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What is the audience supposed to undergo in Greek tragedy?
Catharsis
What does paean foreshadow in Antigone?
The paean in Antigone typically signals a shift in tone and prepares the audience for the climax of the play. It often foreshadows impending tragedy or resolution of the conflict within the story.
Who is tragedy is greater Romeo and Juliet or Antigone and Haemon and why?
Romeo and Juliet's tragedy is greater than Antigone and Haemon's tragedy. This is because Antigone and Haemon's tragedy was fated by the gods. Romeo and Juliet's tragedy was the result of their and their families actions and could have been avoided.
Is the audience supposed to agree with Antigone's actions in 'Antigone'?
Yes, the audience is supposed to agree with Antigone's actions in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone behaves with courage, integrity and sensitivity. She demonstrates courage in breaking an unjust law whose punishment is the death penalty. She exhibits integrity in refusing to share the blame with her sister, Princess Ismene. She manifests sensitivity in defending fragile Theban traditions and vulnerable family members.
Is Sophocles Antigone a tragedy?
Yes.
What kind of drama is Antigone?
Tragedy.
What is the audience supposed to think about Antigone in 'Antigone'?
That she is correct in her convictions but incorrect in how she carries them out is what the audience is supposed to think about Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is correct in her defense of what is vulnerable and what matters most. She is right in protecting the rights of the Theban dead and in respecting the gods as the ultimate authority figure in life and death. But she strays into unacceptable territory with the way in which she articulates her convictions and in which she disrespects King Creon, to whom she owes respect as her guardian, sovereign and uncle.
What genre of literature describes 'Antigone'?
Tragedy is the genre of literature that describes "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the literary form is drama. The literary genre is the depiction of suffering to entertain and instruct an audience. The media is performance.
Is it Antigone or Creon that the audience is supposed to support in 'Antigone'?
It is Antigone that the audience is supposed to end up supporting in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon does not confer with elders, gods, oracles or prophets before issuing an unjust edict that contradicts divine will and undermines healing from a bloody civil war. His concern about his city's security is admirable. But the way that he goes about the process of municipal recovery leaves much to be desired. In contrast, Princess Antigone makes a courageous decision after examining the pros and cons with her sister Ismene.
What is supposed to happen if Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in 'Antigone'?
If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.
What genre is 'Antigone'?
Tragedy is the genre of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term genre describes a literary type within the major forms of drama, novel, novella, short story or tragedy. The play in question is drama because it is structured around character interactions that favor performance before a live audience. The play's type of drama is tragedy because it tells the story of Theban Princess Antigone's sacrificing her life for the defense of family, gods and traditions.
How are an audience exspected to feel at the end of a tragedy?
It is sympathy that the audience is supposed to feel about Oedipus at the end of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus is the concerned parent in interacting with his young daughters, the sister Princesses Antigone and Ismene. He is the penitent sinner in accepting his punishment. He is the scared victim in wheedling his way into exile over execution.
