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Antigone
The play 'Antigone' is at least 2,440 years old. Still timely nevertheless are its main concerns over what to do about a bad law and how far to go for the sake of love or justice. Contributors typically ask and answer questions about the play's author, characters, imagery, literary devices, plot, and relationship to other plays of the same themes or time period.
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Upon which gods does the chorus of 'Oedipus Rex' call to help Thebes?
The chorus calls upon Athena first, Artemis second, and Zeus third. Athena is the goddess of wisdom. Artemis is the goddess of the hunt. And Zeus is the king of all of the gods.
Apollo the sun god is mentioned, as is the wine god Bacchus. Bacchus' aid humorously is requested against any possible interference in Theban affairs by the war god Ares. The chorus specifically asks Bacchus to get any soldiers too drunk to be able to carry out the wishes of their divine master.
Who is Teiresias and why does he appear in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Teiresias is a blind elderwho has the gift of prophecy. He recognizes the true character of others, and is able to predict the future. He appears in 'Oedipus Rex', because his presence and his talents are requested by Theban King Oedipus. Oedipus is desperate to end the suffering of his city and his people. He can't get a straight answer from the oracles, the gods, or his fellow Thebans. So he turns to Teiresias, who is a straightforward and skilled team member.
What are the tragic flaws in the characters of 'Antigone' and 'Oedipus Rex'?
Like father like daughter, Theban King Oedipus and Theban Princess Antigone share the tragic flaws of pride and passion. Their proud and passionate approaches to life show up in their single minded choices of courses of action according to their reactions to the moment. Those choices and those actions become their own guarantees of the very fates Oedipus and Antigone claim to want to avoid.
Specifically, Oedipus thinks that he can escape the unenviable fate of killing his father and sovereign, and marrying his mother. But in running away, he angrily kills a man who's old enough to be his father and whom he resembles in attitude, appearance and actions. He then marries a woman who's old enough to be his mother and whom he may resemble in some feature or quirk of character or personality.
Similarly, Antigone decides to honor the gods and her family instead of obeying society's laws of the moment. She thinks she can bury a treacherous brother and behave publicly in disrespectful ways to her uncle and future father-in-law, Theban King Creon. Admittedly, Creon has a difficult personality. But Antigone makes no attempt to work things out for her well being or for anyone's happiness. In fact, her own actions and words make sure that the corpses of those whom she defends remain disrespected and exposed to the cruel workings of weather and wildlife.
What is the significance of 'Oedipus Rex'?
Self-identity is the significance of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Creon does not have an accurate self-image. With few exceptions, many of the people with whom he deals in his adult life are mistaken in what they think to be true about him. These mistakes in the images held by oneself and by others tragically affect Oedipus' actions, and the similarly tragic experiences may come chillingly true regarding anyone else in a similar case of mistaken identity.
A crossroads is where Theban King Laius is killed. It's located between Delphi and Thebes. Laius starts a street brawl over the right of way there. He and all but one of his companions are killed by a vastly outnumbered, lone assassin. What neither he nor the perpetrator know is the relationship of father to son between Laius and future Theban King Oedipus.
What tirrible thing did Oedipus do?
Killed his father and had 2 children with his mother. Both chidren were girls
What are examples of dramatic irony in the opening of 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus: "I shall rid us of this pollution, not for the sake of a distant relative, but for my own sake. For those who killed Laius might decide to raise his hand against me".
What role did gender play in 'Antigone'?
The main role that gender played in 'Antigone' was the choice of the main character of the same name as the protagonist. Thus the play revolved around the tragic heroine, Antigone, instead of a tragic hero. For the tragic hero/heroine did great deeds, and had great power and strength. And Antigone fit the bill in terms of both the title and the position description. Otherwise, in general, the female roles were those of kindness and mercy. For Antigone cared about the mistreatment of the disloyal Theban dead who nevertheless left loved ones among the living. And Queen Eurydice mourned the fate of all of her children at the hands of her husband, Theban King Creon. In general, the male roles were those of respect for the law. In terms of the King, the role was the monomaniacal respect for law and order, without any consideration for compassion. It was respect for the rights of all in terms of Eteocles, Haemon, Polyneices, and the blind prophet Teiresias.
What are the limitations of 'Oedipus Rex'?
Limitations may refer to drawbacks in the crafting of the play or its performance. The main such limitation in regard to 'Oedipus Rex' is the long opening scene. The opening scene is supposed to serve as an introduction. But it takes up the space and the time of something much longer.
It in fact is a bit overwhelming for the audience's understanding, and in terms of theater logistics, that the play begins with so many people involved in so much discussion at one time.
Also, it's important in a Greek tragedy for the chorus to show up and clue in readers and viewers. That doesn't happen right away in 'Oedipus Rex'.
What is an introduction for 'Antigone'?
An introduction to the play 'Antigone' prepares readers and viewers for the unrolling of the story and an understanding of the main characters. It may include brief mention of the author and the author's enduring achievements. It may place the play within its cultural and historical contexts as an example of ancient, classical Greek literature and mythology. It may present the characters in terms of their significance, relationships and mutual impacts. And it may relate the play to others of the same time period or of the same literary theme and type.
The oldeset one is Antigone
The youngest one is Ismene ( i think)
Yes, Sophocles wrote the play 'Antigone'. His birth and death dates were 496 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.* Most likely, he wrote the play around 442 B.C.E. *Before the Christian era
What is the significance of the Sphinx in 'Oedipus Rex'?
The Sphinx is significant to 'Oedipus Rex' as the meansby which subsequent Theban King Oedipus gets into Thebes. The Sphinx guards all entries to and exits from the city. No one goes anywhere without answering the Sphinx's riddle. Until Oedipus, no one has the answer. No answer, no life is the Sphinx's motto.
But Oedipus knows that man is the living being that walks on fours in the morning, on twos in the afternoon, and on threes in the evening of life. So the Sphinx ends up dead at the bottom of the nearby cliff. At the same time, the people of Thebes are delivered from fear and taxes.
With entry into Thebes, Oedipus is a hero. He's offered the Theban throne and Thebes' widowed queen Jocasta. These two consequences of Oedipus' entry into the city are necessary to the second fulfilling of his direly predicted fate. Specifically, it was predicted that he'd kill his own father and marry his own mother. He already killed an older man in a street brawl over a right-of-way. Unbeknownst to Oedipus, the stranger was his father, now deceased Theban King Laius. To seal his fate, Oedipus has to marry his own mother, who is Laius' grieving widow Jocasta.
What message can one derive from antigone that applies today?
For a person to assert their individual freedom, they may have to suffer under the tyranny of the state.
What role do human activity play in the role of tornadoes?
Humans have no control where and if tornadoes occur.
Is Oedipus made to kill his father and beget children by his mother?
According to the Oracle at Delphi, yes.
No one forced him to kill Laius or marry Jocasta, but it was his destiny to do so.
The play "Oedipus Rex" explores the idea that while Oedipus is fated to fulfill a prophecy, he also plays a role in creating his own destiny through his choices and actions. Oedipus's tragic downfall is a result of a combination of his predetermined fate and his own decisions, highlighting the complex interplay between fate and free will.
What role did john morton play?
As a Delegateto the Continental Congress (1774-77), in which he numbered among the moderates, was his suddun and crucial switch on July 1, 1776, to the side of his friend Benlamin Franklin and James Wilson in the vote for national independence. On the final vote the next day, these three ballots outweighted those in opposition. Thanks for asking signed Richard Morton-Smith Source..www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio34.htm
No, Theban King Creon doesn't talk about the same types of gods and laws as does his niece Antigone. The King takes the perspective of an all-powerful ruler. He therefore relates to Zeus, the king of the gods. Despite and yet also perhaps because of his predilection for Zeus, the King thinks that he can enact and enforce his own manmade laws without reference to the higher moral authority of the gods, and without concern for the costs to his people. In contrast, Antigone takes the perspective of a living human being who will spend much more of her time in the world of the dead than in that of the living. She therefore relates to Pluto and Persephone, the rulers of the realm of the dead. Because of this respect for the underworld god and goddess, Antigone chooses obedience to god-given justice, morality, rites, rituals and traditions. She chooses disobedience to manmade laws that conflict with the god-given. Her concern is with the respectful treatment of the dead and with recognition of the pain and suffering of the loved ones whom the dead leave behind.
Antigone isn't a goddess even though she's the great great great great great granddaughter of Poseidon, sea god and brother to Zeus, king of the gods.
Is there an investigation into the death of Donna Levinson?
Is there any reason to suspect foul play?
Oedipus' misfortune was that he killed his own father, and slept with his mother.
How does Antigone arouse pity and fear in 'Antigone'?
That she gives her life for those who cannot fight to defend themselves and that she is a loose cannon are the reasons why Antigone respectively arouses fear and pity in "Antigone' by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone sees a wrong against mortals and an offense to the gods, both of which she feels impelled to right. The reading and viewing audience feels great pity for someone so young who feels more bound to death than to life. At the same time, the audience feels great fear for someone who is so bent on working outside the box and so averse to working within it.
Why is it ironic that Teiresias is blind?
Tiresias is able to 'see' the truth better than anyone, which is intended to be ironic given that he is blind. The Oedipus plays were written by Sophocles.
