Crates of Thebes

"stop—in the name of god, if you love your own life, call off this search" (222). He didn't listen. He wanted the truth. Why did I not realize who Oedipus truly was. How could I, the Queen of Thebes, not know who this young man was when he first stepped back into my life. Back when he first appeared in Thebes, I was very happy, the happiest I have been in years. He was the perfect king to replace Laius, he was our city's savior. Anyone to love was better than Laius. Laius was useless and too…

Antigone has the difficulty of deciding whether burying her brother is worth the risk of death. It all started when Oedipus and Jocasta both committed suicide because they realized that Jocasta was Oedipus’ mom. Since Oedipus was the leader of Thebes, they had to appoint a new leader. Usually, the father’s son would be the one to take over the city according to the Greek culture. However, Oedipus has two sons: Polynices and Eteocles. They decided that they would split off leading the town.…

biases are quite prevalently used to portray the inequality between men and women in a misogynistic society. Sophocles used the major conflict between Kreon and Antigone to demonstrate this ideology. Kreon, who was Antigone’s uncle and the ruler of Thebes, would not listen to her reasoning simply because she was a woman. To this effect, the community viewed Antigone as a rebellious, headstrong woman for the same reasons. However if she were a man, she would have been treated differently. Her…

actions since she did not struggle against her inevitable fate. A. Antigone is motivated to take action because she fears the fate that the gods will assign her if she does not bury him. 1. Antigone feared fate and the gods much like the elders of Thebes, who “[fainted] with fear of what fate [Zeus would fashion] for [them].” (349) 2. Fate was a motivating factor for characters in Greek dramas to do things that they would not have otherwise done; in this case, Antigone decides to take a risk and…

would do risking his or her life. Even though Ismene and Antigone have different ways of seeing things, they still connect in how they are blood-related sisters. Although, they are not the only characters involved in the play; Creon, the ruler of Thebes is also involved with…

Creon has the rightful rule of the city of Thebes because he was born into a family of power and virtue. He also had the natural rule over Antigone because she was a woman and men were superior to women because Aristotle saw the women as less rational than the men. The law set forth by Creon to dishonor…

Values and Motives Affecting Fate From the beginning of Antigone, the sides are chosen. Creon, the new king, is motivated by his new position and feels he cannot let the people down. Antigone is motivated by her love for her family and the pain of the past. Both allow their values to run their actions despite laws being broken and family being killed. As all of this is taking place, the Chorus is there to guide the way. The Chorus acts as a director by showing the audience the scenes as they…

This book is made up of a collection of fictional letters that was affiliated with Antipas. Antipas was the martyr that was cited in Revelation 2:13, “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to my name, and did not deny my faith even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.” In the beginning, Antipas was an elite Roman citizen who fought to maintain and continue to enhance his position in his…

initially informing Ismene of Creon’s edict to leave Polyneices unburied, said, “so there you have it and you soon will show/ if you are noble, or fallen from your descent.” In this statement she differentiated between their “descent” from princesses of Thebes, as a result of their father, and actual “fallen”-ness which would occur if Polyneices was left unburied by them. At this point, then, Antigone considered that she and her sister were in a moment of darkness before the illumination of…

The study of family relationships is both fascinating and complex because every family has a different dynamic and connection. Within the family itself, there are different relationships between the individual members. A sister and brother have a different connection than two brothers do; a mother and a daughter have a different dynamic than a father and a daughter, and spouses interact differently with one another than they do with their children. Every member of the family brings something…