SOPHOCLES, ANTIGONE
What do you make of Creon’s “Ship of State” speech? I think one of the reasons that Creon did his speech is his two family members Eteocles and Polynices is dead. first, Creon mentioned about that he is the family…
Antigone – Answered Questions
1. Creon, the king of Thebes, refused to allow Polynices to be buried because he was exiled from the city after a dispute with his brother Eteocles. Polynices raged over this decision and gathered an army to destroy the city…
Shouting, Stubborn, and Sorrowful
3. When Antigone realizes that she alone would bury Polynices, Ismene decides to comfort her by assuring her that she would remain silent–an attempt to pledge loyalty to Antigone despite not wanting to share the full responsibility of burying their…
Sophocles, Antigone
Why does Creon refuse to allow Polynices to be buried? What does this decision tell us about Creon’s worldview and values? Why does Antigone believe that she not only must bury Polynices, despite Creon’s order, but also “shout it out”…
Response to Antigone Questions
1. “But as for his blood brother, Polynices,who returned from exile, home to his father-city and the gods of his race, consumed with one desire–to burn them roof to roots–who thirsted to drink his kinsmen’s blood and sell the rest to slavery: that…
Antigone Questions and Response
Questions 1-3 “And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory. I will lie with the one I love and loved by him–an outrage sacred to the gods! I have longer to please the dead…
Antigone Essay- Definition of a Tragedy
Aristotle defined tragedy as “an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and possess magnitude… and effecting through pity and fear catharsis of such emotions.” What this means is that a tragedy must have the following key elements. The…
Antigone Questions
Why does Creon refuse to allow Polynices to be buried? What does this decision tell us about Creon’s worldview and values? Does Creon or your view of Creon change over the course of the play? If so, how and where…
Antigone questions
Sophocles, Antigone Question 4 & 3 In most plays it’s easy to identify the protagonist and antagonist in every story line. Yet, in Antigone your beliefs can alter your perception of role identification. At first, we sympathize with Antigone, we…
Antigone Questions
Though Antigone and Creon and the values each represents are obviously in conflict in the play, are the two alike in any way? Antigone and Creon are very much alike in the sense that they both are very passionate about…
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