Antigone's Truth The plot of Antigone begins when the truth became known to Oedipus, king of Thebes, that he was married to his mother Jocasta. ... Antigone is the daughter of Odeipus, the former king of Thebes. ... Kreon, from conviction that outweighs family ties, convicts Antigone to be executed. Antigone and Ismene are sisters, the daughters of Oedipus the former king of Thebes. Antigone wants Ismene to share in her grief for Polyneices, and help give him a proper burial. ...

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Ismene refuses, and Antigone tells her that she will bury him alone, thus showing the audience that Antigone is bold and courageous. Antigone is a daughter of the late King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta. ... Antigone ventures out of the laws of Creon and buries Polynices. ... Without thinking, Creon accuses Ismene, Antigone's sister, of being an accomplice to Antigone. In Creon's rage, he does not think about the laws of the gods which Antigone was uplifting; he solely sees Antigone's actions as defiance to his thrown. ...

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Antigone, in Greek legend, was the daughter of Oedipus. ... Now the question arises, "Did Antigone take proper action?". ... Could Antigone act as if she did not care? ... , Antigone states. ... She sees that Antigone is caught and decides to take part of the blame for what has happened but Antigone will not let her. ...

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Antigone buries her brother simply out of loyalty to her family. ... Antigone's actions were driven by her desire to serve the gods. ... Antigone was doing this for family, and no one else. ... Antigone's actions are to be admired. ... Antigone disregarded Creon's law based upon her own personal beliefs. ...

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Antigone's Justified Decision In Sophocles" tragedy, Antigone, a justified decision is made by Antigone to bury her brother, Polyneices. First of all, Antigone makes a justified decision to bury Polyneices by the basis of her belief in the gods. ... Secondly, Antigone justifies her decision by showing the strength of her convictions on the loyalty to her family. ... By this, Antigone shows Creon that her brother is owed a proper burial, even if it means her death. ... The acceptance of her punishment shows that Antigone one and for all, justifies her decision that Polyneices deserve...

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Antigone's Justified Decision In Sophocles" tragedy, Antigone, a justified decision is made by Antigone to bury her brother, Polyneices. First of all, Antigone makes a justified decision to bury Polyneices by the basis of her belief in the gods. ... Secondly, Antigone justifies her decision by showing the strength of her convictions on the loyalty to her family. ... By this, Antigone shows Creon that her brother is owed a proper burial, even if it means her death. ... The acceptance of her punishment shows that Antigone one and for all, justifies her decision that Polyneices deserve...

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In the very beginning of the play Antigone's sister Ismene makes a few different comments on Antigone's behavior, telling her she has a "rash heart- (2). Before even knowing what Antigone was asking of her Ismene was thinking Antigone hadn't thought it through like Ismene wanted her to. ... All these things are exactly what Antigone is; Antigone knows it, she even proves it. ... Ismene in a way, more then just the fact that Antigone is her sister, needs Antigone there to watch over her. ... Antigone's acting in passion is unchangeable throughout the play. ...

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The play Antigone, by Sophocles, is based after the story of Oedipus. ... When Creon gets to the tomb, he finds that Antigone has hanged herself. Haimon sits with Antigone, crying out that his father has taken her away from him. ... He dies next to his Antigone. ... His son, Haimon kills himself also because of the death of Antigone. ...

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Antigone, by Sophocles, is a play that has three major themes. ... He married Iocaste, queen of Thebes (his mother), and had four children; one was a girl named Antigone. ... Antigone's fate was to die trying to honor her dead brother and be loyal her family. ... I killed you my dear.Love is what had gotten Antigone in this problem. ... Haemon's love for Antigone had made him kill himself when he found her dead body. ...

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Title of work: Antigone 2. ... Characters: Major: Antigone - Antigone is very (immovable) and (unwilling) because when she is told not to do something by king Creon she still does what she believes in. ... In the book Antigone contradicts the laws of Creon. 10. ... When Antigone has killed herself the tone changes to a sad tone. ... Imagery - the imagery was used when Antigone hanged herself d. ...

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Characters and Plot: "Antigone" by Jean Anouilh is an adaptation of the original "Antigone" written by Sophocles. ... Antigone disobeyed the law and would have to be buried alive. ... Antigone was buried alive as opposed to committing suicide. ... Anouilh, Antigone, trans. ... Sophocles, Antigone & Oedipus the King, in Antigone, Oedipus, Electra, trans. ...

