The play "Antigone" is a tragedy of Greek Mythology. This story is about a young girl named Antigone and her struggles with a king named Creon, who is the newly titled King of Thebes. Antigone is a daughter of the former king Oedipus. ... "Antigone" is the recollection of his two daughters, Antigone and Isemene, of how their two brothers died. After Oedipus is dead, Polyneices and Eteocles battle each other for the thrown. ...
The Chorus then turns to the powerfully built Creon, king of Thebes. When he was younger, and Oedipus ruled, he was an art patron. ... The brothers killed each other in a duel, leaving Creon king. ... The Chorus appears and announces that the tragedy is on. ... Tragedy is clean, restful, and flawless. ...
Tiresias was the one who told Oedipus of his prophet only because Oedipus insisted. Once Oedipus was banished from Thebes, Creon took over as King. ... Creon will bring tragedy to his life. ... He helped Oedipus when Tiresias gave Oedipus his prophet by standing by Oedipus during the pain he was going through. ... She lost her life for her brother and that shows how loyal she is to giving her best qualities. ...
In the speech, he speaks a metaphor about how in flood time, the trees that bend are safe and how the inflexible trees get uprooted. ... But even the ones that yield to his rule always snap back up, just like people overthrowing a king. ... When he talks about how the trees get uprooted during flood time, the reader can picture heavy rain and wind tearing through the earth, and trees getting deracinated. Also, Teiresias says, "Our hearths and altars are stained with the corruption of dogs and carrion birds that glut themselves on the corpse of Oedipus' son"" (231). ... In "Antigone"," a G...
Major Characters Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, late king of Thebes. ... They tell him their opinions on how good he is handling the situation. ... This imagery helps the reader understand how long the body of Polynices has been left unburied. ... The birds foreshadow that tragedy is going to happen. ...
