Crates of Thebes

Antigone begins with the conquest of Thebes, a Greek city-state. The ruler of Thebes, Oedipus, stepped down and gave both of his sons, Eteocles and Polynices power to rule Thebes. The only condition was that they must alternate being king on a yearly basis. However, Eteocles refused to give up his power at the end of the year and exiled his brother Polynices from Thebes. In anger of being exiled, Polynices travels to the nearby city-states to gather an army to retake Thebes from his brother…

1. Kreon orders burial honors for Eteocles, but forbids burial for Polynieces because Eteocles chooses to be loyal and to stand with the army of Thebes, while Polynieces chooses to be a traitor and to stand with the army of Argos. Antigone wants to disobey Kreon’s orders because Polynieces is her true brother and family is very important to her. 2. The relationship between Antigone and Ismene can be described as having completely opposite personalities; however, they still love each other very…

Antigone was a fascinating play/story. Oedipus and Jocasta had four children and they are Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene and Antigone. Eteocles Polyneices were the brothers which were very different Eteocles was very stubborn while Polyneices was fair, loyal and devoted. The two sisters were kind of the same but had slightly different traits. Antigone was determined, stubborn, devoted, loyal, brave, religious, and intelligent, she was also a selfless person. While ismene was considered more…

Creon the King of Thebes The play Antigone takes place around 441 BC. The setting of the play Antigone is in ancient Greece. In ancient Greece the king is the most powerful person. There are nine characters in the play Antigone. The characters names from weakest to most powerful are Eurydice, haimon, A Messenger, A Sentry, Teiresias, Ismene, Antigone, The Chorus, and Creon. Creon is the king of the Thebes. That means that he is the most powerful person in the play Antigone. In the play Antigone…

Two major themes that run throughout Sophocles’ play Antigone are loyalty and power. Loyalty and power are what drive the play forward; this theme affects not only Antigone, but Creon as well. Both Antigone and Creon are affected by this conflict, but in different ways. Antigone is first introduced to us as a young and loyal girl to bother her brother and the gods, that only wants to make sure both her brothers have a proper burial; according to the laws placed by the gods if someone does not…

Antigone and Hailey was assigned to Ismene, Antigone’s sister. Antigone is the story of two brothers and their sisters. The brothers, Polynices and Eteocles died while fighting on opposing sides of a civil war, in hopes of gaining control of the city, Thebes. Since both brothers died, the siblings uncle, Creon, becomes the ruler. Creon makes the decision that Eteocles will be buried with honor but Polynices will not be buried at all. This infuriates Antigone, and she plots a way to bury…

In “Antigone” and “On the Rainy River,” there are many similarities and differences between Antigone and Tim O’Brien. The comparisons between them is that they both have decisions to make that will change their life drastically, and once they choose it, they have to deal with the consequences. The differences between them is that Tim felt he didn’t pick the right one, while Antigone felt confident in hers, Tim’s choice made everyone happy while Antigone’s choice made everyone angry and lastly,…

burying her brother come from her religious beliefs in the laws of the gods being above all else and her inclination to protect and care for her family. Opposedly, King Creon 's actions stem from a need to maintain political stability in the kingdom of Thebes which has just suffered a trauma in the civil war between Polyneices and Eteocles, Antigone 's brothers. Though initially Antigone exhibits signs of wanting to die for her pure belief in her principles of the gods and her loyalty to her…

action against him, she said, “Of course, I did it. I won’t deny anything” (Line 442-443).” This showed the people of Thebes that Antigone, as a woman in a world of men, actively made the decision to do this. Antigone was happy that she was caught because she was able to show the people how brave she was to stand up against the king. Also, Antigone shows Creon and the people of Thebes that she wants to die for her actions by saying, “I’ll die in any case, whether you announce my execution or…

Sophocles’ play Antigone demonstrates that only the most resolute character can escape the pain of fear and regret. Kreon and Ismene, lacking confidence in their decisions, endure the torment of regret and blame, leaving Kreon with the thought of his past choices and Ismene with the fear of the wrong actions. The title character Antigone represents the ideal of resolve, insulating this verb is confusing) her from the agony of second-guessing her decisions. The contrast between the two…