Eurydice of Thebes

the chance to see that their actions would lead to a tragic ending, but neither one could see around their pride. Because of their tragic flaws, these two rulers caused great pain to themselves, their family and the people of Thebes. Although Oedipus and Creon ruled over Thebes at different times, the truth

or his own? His own, driven by the death his father caused...Look, now, I see poor Eurydice, Creon’s wife on her way here out from the palace: has she heard about her son or has she come by chance?” (318) Eurydice enters the palace learning about the deaths of Antigone and Haemon. We can see how once again learning and gaining wisdom leads to suffering. After learning of the deaths of Antigone and Haemon Eurydice becomes suicidal and kills herself. Just like in Antigone how learning and gaining wisdom

disobedience through the writing of “Antigone.” Antigone is one of the two daughters of Oedipus. Her two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, agreed to rule Thebes in alternate years. However, when Eteocles refuses to relinquish his rule, Polyneices and his army attack and both brothers end up killing each other. Their uncle, Creon, gains royal power over Thebes and refuses to give Polyneices a proper burial. As for Eteocles, he will receive all the proper burial rituals. Even though Antigone rebels against

Over the course of history, rulers have been looked as responsible for the wellbeing of the people and a representation of the civilization. These rulers have often been strong dominant males, as depicted in Sophocles’ two Greek tragedies, Oedipus the King and Antigone. The plays are written in a series falling into the same setting. Oedipus and Creon both deal with being rulers in contrasting styles and we can see their true characteristics when stressful situations arise during their respective

Both are to some extent right in their thinking but in the end both are shown to be mere humans in the eyes of God and fail to rise beyond their puny existence. At the beginning of the play, Thebes has fought back an armed attack and the brothers, Eteocles and Polynices have died ;Creon crowns himself the king and issues edicts to proclaim Eteocles a hero to be buried with full military honours and decrees that the body of the

In the play Antigone Creon has a bad personal flaw of becoming very arrogant due to his power. Creon states to his son Haemon “And is Thebes about to tell me how to rule?” proving that he believes he is always right and no one should question his authority (Sophocles 29). Creon doesn’t want anyone to tell him how to rule, and that he is always right, creating a very arrogant attitude

Antigone begins with the death of Oedipus. His sons Polyneices and Eteocles battled against each other for control of the city Thebes, which resulted in the death of both of them. Creon, brother of Iocasta and uncle of Oedipus, becomes the king. He declared an honorable burial for Eteocles, who fought for Thebes, and no burial for Polyneices since he fought against Thebes. Antigone tells Ismene, her sister of Polyneices’s fate, and that he deserves to be buried regardless if Ismene joins her. Antigone

the city of Thebes to a lifeboat, with him at the helm. With this quote, we get a strong feel for Creon’s personality. He is obstinate, steadfast, hyper-logical, and unable to see the importance of anything beyond a loyalty to the state, which ultimately becomes his hamartia. Not only is this Creon’s personality, but he feels a need to amplify his obstinance and stubbornness so as to not appear as a weak or “wishy-washy” leader. He feels he needs to assert himself to the citizens of Thebes as unforgiving

king and queen of Thebes and their family. The last sequel Antigone is about the daughter of Oedipus, who was the son of King Lalos and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. The last play picks up when Antigone, one of Oedipus daughter returns to Thebes with her sister Ismene. In their return, they found out that their brothers, Eteocles and Polynices killed each other in a battle for the throne of Thebes. Creon who was Queen Jocasta’s brother inherited the throne and became the new king of Thebes. Creon was married

laws,” (450-456). By Antigone burying Polyneices, she gains the respect and support of people who also believe in honoring the dead and respecting the gods. After Eteocles and Polyneices die in battle, Creon was the next of kin to rule the people of Thebes. After rising to power, he immediately undergoes the destructive effects of power. As a result of this, he becomes irrational in his thoughts and decisions and consequently, he abuses his power. For instance, Creon arrests Ismene solely based on the