The play Antigone, by Sophocles, is based after the story of Oedipus. According to the myth, King Laios and his wife Jocasta visit an oracle. ... The shepherd feels sorry for Oedipus and raises him as their own. Without knowing it, Oedipus grows up fulfills the prophecy. ... Eteocles and Polyneices, Oedipus's sons, fight over the kingdom. ...
The first major theme of fate is what had gotten the family of Oedipus where they were when the play began. Fate is why Oedipus winds up killing his own father and eventually ended up marrying his own mother and then later on he found out about all of this. ... In the first paragraph of the play it reads, "My darling sister Ismene, we have had a fine inheritance from Oedipus. ... This just shows how terrible fate has treated the family of Oedipus. ... The king's friend the Leader tries to convince Creon to change his mind by telling him "My king, ever since he began I've been debutin...
The play starts with the kingdom in absolute chaos due to the death of Polyneices and Eteocles, the two sons of the former king, Oedipus. ... Creon, the brother of Oedipus and uncle to Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone and their younger sister, Ismene ascends the throne as he is the nearest surviving kinsman. ... He is thinking only as a king, and not as an uncle. ... Creon is not an evil person or a bad king, he just hasnt been able to find a balance between his responsibilities towards his state and his family, which has led to him not only losing his family but also to him not being a much lov...
He stepped up to be a new king his first duty was to decide which of the brothers were to receive a proper burial. ... Creon, the new king of Thebes, has sworn to uphold the law. ... Creon has overwhelmed as being a new king as he has carried his excessive pride over ruling his country. ... (Scene II 54-55) Creon displays his arrogance as the king who uphold the law; once again when he replies, "And yet you dared defy the law" (Scene II 57). ... Our hearts and altars Are stained with the corruption of dogs and carrion birds That glut themselves on the corpse of Oedipus" sons. ...
AP ONE SHEET- Antigone 1. The title of the play is Antigone. 2. The author is Sophocles. The book was written and performed in the late 440s BC 3. The country of the author is Colonus, which is a part of Athens. 4. Major Characters Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, late king o...
