Antigone

No, the chorus does not blame just Antigone for her troubles in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the chorus characterizes Theban Princess Antigone as foolish and reckless. They describe her as uncontrolled and wild, like her father, disgraced Theban King Oedipus. But they also mention that she is the cursed daughter of cursed parents and the cursed descendant of the cursed Theban royal house of Labdacus.

It is as the king's supporter that the chorus and the chorus leader are significant in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the chorus draws its membership from the Theban elders. They include the most accomplished and respected of Thebes' senior citizens. They justify and validate the King's decisions. Their leader even may interact directly with Theban King Creon if need be.

Very scared is the way in which Ismene feels about what Antigone wants her to do in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone wants to break a royal edict by burying her brother Polyneices. The crime carries the death penalty. Antigone is not afraid of breaking the law or facing the punishment, but her sister Ismene is.

That it offers the possibility of mitigating circumstances for Antigone, raises questions of why that is and thickens the plot is why it is important that Haemon is Creon's sole surviving son in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Creon appears comfortable with sentencing to death Princess Antigone, his niece and his son Prince Haemon's bride-to-be. But the fact that Antigone is a royal in her own right and that she is to marry Creon's sole heir makes it possible that she may receive a lighter sentence if not an outright pardon. It also raises the questions as to what it is about Creon that no other child survives given the fact that royals look to secure succession and stable rule.

That they do not belong is Creon's view of women as leaders in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Creon dismisses women as completely alike and completely replaceable. His favorite, Princess Ismene, most likely expresses his views when she says that women are not in the same league as men. She insists that men give out orders that women must carry out without question.

It is by breaking one of his laws that Antigone defies her uncle in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Creon issues a royal edict by which god-given rights of below-ground burials and proper funeral rites are honored for Theban loyalists and denied to Thebes' perceived enemies. Because of that edict, Princess Antigone's brother Eteocles is buried whereas her brother Polyneices' body is left above ground to be consumed by birds and dogs. Antigone decides to break her uncle's law of non-burial and give Polyneices his due.

The Oedipus Complex goes back to the Greek tale of Oedipus Rex, in which the title character kills his father and marries his mother. The complex is a psychological theory that explains how children are more likely to be attracted to their parent of the opposite sex (i.e. boys love their mothers and girls love their fathers). I believe it was created by Sigmund Freud in order to help explain sexuality.

I strongly recommend that you look this up in a Greek Mythology book. Read as much of the Greek and Roman myths as you can, if you want to learn where a great many of our present myths and stories came from! Where do you think the name Adonis came from, when you hear someone call a handsome man by that name? The Odessy, the Illead, and the Aenead have great reading material, and many of the names you have very probably heard come from these stories. The story of the Trojan Horse, Helen of Troy, Paris, Hector, and Kings Menelaus and Agamemnon is tragic but great reading. We learned a really good lesson from that tale. ("Beware of Greeks bearing gifts." That refers to the horse.)

Don't trust me or the person ahead of me for the answer to your question. You really should look it up for yourself. Hopefully, we have given you some good information to help you go straight to the correct source!

Cathy Williams

Here is more information about the Oedipus Complex as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_complex

You are so wrong Oedipus DID kill his father check your own site nd he DID wed his mother. I got

To bring an end to the failing harvests, declining birth rate and ailing livestock is what the high priest of Thebes asks Oedipus to do in the play "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the priest considers Oedipus a savvy ruler who successfully makes it up as he goes along. According to him, Oedipus is adept at figuring things out on his own or getting good advice from the gods and his peers. So there is no reason why Oedipus cannot get Thebes through its latest crisis ... or so the priest assumes.

That the disloyal Theban dead remain unburied, that Antigone be buried alive and that Ismene be released are Creon's orders in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Creon orders that the disloyal Theban dead be denied the god-given rights of all Thebans to below-ground burials. He orders that Antigone be sentenced to death once he finds that she deliberately buries the body of Polyneices, her brother and Creon's nephew. He orders that Ismene be spared from punishment since he does not believe her story of co-participation in Antigone's crime.

That she is young, inexperienced and therefore easily frightened by bullies is what Ismene's response says about her character in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Creon arbitrarily takes it upon himself to deny his perceived enemies god-given rights of all Thebans to below-ground burials and funeral rites. He therefore has the body of Princess Ismene's brother Polyneices left above ground and unburied. The memory of her parents' dreadful punishment, the knowledge of such an unthinkable violation of cherished rights and the acquaintance with her uncle King Creon's stubborn temper are more than enough to cow Ismene's young and impressionable character.

That she is not strong enough to give him abelow-ground burial on her own is the reason why Antigone needs Ismene's help in burying their brother in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone's uncle, King Creon, issues an edict whereby loyalists such as Antigone's brother Eteocles are buried while perceived Theban traitors such as Antigone's brother Polyneices are left exposed to ravaging weather and scrounging wildlife. Antigone intends to honor Polyneices' god-given right as a Theban to a below-ground burial and thereby ensure that his body enters intact into the Underworld of the afterlife. She can give him a below-ground burial with Ismene's help, and a partial burial without her sister's assistance.

That it is a part of the curse on her family is the reason why Antigone thinks that Creon issues his decree in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone discusses with her sister Princess Ismene the divine curse that makes life so miserable for the children of disgraced Theban King Oedipus. She does not mention that her uncle King Creon rules as a usurper of the royal powers of the now deceased twin brothers Eteocles and Polyneices. So a curse may be at work but so is Creon's attempt to consolidate his rule and discredit the true heir's son and supporters.

It is by stabbing herself in front of the altar that Haemon's mother dies in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban Queen Eurydice learns that Prince Haemon, her only surviving child, is dead. She is in front of the altar when she receives the news. She decides that she can live no longer with a husband who is now responsible for the deaths of all of their children.

That no one will want to marry them, that they will not have children, and that they will be insulted, isolated, shunned and unprotected number among the reasons why Oedipus pities his daughters in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban Princesses Antigone and Ismene are minors and unable to fend for themselves. They will have a hard time since it is public knowledge that their father is also their half-brother, that he is their grandfather's killer and that their mother also is their grandmother. Having incestuous parents and a murderous father opens few doors and leads to life on the streets unless their uncle Creon as sole ruler of Thebes takes them under his wing and finds husbands for them.

That they panic strickenly draw lots because no one is brave enough to tell Creon about the buried body is the comic relief that the guards provide in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the term comic relief describes an amusing episode in an otherwise serious or tragic situation. The description fits the reluctance of any one sentry to brave Theban King Creon's anger over the illegal burial of Polyneices' body. No one is brave or foolhardy enough to volunteer for the reporting assignment. It is quite an image of bumbling, bumping and running that is brought to mind.

It is in order to emphasize her role as an individual against the entire state that Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) introduces the fact of her engagement so late in "Antigone."

Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone's courage is emphasized in taking on the entire state apparatus in regard to one, illegal royal edict. The importance of her opinions is evidenced by focusing on her as alone instead of as part of a couple. The question of divine or royal power as the ultimate authority is highlighted and does not find itself blindsided or overshadowed by the passions and personalities inherent in dealing with a couple.