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Sophocles" Antigone has two major characters, Antigone and Creon, who are the focal point throughout the story. ... Ismene serves as a foil to Antigone because Antigone is strong while Ismene is submissive. ... This line was a major turning point for Ismene's character in the story Antigone. ... (Lines 70-81) This may be due to the fact that her decisions are made while under pressure by either Antigone or the law. ... Very similarly, Ismene matured from beginning to end of Antigone. ...

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In "Antigone", by E.F. ... But Creon relent and Antigone and Haemon go to their deaths" (13, Watling). ... Whereas Creon had the option to either spare Antigone's life and save his son or kill Antigone and his son. ... With the death of Antigone, Creon's son, Haemon, decides to die with his lover, Antigone. ... By giving Antigone a death sentence, it started a chain-reaction of deaths; Antigone dies, then Haemon and Creon's wife. ...

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"Oedipus Rex Essay Number 1- The stories Antigone and Oedipus Rex were written by a Greek philosopher named Sophocles. ... In the book Antigone, the prophecy given to Creon was very interesting. ... The prophecy Tiresias gave to Creon was very important in the story Antigone. ... When Creon sentenced Antigone to death, Haemon, who was the son of Creon and Antigone's fiancé, threatened to kill himself. When Antigone died, Haemon tried to kill Creon but he killed himself instead. ...

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Oedipus accepts responsibility as a tragic hero, as does Antigone. It seems however, that Antigone shows a greater willingness to accept her responsibility. ... Antigone, Oedipus" daughter, has much of the same decisiveness as her father did. ... Unlike her father, however, Antigone has the ability to remember the past. ... Antigone takes the punishment, willing to die for family and respect for the dead. ...

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Antigone, by Sophocles, is a play that has three major themes. ... He married Iocaste, queen of Thebes (his mother), and had four children; one was a girl named Antigone. ... Antigone's fate was to die trying to honor her dead brother and be loyal her family. ... I killed you my dear.Love is what had gotten Antigone in this problem. ... Haemon's love for Antigone had made him kill himself when he found her dead body. ...

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Therefore, he killed Antigone after he finds out that she insists to bury the body of her brother, Polynices, which was inimical to his order. Unfortunately, the death of Antigone caused Creon's son and wife to commit suicide. ... However, killing Antigone was done by Creon's own will. He was being arbitrary that "None of his subjects think as Antigone does" (Watling 13), which eventually caused the tragic end. ... He punished Antigone arbitrarily, and deserved the punishments he received. ...

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., wrote Antigone and Oedipus the King. ... Although Antigone was written before Oedipus the King, the generations involved in Oedipus the King precede the ones in Antigone. ... In Antigone, Creon is a most significant character, the Ruler of Thebes, who prevails when the two sons of Oedipus die. ... Creon, in Antigone, opens as an apparent patriot because he sounds like a democratic speaker. ... Creon orders Antigone, his niece and future bride of his own son, to be murdered for placing soil on a corpse, against his wishes. ...

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Also in Antigone, power becomes a major theme, as Creon becomes king. ... So Antigone attempts to bury her brother. ... He has Antigone put in a tomb in the middle of a desert and leaves her there to die. As a result, not only does Antigone die, but so does Creon's son Haimen. ...

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Continuing on his way he then passes a riddling sphinx and guesses the answer, lifting a curse on Thebes, allowing Oedipus to become King, win the hand of Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and have 4 children: Eteocles, Polynice, Antigone, and Ismene. ... Oedipus then proceeds to ask Creon, who is happy to oblige, to look after his daughters, Antigone and Ismene. ...

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Supporting Characters: The Meat and Potatoes of a Good Play In every play, story, book, and movie, you've always got a few main things that are always the same. One is that you always have some sort of flowing story involved that tells the reader, watcher, etc. something. The second is that y...

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In the tragedy Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, the main character was Oedipus. At the beginning of the tragedy Oedipus was presented as hero who was arrogant and overly confident. The story tells how Oedipus experienced a tragedy in his life which humbled his character. When the kingdom was t...

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Tragic Hero In the tragedy, Oedipus Rex, Sophocles presented Oedipus as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a kind of sacrificial victim. He experiences a fall because he has a certain character flaw, or tragic flaw, and he suffers so that the audience may learn from that suffering without having to...

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Jocasta is an integral part of the play, Oedipus The King, by Sophocles. Her actions and thoughts are important to the reader as well as the characters within the play. In this passage there are several themes and significant items that she is addressing. Jocasta is trying to help relieve Oedipus of...

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The fates of young women Jocasta's destiny is really cruel in play Oedipus. Jocasta is an integral part of the play, Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Her actions and thoughts are important to the reader as well as the characters within the play. In this passage there are several themes and signific...

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