Eurydice of Thebes

Scenes Prologue - In this scene, the two sisters, Ismene and Antigone are introduced. Antigone tells Ismene of the death of their brother Polynices and the decision made by Creon to leave their brother unburied. Antigone asks Ismene to help her bury Polynices, defying Creon. But She refuse and advises Antigone to abide the law as well. Antigone then decides to go about the burial of their brother on her own. Scene 1 - In this scene, Creon is in a room with his men, sharing with them, his thoughts

     Creon receives his advice from several sources. The most important advice comes from his son, Haemon, and Teiresias, a blind prophet who speaks directly with the gods. Haemon, who is engaged to marry Antigone, tells his father how the people of Thebes sympathize with Antigone and her actions, and that he will never forgive him if he executes her. Creon again decides

In both Oedipus-Rex and Antigone by Sophocles there are many characters who make impulsive decisions and come to regret them when everything comes back around. In Oedipus-Rex Jocasta, Queen of Thebes, plans an attempt to leave her newborn son to starvation and the animals with her husband Laius, King of Thebes. All because they were both so power hungry they couldn’t let anything, not even their child, intervene with that. Therefore, intervening with the all powerful; fate. Regret also occurs in Antigone

Have you ever done something you knew was wrong, but wouldn’t admit your mistake to yourself or others for pride’s sake? In Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon’s own pride and stubbornness causes his tragic downfall that could’ve been stopped if he had made different choices along the way. His choice to remain adamant in his decree prohibiting Polynices from being properly buried largely affects the plot’s actions. Creon manages to extend and enlarge the disaster by sentencing Antigone to death, rejecting

everyone else has so far advised him to do. He accuses Teiresias as giving him such a prophecy because of bribery from others and a hunger for gold. Hubris is also revealed from King Creon in Scene III. Creon’s son, Haemon, tells Creon that the people of Thebes believe they have never seen a girl die such a shameful death and that the people live in fear of Creon. Haemon tells Creon he also believes Antigone should have been allowed to bury Polyneices and should be set free. King Creon responds with, “You

His violence led to three deaths, including: Haemon his son, Antigone, and Eurydice, his wife. “You see us here, all in one family— the killer and the killed. Oh the profanity of what I planned. Alas, my son, you died so young— a death before your time. Aaiii . . . aaiii . . . you’re dead . . . gone— not your own foolishness but

Sophocles’ plays Oedipus the King and Antigone, Tiresias tries in vain to warn the kings of Thebes of their wrong doing. In Antigone, Creon, the king of Thebes, refuses to reason with Tiresias after sentencing his niece Antigone to death for burying her brother. Throughout the text Tiresias and the Chorus to help Creon see the errors he has made, but he is blinded by his stubbornness. When Tiresias arrives in Thebes to speak to Creon it at first appears that Creon will obey the advice the prophet has

Does that general deserve a proper burial that is usually given to regular armed service men and women? That’s basically the same situation that King Kreon is put in at the beginning of Antigone. Throughout Sophocles’ Antigone, Kreon, the king of the Thebes, has good intentions, but remains stubborn and inflexible to the outcries of his own family, the unhappiness of the citizens, and even a prediction from a prophet. King Kreon’s initial intentions are good, but his downfall was his inflexibility and

A female author named Patricia Cornwell said once ¨I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power¨ This very quote explain the topic of abuse of power in the play Antigone by Sophocles which comes up many times. The abuse by king Creon make rules that goes against the gods rule and the horrible punishments his family and the people of his village. This throughout the play lead to the theme ¨When you abuse your family and people their emotion will take its effect and make them turn on you.¨ This

Antigone Antigone was written in 441 BC by the Greek playwright Sophocles. The play is set in the ancient city of Thebes. Women were not recognized of importance in ancient Athens, so in turn they were not allowed to attend the plays and any character that was a woman was to be played as a man, wearing a mask. Sophocles wrote many other great Greek tragedies including Odeipus the King. In the prequel to Antigone, Odeipus the King, Odeipus is born as a curse. His parents went to the oracle and received