Creon

brother. 1. Creon tells Ismene, when she has been captured, that fate has the power to “make the bravest turn, and turn the bravest will” (362) 2. The gods were known for taking control of mortals for their own intentions using fate, much like Athena taking control of Odysseus in an epic by Homer, and did so with Antigone, for Antigone and showed bravery can only be attributed to the gods. C. Antigone’s role is to make peace, not conflict, by fulfilling her fate of burying Polyneices. 1. Creon…

deceased king Oedipus; Antigone and Ismene. Some other significant characters in this drama are Creon, Choragos, and Haimon. The conflict in this tragedy is caused by Oedipus's two sons Polyneices and Eteocles. Polyneices and Eteocles were at war with each other over the throne because Eteocles would not step down, and the two brothers ended up killing each other. When Oedipus died, his brother Creon became king of Thebes. His first rule as king was that Eteocles must be buried in honor, and…

tasks is move the sun across the sky. In addition, Apollo is oracular god that he provides prophecy to people in Delphi. In the Oedipus the King, the plague is spread in the city of Thebes, so Oedipus “found one cure: [he] acted at once. [He] sent Creon, [his] wife’s own brother, to Delphi – Apollo the Prophet’s oracle – to learn when [he] might do or…

she wants to die to atone for her parents sin and she wants some attention with that, first she pushes ismene away telling her she is too cowardly to bury her brother, second she doesn’t seem afraid of her impending doom and appears to want to anger creon. And finally Antigone doesn't care about her fiance, possibly because he is her cousin or because he is the son of the one she despises so much. The text says, “I should not want you even if you were to ask to come”(line 53). Antigone says…

I personally enjoyed reading, Antigone, mainly because this play in a sense forces you to pick a side. Those sides is whether to follow the religion that was set or to follow the laws implemented by the government. In a sense the same thing happens in modern day civilization where the lines between politics and religion is often blurred. In Antigone, I have so much respect for Antigone because she would rather disobey the rules implemented in Thebes in honor of her brother and respecting the…

full of loyalty, betrayal, love and death. The play Antigone features many central themes with betrayal being the main theme of the story. The theme of betrayal is evident in the beginning of the play when the king Creon betrays his people’s faith in him, his family and his gods. Creon was the king and his duty was to defend his people and the god given traditions. However, he goes ahead to enact a law that disrespects the gods tradition of proper burial procedures for the people…

orders. When Antigone confesses to Ismene about her plans, the confidante does everything she can to convince her sister to stop, including telling Antigone that she is too impulsive, and should be more sensible- she is engaged to be married, and Creon has a mob after her! While Ismene does her best, she finally relents, in the end allowing Antigone to carry on with her choice as long as she does not get Ismene involved. (However, as the story passes Ismene begins to support her sister and begs…

deaths. These illusions help develop several themes such as, rules and order, determination, and mortality. The theme rules and order is one of the most important themes in Antigone. Antigone says, “They say that Creon has sworn. No one shall bury him, No one mourn for him.” (Lines 19-20) Creon believes that his law comes before the law of the Gods. Antigone does not believe in his law where Polyneices is concerned. Antigone then says to her sister Ismene, “Ismene I am going to bury him. Will…

SHORT QUESTIONS 1. Where did Oedipus send Creon at the beginning of the play? Oedipus sent Creon to the Pythian temple of Apollo, to the oracle of Delphi to ask for advice to get rid of the plague that was terrorizing Thebes. 2. Where was Laius killed? Laius was killed at a three way crossroad out of the country by Oedipus, when Oedipus and Laius had a scuffle and Oedipus ended up killing Laius. 3. Why did not anyone investigate Laius murder at the time it happened? No one tried to find out…

Antigone and Medea take extreme measures in order to obtain revenge or it may seem that way. When their circumstances are looked at more closely some of their actions can be justified. Antigone’s decision to defy Creon's edict and bury her brother pushes Creon to sentence…