Euripdes’ Medea‚ the minor female characters Ismene and the Chorus determine the protagonists’ actions and fate. Ismene serves as the compassionate but rational and prudent counterpart to Antigone’s headstrong style of decision-making with no regard for consequence. In the beginning of the play‚ Antigone starts off on the wrong foot. She defies the order set by Creon to not bury Polynices‚ her brother. She starts to perform the burial rituals on Polynices and resolves to honor her brother at all
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ENG 9 HONORS MINICOZZI ANTIGONE SEPT ANTIGONE ENRICHMENT HW QUESTIONS [pic] PROLOGUE AND PARADOS VOCAB: |Decree | |Gouge | |Defy
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Contrast Creon and Oedipus In the plays Oedipus the King and Antigone Creon and Oedipus both are similar‚ but are different in many ways too. They both share in common their overbearing determination‚ but different in their care for the people of Thebes. Initially‚ both Oedipus and Creon exert an overbearing determination that can be the tragic flaw that destroys their lives. Oedipus was determined to find the killer of King Laius saying‚ “As for the criminal‚ I pray to God- whether it be a lurking
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the people of Thebes. Although Oedipus and Creon ruled over Thebes at different times‚ the truth is that they both are similarly defined by their tragic actions because of their overbearing determination‚ uncontrollable fate‚ and enormous grievances. With the intentions of making Thebes a better city‚ Oedipus and Creon both set laws they thought would help the people‚ but they both made themselves blind to their own fates and sped their demise. When Oedipus began his reign‚ Thebes was suffering
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In reference to greek literature‚ an unburied body is considered disrespectful to the gods and could cause damage to the community in a religious way. This is shown in the greek tragedy Antigone when Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ declares that Polyneices‚ a man who turned against Thebes‚ is to remain unburied. In this
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has one great weakness‚ or flaw as said by Aristotle; his excessive pride‚ which the Chorus describes as: “Insolence breeds the tyrant‚ insolence if it is glutted with a surfeit‚ unseasonable‚ unprofitable… But I pray that the God may never abolish the eager ambition that profits the state‚ for I shall never cease to hold the God as our protector” (Sophocles‚ Oedipus the King‚ 875-882). Not only does the chorus refer to his pride‚ but Oedipus himself hints at it. In line 8 he says‚ "I Oedipus whom
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is explaining to the Chorus why he blinded himself and he is saying that why would I need my eyes if they never saw the truth at the beginning. When the Chorus responds‚ Oedipus says‚ “No‚ old man! Dont preach to me nor tell me that what I did was wrong! If I still had my eyes‚ how could I face Hades in the underworld? How could I face my parents after what I have done to them? For such atrocious acts‚ suicide is too small a price to pay. ”pg29. Oedipus is telling the Chorus that if he still had
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Catharsis is the audience and the people of Theban empathize with Creon for try to correct his wrongdoings. The last section of the chorus talks about Creon “that‚ seeing the stricken heart/Of pride brought down‚ /we learn when we are old”(162). It took Creon to lose his family to understand his mistake and he should have listened to the divine law then mans. The lesson to learn from
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Tiresias‚ the blind prophet‚ is the only person in the whole of Thebes that is able to alter Creon’s stern view on the situation with Antigone. He says “You plunged a child of light into the dark” (239) implying that he wrongfully sentenced Antigone‚ and she will die because of Creon’s mistake and hubris. When Creon’s
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A hero is someone who is willing to face several types of danger to protect others as seen in the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton in a single hero Theseus. Some of the traits of an epic hero are: willing to risk their lives‚ facing foes of different size or species‚a leader who is strong and responsible‚ acting bravely in his deeds‚ and establishing greatness by going on quests. Theseus is an epic hero considering that he is willing to risk his life for the people of Athens and his significance
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