Eurydice of Thebes

In the Theban Plays, written by Sophocles, we are introduced to Oedipus, a man whose very existence leads to a series of pre-destined events which not only affects him, but everyone else around him as well. His efforts to prevent an oracle’s fulfillment proves to be useless as he, unknowingly, carries the prophecy to fruition. Sophocles uses dramatic irony in the tragic plays to show that one’s fate is not easily escaped especially if past events continue to weigh one down. The “sins of the…

is to set a standard of conduct for the population to follow; usually these laws are for the good of the citizens who are living in the country. However, that does not always mean that they are morally correct. In the case of Creon, the king of Thebes, he refused to allow Antigone’s brother…

In the Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, the character Creon had a tragic flaw. He wanted to appear as strong as he could and he was so prideful. Creon was the king of Thebes and the uncle of Antigone. He fell because of his tragic flaw, pride. Creon was prideful in wanting to appear strong. He fought in a war to become king and he buried Eteocles, to show strength in honor. "Eteocles, who died as a man should die, fighting for his country is To be buried with full military honors." (Sophocles…

This civil war of Thebes resulted in the brothers’ death and left their antagonistic uncle Creon to be king. While Creon acknowledged Eteocles as a righteous defender of the city of Thebes, he condemned Polynices a traitor who must “be left to rot unburied, his flesh eaten by dogs and birds, creating an obscenity for everyone to see” (Antigone, p. 231)…

hears about this he strongly argues against it. King Creon sentences Antigone to death; however, she kills herself before he could. This causes Haemon, King Creon’s son who is also madly in love with Antigone, to kill himself. Haemon’s death causes Eurydice, King Creon’s wife and Haemon’s mother, to kill herself as well. All of these deaths made…

Antigone there is not any mention of racial hegemony because in Ancient Greece they mainly discriminated on class. Antigone doesn’t have to deal with class hegemony for most of her life. She is born into royalty, her father was King Oedipus, the King of Thebes. That is the reason her brothers killed each other, they were fighting for her father’s throne. She lived the good life until her brothers death because they were given different treatment by Creon. Eteocles is declared a hero and is given…

which leads to her standing up to Creon later on. Antigone takes on a modern female gender role, which is fully expressed when she stands up to Creon on her view of honoring her brother. She is not afraid to admit that she went against the law of Thebes by burying a “traitor”; instead she openly admits it: “I did it. I don’t deny a thing” (492). She does not become the timid, submissive woman that Creon expects her to be. She fights the idea of how women can and should act, while standing up for…

the risks she is taking. Case in point, she is standing up for what 's right against her uncle who is ruling over Thebes and her sister is warning her that against men a woman cannot win. However, we can see that Antigone actually impacted Creons’ life because after her untimely death, she took a piece of his family as well by having Haimon commit suicide, which then caused Eurydice to cut herself and left without a child and wife: “She drove the blade below her liver, so she could suffer the…

Although the word tragedy is an attribute commonly used to recount any events that cause misfortune and great suffering; it even more treats as an illustration to the series of the sorrowful and unfortunate events induced upon a heroic soul. It is a work of art that embodies the misfortunes of its subjects, within a stylized undertone of austere diction, and prompts the questions raised about the human identity and it’s battle between the forces of good and evil that it so easily succumbs.…

entire conflict of the play. If Antigone had not insisted upon burying Polyneices, she would be planning her wedding to Haimon and there would never have been any issues. The tragic flaw of Antigone caused many repercussions. The deaths of Haimon, Eurydice, and Antigone herself are all the results of Creon’s edict and Antigone’s rebellion. Another tragic flaw of the tragic heroine is something that she herself could have never helped. Her family is struck with this misfortune of unluckiness and…