigone to die under a shower of stones thrown by the Theban people. But Antigone's uncle, King Creon, changes his mind and decides that he wants to get Antigone out of sight, out of mind of all Thebes.
