What does Antigone wish upon Creon before she is led away?
Before Antigone is taken to her vault she wishes something upon Creon the king... this may help or unless you already know Antigone. 75 Thebes, and you my fathers’ gods, And rulers of Thebes, you see me now, the last Unhappy daughter of a line of kings, Your kings, led away to death. You will remember What things I suffer, and at what men’s hands, 80 Because I would not transgress the laws of heaven. i need help picking out the answer to this ?
What does Creon do to Ismene and Antigone?
One can only imagine! Creon has brought about the suicides of everyone else in his family,so that at the end of the play Antigone, Ismene is his only living relative. Since she's more passive and submissive than Antigone, I envision her trying to be a daughter to Creon, but without much real feeling. She would probably try to make sure he ate properly and dressed warmly in cold weather, but I doubt that it was much comfort to him! And of course, as Oedipus' only surviving child, as Laius' only surviving grandchild, she's the heiress to the throne of Thebes, and she must have been an attractive prize to any fortune hunting opportunist. Minor myths may tell another story, but I'm convinced that she married one such, who then righteously undertook to protect his wife's inheritance by getting rid of Creon. Incidentally, Jean Anouilh's modern version of the play, in which Creon never rescinds his descision, ends with Creon learning that someone has buried Poylneices again and Ismene announcing that she has done it.
In Antigone, how does Antigone defend he actions?
Basically, she says she is answering to Zeus rather than the king. She argues that burying her brother is the right thing to do no matter what the king says. She also makes an intersting statement in which she essentially says that since her parents are dead her brother is irreplacable (she also effectively states that children and husbands are replacable, which I found rather, er... interesting). Antigone asks Creon, “How could I win a greater share of glory than putting my own brother in his grave?” (Antigone, lines 501-502), which pretty much sums up her reasoning. On another occasion, she says “the time in which I [Antigone] must please those that are dead is longer than I must please those of this world” (Antigone, lines 73-74) If you've read the play and are just confused or stuff that's fine, but if you haven't read it, you should! Not so much cause I'm taking a moral stand on homework or whatever, just cause it's a good book. :)
Antigone Questions?
What do Antigone and Ismene “inherit” from Oedipus? Who are Eteocles and Polynices, and what has What is the punishment for disobedience? Why does Antigone bring this up? When Antigone asks Ismene whether she will join her in burying Polynices what does Ismene say? What does Ismene’s refusal reveal about her? What does it say about Greek culture? How does Creon address the elders? What oath does Creon swear? What is meant by “touchstone” in line 140? Explain lines 144-5. What does this say about Creon? About justice? What does he intend to do as a ruler? How does the Chorus respond to Creon? What does Creon tell the Chorus to do? Explain line 181. What does the Chorus say after the guard’s report of the burial? Why is this important? How does Creon react to this? What does the Chorus say is the greatest wonder on earth? What is the theme of lines 279-310? Can you answer these questions by reading Antigone by Sophcoles?
Did Creon die at the end of Antigone? What exactly happened?
At the end of Antigone, all of Creon's family except his niece Ismene are dead, but he is still alive with the broken pieces of his world. Here's what has happened: When he had Antigone enclosed in a tomb for defying his order against burying her brother Polyneices, he changed his mind too late, and when he went to let her out, she had hanged herself. His son Haemon, to whom she was engaged, had already broken into the tomb and found her dead, and before his father's eyes, he stabbed himself. By the time Creon got home with the two bodies, his wife, Eurydice, had already heard the news and had also committed suicide. At the end, Creon is so broken with grief and blinded by tears that he has to ask someone to lead him into his house. Like Oedipus at the end of Oedipus Rex, Creon has to go on livin with the knowledge that he brought all this tragedy on himself and has lost everything that mattered to him.
How is Creon the tragic hero of Antigone? What was his fatal flaw?
Our inability to know is the awareness of anything and everything, currently existing around; as particles or smaller. One direct link in access, gate to the flow of emptiness. Judgement, redirects nonexistent past in unrealistic (mind created) memories, to secure future dependency: the same mind, it was created by. Control is Creon’s offer, and not to kill: but to live. As King of Thebes, judgement is the structure of all unknown, and the suffering that comes with it, is from the one that follows. Antigonie multiplies it, leading in to taking her own life. Anyone can bent leadership, and it’s always others, whose choice is not to lead. Decisions, when they are made by the mind: we live. Wright or wrong, good or bad is simple reflection from 400 light years away. Particles and lies, at this very moment are still here and the same, as the one emotion in all empty souls in existence: fear. Nonexistent memories are the joy of our minds. Enjoy getting closer to any God of today. Greek Mythology offers wide variety for your mind to choose from. They will bend the time, and at no cost: but your life. No action necessary, this is the moment of knowing. Accepting it, is burying our mind in it, and we “get” to enjoy the story. Now, understanding why to live, is the option not to bent and leave it: as it is.
What is an antigone monologue?
First, it is probably prudent to identify the Antigone monologue. Written by the Greek playwright Sophocles (generally dated around 440 B.C.), the play Antigone was a continuation of the Oedipus story. At a crucial point in the story, the title character opts to defy her uncle the king by orchestrating an appropriate burial rites for her fallen brother who had been deemed a traitor and left on the battlefield to rot in the sun. To express her choice of the morality of the gods over that of her uncle, Sophocles gave Antigone a striking, powerful monologue — one which has captivated both actors and audiences for centuries.Antigone, as a protagonist, is considered one of the strong female roles in theatre history — certainly something unusual for the time period for which it was written and first performed. So then, labeling a section of text “an Antigone monologue” is to identify it as a meaty, powerful, dramatic piece for a female actor to play or use as an audition piece.
What is Antigone about?
Thanks for the A2A request. Antigone ( Ἀντιγόνη - Antigónē - pronunc.: an-TI-go-nee) is a tragedy by the Athenian Sophocles, written in 442 BC. Antigone is sentenced to death because she broke the decree of Creon: she buried her rebellious brother Polynices, killed in his fight with her other brother Eteocles. The tyrant refuses to withdraw his decision in spite of the lamentations of the chorus of the Theban elders and the supplications of his own son Hemon, Antigone's fiance. Only the omens of Tiresias make him change his mind, but it is too late: Antigone committed suicide. Hemon soon imitates her, followed by Eurydice, wife of Creon.The themes developed by Sophocles are still vivid today. In particular, the play shows the firm will of Antigone to conduct a private action, the burial of her brother, against the State will to power, illustrated by Creon's decree banning funeral. Antigone asserts that citizens are allowed to break State laws which are contrary to the natural order or which prevent from honoring the Gods. This analysis is very close to the modern concept of civil disobedience.
In the play Antigone, how is Tiresias a character foil to Creon?
Teresias knows things. He is a prophet that is shown the future and knows the problems that will result if Creon behaves the way he does. He KNOWS that Creon is making a mistake and tries to warn him that his actions will be detrimental to the city and Creon’s family. The issue is that Creon is high on power (hubris) and doesn’t see it until it’s way too late.Creon doesn’t want to believe Teresias because 1) he’s very old and considered mad (crazy) 2) He is giving Creon news he does not want to hear.