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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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Whose death does Antigone refer to as being likened to her own?
Antigone likens her death sentence to that of Danae. Danae was the daughter of King Acrisius and Queen Eurydice of Argos. The king was warned that death would come to him by way of his own son. The king therefore had his daughter Danae imprisoned in a remote cave or bronze tower. But Zeus, the king of the gods, managed to get into Danae's bedroom by assuming the form of a golden rain. The resulting interaction led to the birth of the hero Perseus. When King Acrisius learned of the successful delivery of a male child, he had mother and son locked inside a wooden chest. The chest was put into the ocean. But Zeus didn't want the mother of his child, or the child, to be hurt or die. And so he convinced the sea god, Poseidon, to calm the waters and let the chest drift to safety.
Why does Oedipus fear Polybus?
Theban King Oedipus fears Corinthian King Polybus because of the prophecy of the Delphic Oracle. The Oracle identifies Oedipus' fate as the unenviable one of killing his own father and marrying his own mother. Oedipus is afraid that he somehow will end up a father and king killer if he remains in Polybus' presence. So he flees what he thinks is his hometown of Corinth and tries to start life afresh in Thebes. But unbeknownst to him, Oedipus actually is a hometown boy of Thebes. Additionally, he actually is the son of Theban King Laius, whom he kills in self defense; and of Theban Queen Jocasta, whom he unknowingly marries as the reward for ridding Thebes of the Sphinx.
How does Creon convey fear and pity to the audience?
It's by the issuing and the enforcing of a harsh decreethat Theban King Creon causes fear in the audience. Specifically, the decree denies the god given rights of all Thebans to proper burial if any Theban dies disloyal to the city.
It then is by showing himself to be vulnerable that Creon causes pity in the audience. Specifically, Creon loses everything that gives his life meaning. In response, the audience is moved to pity because of Creon's willingness to give public expression to all of his private disappointments, griefs and sorrows.
Who is the royal predecessor of Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Theban King Laius is the royal predecessor of Theban King Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'. But neither one of them expects that to be the case. Laius leaves his hometown of Thebes, for a trip to consult with the Delphic Oracle. Oedipus leaves what he thinks is his hometown of Corinth, to do likewise.
Understandably, Oedipus doesn't like what the Oracle says. So he doesn't go back home. Instead, he heads towards a crossroads between Delphi and Thebes. That's at the same time that Laius leaves Thebes for the crossroads, and Delphi. The two paths meet. There's a street brawl over right of way. Laius ends up dead.
Oedipus goes on to claim Laius' job, residence, and wife. But there's a problem. Unbeknownst to the two of them, Oedipus is Laius' long lost son.
How does Haemon kill himself in 'Antigone'?
With his own sword Haemon kills himself in 'Antigone'. He's distraught by the suicide of Antigone, his first cousin and bride-to-be. He tries to kill Theban King Creon, his father and Antigone's uncle, for having sentenced his beloved to death. When he fails, he turns the sword on himself and dies holding onto Antigone.
What are the characteristics of a person who has an oedipus complex?
A person who has a Oedipus personality has a sexual desire to possess the parent of the opposite sex. A boy would want to possess his mother sexually, while a girl would want her father.
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Why does the sentry return in Antigone?
The Sentry Returns Because He Wants To Prove To Creon That He Didn't Bury Polyneices Body And That He's Innocent.
What does antigone and ismene argument reveal about the personality of each character?
what does thier argument reveal about the personality of each character
How did Creon act in 'Antigone'?
Theban King Creon acted ruthlessly throughout most of the story about Antigone. He had taken the throne as the closest relative to the previous rulers, his power-sharing nephews Eteocles and Polyneices. The King was determined to consolidate his rule by focusing on strict obedience to harsh laws and severe punishment to violators. Creon allowed no input from his family, his friends, or his people in deciding which laws were needed for his government program of law and order. Neither did he tolerate any discussion, dissent or opposition. And so he also could be described as acting arrogantly, coldly, and inconsiderately towards other.
How was Creon honest and dependable and caring in the play?
In the play, Theban King Creon was honest in the sense that he was straightforward about what he expected and wanted from the people of Thebes. For example, there was no doubt about what he found acceptable or unacceptable in the burial or non-burial of the war's dead. The King was dependable in the sense that he could be counted on to carry out his word. For example, he demanded and exacted punishment for violation of the previously mentioned law. And Creon was caring in the sense that he felt Antigone wasn't a good choice as fiancee to his son Haemon. But all of these characteristics must be situated in the context of his blind devotion of an unfair, unjust law; and to his valuing of an inhumane system over the feelings, pains, sorrows, and wishes of his own people and even of his own family.
Yes, Creon is the tragic hero.
His flaw is his hubris (of course)
and his recognition is after Tiresias comes
and his reversal is when he buries Polynices and then goes to try to get Antigone back.
Too late..
Her father is Oedipus, who is the son of Jocasta and Laius, the king and queen of Thebes.
What does the sentrys behavior whenhe first arrives reveal about creons reputation?
It reveals that Creon has a short temper, doesn't like bad news, and is harsh. We can infer this by the way the Sentry was afraid.
What information does Jocasta share with Oedipus that makes him doubt his innocence?
That she, Jocasta, is his mother.
Where does the messenger come from in 'Oedipus Rex'?
The ancient Greek city of Corinth is where the messenger comes from in 'Oedipus Rex'. He comes to Thebes to tell Theban King Oedipus about the death of Corinthian King Polybus and of the Corinthian throne that awaits him as declared heir.
This messenger ultimately has additional news, about Oedipus' hometown and infancy. Specifically, he's the former shepherd who accepts the three-day-old infant from Theban Queen Jocasta's most trusted servant, thereby saves the child from death by exposure, and heads him down the powerful, protected path as adopted son and heir of the Corinthian monarchs, who are the messenger's sovereigns.
What does the play 'Antigone' mean?
The play 'Antigone' means what the title means. The title is the name of the main character. In ancient, classical Greek, that name means someone who fights against something. The play indeed gets its meaning from Antigone, who is the main character and the fighter; and from the confrontation over life's expectations and death's demands, which is the fight. A good life and a good death are connected. That connection isn't always smooth or obvious. When the connection is rough or unclear, the individual may have to fight for rights that have been taken for granted. That fight may lead to a choice between living with compromise or dying for one's beliefs. And so, ultimately, the play takes its meaning from the asking and answering of life-and-death questions. For example, who is willing to fight for what's right? How is right defined? And how far does a fighter go in the pursuit of love and justice?
What happens in the story of antigone?
The loss of her family, her husband-to-beand her life are what happens to Antigone in the play of the same name by playwright Sophocles (496 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the Princess' mother, Theban Queen Jocasta, kills herself. The Princess' father, Theban King Oedipus, blinds himself and dies in exile from the family's hometown of Thebes. The Princess' twin brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, manage to keep their father's throne initially within the family. But they end up fighting and killing each other off.
Princess Antigone's uncle and future father-in-law, Theban King Creon, decides to allow Eteocles to be buried as a loyal defender of Thebes. At the same time, he refuses to respect the same god-given rights to Polyneices. Anyone who tries to bury Polyneices is to be killed.
Antigone decides to break the law, and is caught. She ends up killing herself rather than dying a miserable death walled up in a remote cave. Her cousin and husband-to-be, Haimon, tries to rescue her, but is too late. So he kills himself.
Creon tries to keep Haimon, his only surviving child, from committing suicide. His failure to do so leads Theban Queen Eurydice, Creon's wife and Haimon's mother, to commit suicide.
So because of their quarrel, Antigone and Creon end up losing those they love. Specifically, Antigone forfeits a troubled relationship with her only surviving sibling and misses out on marriage to, and children with, a young man who is crazy about her. She also loses her life.
Creon chooses not to commit suicide even though he loses everything that gives his life meaning: job, home, friends and family. So he is bereft of all but his memories.
In the play 'Antigone', no information is given as to the age of Haemon. But in ancient Greece, betrothal arrangements tended to be made in childhood for the future bride and groom. From the actions and speech of Haemon, the reader may be permitted to think in terms of an age of around 18 years.
What was Antigone's family tree?
Antigone was descended on both sides of her family from Cadmus, who founded Thebes around 2000 B.C.E*. She was the daughterof Theban King Oedipus, who albeit unknowingly killed his own father and married his own mother. Antigone was the granddaughter of Theban King Laius and Theban Queen Jocasta, who also was her mother. Jocasta was the daughter of Menoeceus, and the granddaughter of Theban King Pentheus. Jocasta was the great granddaughter of Theban Princess Agave and Echion, who sprang up from Cadmus' sowing of the dragon's teeth. Jocasta was the great great granddaughter of Cadmus. Antigone was the great granddaughter of Theban King Labdacus, and the great great granddaughter of Theban King Polydorus and Theban Queen Nycteis. Nycteis was the daughter of Theban King Nycteus, and the granddaughter of Hyrieus and the nymph Clonia. She was the great granddaughter of Poseidon the Sea God and Alkyone, who was one of the Pleiades [the Seven Sisters]. Antigone was the great great great granddaughter of Theban King Cadmus and Theban Queen Harmonia. Harmonia was the daughter of either Zeus the Chief God and Elektra; or of Aphrodite the Love Goddess and Aries the War God or Hephaestus the Blacksmith God. Antigone was the great great great great granddaughter of King Agenor of Tyre, Phoenicia and Queen Telephassa. Telephassa was the daughter of Nilus, the granddaughter of the siblings Oceanus and Tethys, and the great granddaughter of Uranus and Gaia. Antigone was the great great great great great granddaughter of Poseidon the Sea God and Libya. Libya was the daughter of Egyptian King Epaphus and Nilus' daughter Memphis. She was the granddaughter of Zeus and Io, who was the daughter of Nilus' brother Inachus and of Melia. Antigone was the great great great great great great granddaughter of the siblings Cronus and Rhea, and the great great great great great great great granddaughter of Uranus and Gaia, who were the world's first parents. *Before the Christian Era
Whom does the Delphic Oracle tell the young Oedipus that he will grow up to marry?
That he'll marry his own mother after having killed his own father is what the Delphic Oracle tells the young Oedipus. Oedipus believes himself to be the biological son and heir apparent of King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth. He's greatly disturbed and disgusted by such a prediction. So he thinks that running away from home will keep such a horrendous fate from being carried out. But ironically, all of his free will choices and actions lead him to the very fate that he so wants to escape.
