Though with respect to chronology, due to the audience's prior knowledge of the preceding plays Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus, and the evidence presented in the authors note, the conflict of Antigone is provided before Scene I even begins. The inciting incident occurs in the preceding note, making a the structural development of the play move based up Polynices and Eteocles' contrasting heroism. ... Consequently, the audience's subsequent extensive knowledge of the other Oedipus plays is also crucial to the understanding of the audience. ... Without the knowledge of the pre...

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