The grim reaper represents Antigone's welcoming of death and her respect for the dead overpowering her respect for the living. She states that she must please the dead far long than she must please the living. ... For I will forever be in the favour of the dead. ... He thinks himself equal to the gods, but never has the rule of man touched the land of the dead. ... I would rather face death by the hands of man than face the wrath of the dead for eternity. ...

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However, Haimon finds Antigone dead, hanging from a noose that she created. ... The reader can firmly picture this image and can feel the pain and remorse of the dead son even as he struggles to stay alive when he is dead. ... Antigone tries to take care of Polyneices dead body, just like birds try to defend their young. In "Antigone"," a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, Antigone, buries her dead brother even though the king, Creon, forbids anyone to do so. ...

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Alive or dead, the faithful servant of his country shall be rewarded." ... Then she picks up the dry earth in her hand, and pouring out of a fine bronze urn she's brought she makes her offering three times to the dead. ... Both his son and Antigone are dead, and he has been wrong all along. He wishes to be dead. ... He wishes to be dead and now he has nothing....

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After Oedipus is dead, Polyneices and Eteocles battle each other for the thrown. ... What he doesn't know is Antigone has already taken her life, and a curse has been set upon him from the gods Hecate and Pluto: two frearful divinities- the goddess of witchcraft and sorcery, and the King of Hades, the underworld of the dead. ... She is the final breaking point for Creon, because after he discovers his wife is dead, he knows he has to endure a life of torture, bearing the burden of guilt over his wife and sons on his shoulders. ... I look for comfort; my comfort lies here dead. ...

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Creon's first error occurs when he announces that "whoever shows by word and deed that he is on the side of the state (whoever buries Polyneices) shall have my reverence when he is dead." (756). ... Creon ignores Haemon and finds himself responsible for his own suffering and sadness after his son is dead. ... When Haemon finally decides to save Antigone it is too late, she is already dead. ... He obviously would not be dead if he would not have killed himself. ... The Messenger announces what has happened Creon's wife simply by saying: "The Queen is dead." (790). ...

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He found his wife, and mother, dead; gouged out his eyes upon seeing her dead; shows his nobility by addressing the city in shame and humility that he was the cursed; and left his kids and family never to return to Thebes. ...

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He found his wife, and mother, dead; gouged out his eyes upon seeing her dead; shows his nobility by addressing the city in shame and humility that he was the cursed; and left his kids and family never to return to Thebes. ...

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After deliberate orders to leave Antigone's brother Polynices" dead body to rot for the wild beasts to feed on, she went on to give her brother a proper burial. ... Although Polynices" dead, rotting corpse is something Ismene was saddened by, she doesn"t do anything physical, and accepts King Creon's decision. ... Says Antigone: I have longer to please the dead than please the living here: in the kingdom down below I"ll lie forever. (88-90) Thus, she greets this deal with a smile, welcoming it as an end to all her miseries on earth. ...

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From the beginning, Antigone's desire to bury her dead brother provokes sympathy from the audience. The further emphasis she places on the gods' insistence on it being her duty to bury her dead brother solidifies the authority of her position. ... Creon, having criticized Antigone of putting the needs of the dead before those of the living, does the exact same thing. ...

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He was warned by a blind prophet not to do this, but he chooses to anyway, which eventually left him with a dead son, a dead wife, and self-imposed exile. ... She did obey the rules of her gods, which were that any dead body must be given a proper burial, with some limitations. ...

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Haemon felt lonely, as if he didn't have anything else to live for since the woman he loved was dead and the only parent he had was indiscreet, he had nothing left. Creon reacted unexpectedly once he found out Haemon was dead. ... Unfortunately it was too late, his family was dead and his town had lost all respect and honor for him. ...

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I was dead and still you kill me. Slaughter was piled high, ah then, do not tell me you come to pile it higher: A son dead, then a wife." (249). ... To rest loved by him whom I have loved, sinner of a holy sin, with longer time to charm the dead than those who live, for I shall abide forever there. ...

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MESSENGER: She is dead---your wife, the mother of him that is dead---The death-wound fresh in her heart. ... I am already dead, and is there more? ... But Creon disobeyed the gods by not giving Polynices a proper burial because all dead bodies must be buried or they will roam the world. ...

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The symbolism of sight versus blindness throughout Sophocles" "Oedipus the King" represents the idea of knowledge versus ignorance. The representation of sight versus blindness is used by Sophocles to emphasize the tragic flaw and tragic self-discovery of Oedipus. Many of Sophocles" characte...

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In Sophocles "Antigone" the reader comes across a fearless and determined woman, full of love for her dead brothers, who faces the King of Thebes, Kreon. ... Last but not least, Antigone is a hero of the resistance to tyrannical power, a champion of higher morality, yet a tragic person who is dead. ...

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Antigone, by Sophocles, is a play that has three major themes. All three of these themes play a very important part in this play. The three major themes are fate, love, and pride. Oedipus had killed his father, king of Thebes, not knowing it was his father and then took over Thebes. He married Iocas...

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Antigone, by Sophocles, is a play that has three major themes. All three of these themes play a very important part in this play. The three major themes are fate, love, and pride. Oedipus had killed his father, king of Thebes, not knowing it was his father and then took over Thebes. He married Iocas...

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Then, a messenger from Corinth came to Oedipus to tell him Polybus was dead. ... Polybus was dead and he did not kill him. ... Oedipus then went to find Jocasta, but when he found her she was already dead. ...

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Eteocles, they say, has had his burial according to our customary rites, to win him honor with the dead below" () Antigone says. ... Antigone knows that her family is anything near good; therefore, with her brother trying to invade the city, she still believes that he deserves the respect the dead receive. ... Antigone's prime motivation in burying Polyneices was her religious obligation of burying the dead. ...

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The Tragic Hero Sophocles is well known for his great Greek tragedies, which focus in on the lives of a small group of people that ultimately lead to an awful tragic ending that applies to their lives. While telling these tragedies, the reader or viewer goes through several different intense emoti...

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Antigone reasoning is: "It was not Zeus who published this decree, Nor have the powers who rule among the dead Imposed such laws as this upon mankind; Nor could I think that a decree of yours- A man-could override the laws of Heaven Unwritten and unchanged". ... My husband dead, I might have found another; Another son from him if I had lost A son. ...

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A reason for her dying for her brother is that since both her parents are dead there is no way to replace Polynices (lines 995-1005). ... Second of all a brother or sister is just as replaceable (if you can call it replacing) as a husband or child if your parents are dead or alive. ...

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"Love, in all it's numerous forms and disguises, is one of our most powerful emotions. Although celebrated as a source of great joy, love is also the cause of many of life's conflicts, sorrows, and tragedies". Love is one of the most powerful emotions one person can experience. It can take over so...

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Oedipus The King was originally written by Sophocles. The present day book is translated and introduced by Bernard Knox. The name Oedipus means swollen foot. Comparatively speaking, Oedipus has about the same amount of brains as a foot. I think that King Oedipus is dumb primarily because of these...

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Antigone is the sequel to Oedipus and is the story of what happened in Thebes after Oedipus exiled himself. Creon, who is Iocaste's brother, is now the king after the deaths of Oedipus's two sons. He has a burial for one brother, but denies a burial for the other. Antigone wanted to bury him to ...

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