Following is the order of events in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.):
1. Antigone resolves to bury Polyneices' body despite Theban King Creon's order to the contrary.
2. The guards come, find the body buried, and unbury it.
3. Antigone finds the body exposed, tries to rebury it, and is caught by the guards. 4. Creon sentences Antigone to be walled up alive.
5. Teiresias the blind prophet says Polyneices' body must be buried to stop a plague from infecting all of Thebes. He warns that Creon's own house is doomed if the body isn't buried.
6. Creon resolves to bury Polyneices and free Antigone.
7. Antigone hangs herself in her prison.
8. Haemon, Antigone's fiance and Creon's son, kills himself with his own sword upon seeing Antigone dead.
9. Theban Queen Eurydice kills herself rather than live life with her husband and without her son.
10. Creon is led into exile.
Polyneices' burial, Antigone's trial and Teiresias' prediction are three major events in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the burial of Polyneices is a major event because it activates the conflict between Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon. Antigone's trial is a second major event because it sets in motion the fatal responses of Antigone, Prince Haemon and Queen Eurydice to Antigone's live burial and suicide. Teiresias' prediction is a third major event because it starts up the process of reversing the non-burial edict and overthrowing Creon.
Antigone never says that she will obey Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone considers divine will and Theban traditions as the sources for how to behave and not to behave. She does not believe that there is a need for her uncle King Creon to be issuing and enforcing his own set of laws. She says that the events of life all are anticipated by the gods and their unchanging codes of conduct for mortals.
That she does great deeds, has great powers and is the main character are reasons why Antigone is the hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone does the great deed of burying her brother Polyneices. She has great powers of faith in her gods, love for her family and loyalty to her people and their most cherished traditions. She is the main character who affects the course of events and around whom all action centers.
Creon does not order Antigone to be locked in a vault in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict that his niece, Princess Antigone, violates. The sentence is death from being pelted with stones thrown by her fellow Thebans. He commutes the sentence to life imprisonment by being walled up in a remote cave. It is Creon's hope that once out of the public sight, Antigone will not serve as a rebellious example to others and will cease to pollute the environment with her contrary behavior and insubordinate ways.
Yes, Antigone and Creon are the most important characters in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon determine the course of events in the play by their individual acts and their combined interaction. All other action is affected by and reactive to the struggle between the niece and her uncle. That makes them the most important characters and their struggle the most important theme in the play.
Polyneices' burial, Antigone's trial and Teiresias' prediction are three major events in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the burial of Polyneices is a major event because it activates the conflict between Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon. Antigone's trial is a second major event because it sets in motion the fatal responses of Antigone, Prince Haemon and Queen Eurydice to Antigone's live burial and suicide. Teiresias' prediction is a third major event because it starts up the process of reversing the non-burial edict and overthrowing Creon.
"Oedipus Rex," "Oedipus at Colonus" and "Antigone" are the three plays about Oedipus by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the above-mentioned plays deal with the mistaken self-identity that Theban King Oedipus has of himself and the impact that this flawed self-image has on himself and his children. The above-mentioned order in which the plays are listed honor the chronology of events in the lives of Oedipus and his children. But that is not the order of their writing by the ancient Greek playwright. Instead, the order of writing reverses, with "Oedipus at Colonus" being written after "Antigone."
Antigone never says that she will obey Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone considers divine will and Theban traditions as the sources for how to behave and not to behave. She does not believe that there is a need for her uncle King Creon to be issuing and enforcing his own set of laws. She says that the events of life all are anticipated by the gods and their unchanging codes of conduct for mortals.
In "Antigone," the catharsis occurs primarily for the audience. The audience experiences a release of emotional tension and purging of emotions through witnessing the tragic events and consequences faced by the characters, particularly Antigone. The play is intended to evoke feelings of pity and fear, leading to a cathartic response.
That she does great deeds, has great powers and is the main character are reasons why Antigone is the hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone does the great deed of burying her brother Polyneices. She has great powers of faith in her gods, love for her family and loyalty to her people and their most cherished traditions. She is the main character who affects the course of events and around whom all action centers.
Creon does not order Antigone to be locked in a vault in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict that his niece, Princess Antigone, violates. The sentence is death from being pelted with stones thrown by her fellow Thebans. He commutes the sentence to life imprisonment by being walled up in a remote cave. It is Creon's hope that once out of the public sight, