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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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Who is the tragic hero in Antigone?
The tragic hero in Antigone is generally considered to be Creon. He is a respected king who experiences a downfall due to his tragic flaw of excessive pride and stubbornness. His actions lead to a series of tragic events, ultimately resulting in his own personal suffering and the loss of his family.
What is an example of dramatic irony in 'Antigone'?
The fate of Antigone as engaged to be married is an example of dramatic irony in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is engaged to be married to her first cousin, Prince Haemon. But their engagement is ended with Antigone's being sentenced to death by King Creon, her uncle and intended father-in-law. Instead, Antigone's final resting place within a remote, walled up cave is described, dramatically and ironically, as her marriage bower. Antigone's final outfit for her eternal imprisonment is described, dramatically and ironically, as her wedding dress. Antigone's final march to her cavernous prison is described, dramatically and ironically, as her wedding procession. Antigone's final breaths as the air is used up in the cave are described, dramatically and ironically, as her eternal marriage to Death.
What are examples of a symbol?
word S-Y-M-B-O-L is a symbol which contains combination of six symbols, which are know as letters. But we understand what it means because we associate word 'symbol' with it meaning. In the similar way is all our life: symbol 'H2O' - means water, even they don't are not similar at all; symbol '?' means that we have question etc
Are Oedipus and Creon brothers?
No, Theban Kings Creon and Oedipus aren't half brothers. Instead, their relationship is one of brothers-in-law and of uncle to nephew. They're brothers-in-law, because Oedipus is married to Creon's sister, Theban Queen Jocasta. Their relationship also is one of uncle to nephew, because Oedipus actually and unknowingly is his wife's son from her first marriage to Oedipus' father, deceased Theban King Laius.
Who is the messenger in Oedipus?
The messenger has no name, but only brings the information from Corinth, Oedipus' childhood home, that Oedipus' adoptive father, Polybus, is dead. Oedipus is happy because he thinks Polybus is his biological father and he didn't kill him so he defied the prophecy. That is the purpose of the messenger.
What do the of Thebes want Oedipus to do for them?
If I remember correctly, Thebes was being threatened by a Sphinx and no one had been able to answer the riddle it required to leave them alone. Anyone who attempted to answer and failed was killed by the Sphinx. Oedipus said he would try to answer the riddle because he wanted to free the people of Thebes and obtain the reward the king was offering.
Who is Sophocles in 'Oedipus the King'?
Sophocles, the author of the play, speaks through the oracle.
Who is Oedipus in relation to Antigone?
Theban King Oedipus is father to and half brotherof Antigone. Specifically, he and his daughter have the same mother. But Oedipus is Theban Queen Jocasta's only child from her first marriage to Theban King Laius. Antigone is one of four children that Jocasta has in her second marriage, to her own son.
Yes, Haemon is Antigone's cousin. His father Theban King Creon is the brother of Antigone's mother, Theban Queen Jocasta. Jocasta also is the mother of her second husband, Theban King Oedipus. So Haemon is first cousin to both Antigone and Antigone's father.
Is Oedipus the king the same as Oedipus Rex?
Yes. In many ways. Oedipus Rex follows many of the same tragic concepts that Star Wars borrows from in the prequels, and the redemtive death of Oedipus in Oedipus at Colonus is similar to Anakin's death in episode VI. Also, on a more superficial level, there are incestual themes with Luke and Leia, though they don't know that they are siblings, as with Oedipus' relationship with his mother. The premonitions Anakin faces can also be likened to Tiresias' prophecies, both of which reveal painful truths to the hero.
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What is the similarity between the Greek myths about Antigone and Danae?
It's difficult to find similarities between Antigone and her sister Ismene. The main similarity is their thinking about the consequences of their acts. Even in this similarity, they're different. For Antigone looks at both the short and the long terms. She considers the insult to her brother Polyneices, her family, and herself over the denial of god-given rights. She also factors in the impact during life and death of knowingly letting her brother be mistreated. And she thinks about the chilling reception that she may receive in the underworld of the dead if she allows a Theban not to receive god-given rights to proper funerary procedures. In contrast, Ismene situates consequences within the context of the impact on her legal position and social standing. She thinks everything of being in compliance with the ruler and the powers that be, and nothing of being obedient to the higher moral authority of the gods and to the ties of blood, friendship, and love.
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What is the first ode of 'Antigone' about?
Readers and viewers of the play 'Antigone' learn from the first ode that mortals face a challenging choice between good and evil. According to the first ode, a good life is led when a mortal respects the laws of the city and the justice of the gods. But the problem with which the play begins is the contradiction between the laws of mortals and the justice of the gods. In the second ode, readers and viewers learn of another challenging problem. That problem is the mischievous role of the gods. According to the second ode, mortals are lured into offending the gods and therefore into cycles of divine punishment. In fact, their offenses bring upon them and their descendants divine curses from which there's no escape. Such indeed is the case of Antigone, whose great grandfather was the cursed Theban King Labdacus. The lesson that readers and viewers therefore learn from the two odes combined is the inevitability of suffering and death. The gods say that mortals must respect earthly laws and divine justice. The laws of Thebes contradict the justice of the gods. The Theban who respects one law violates the other. Violation of earthly laws is punished with death. Violation of god given justice is punished with curses and death.
The following is the correct order of certain events in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.):
1. A messenger announces Jocasta's death.
2. A messenger announces Oedipus' self-blinding.
3. Oedipus asks Creon to exile him from Thebes.
4. Oedipus visits with his children one last time.
What is Antigone's reaction to Ismene's help in 'Antigone'?
Antigone believes that Ismene is a traitor to her family becausy she doesn't want to help Antigone bury their brother Polynieces. Ismene cares more about herself thatn her brother's afterlife.
What metaphors are used to tell Creon that he needs to be more flexible in 'Antigone'?
he tells his father that he needs to be pliable like a tree in order to survive the tough winds and that if he doesnt loosen his ways, he will lose, like if a sailor doesnt loosen the sails on a boat in will sink, lines 797-803
Dramatic techniques in Henrik Ibsen's Doll's House?
Through the use of plot structure, language/dialogue, and the literary devices of irony and foreshadowing.
What is the connection between 'Oedipus Rex' and 'Antigone'?
That they both concern disrespect towards the gods is a similarity between "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.)..
Specifically, Gilgamesh undertakes quests with his companion, Enkidu, that are displeasing to the gods. Oedipus displeases the gods by trying to evade his prophesied fate. In the end, both Oedipus and Gilgamesh learn that disrespecting the gods does not empower them for they still must accept death, which is their allotment.
Why do lawyers act like arrogant assholes?
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Which Greek Tragedian writer married their mother and killed their father?
Yes, Theban King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother. He does both deeds unknowingly. While running away from home, he responds in kind to the violence of a stranger over the right of way at a crossroads. That stranger is old enough to be Oedipus' father, and they resemble each other. Oedipus then goes on to Thebes, where Theban Queen Jocasta is a recent widow. She's old enough to be his mother, and they may or may not resemble each other in some feature or quirk of personality or character.
As it turns out, the stranger is Oedipus' father, Theban King Laius. Jocasta is Laius' widow and mother of his only child. So she's Oedipus' mother.
Which famous play did Sophocles write?
Antigone and Oedipus Rex are two famous plays that Sophocles [c. 496 B.C.E. - c. 406 B.C.E.] wrote. A third play, 'Oedipus at Colonus', isn't as well known as the other two. All three plays deal with the consequences of the tragic ignorance of Theban King Oedipus.
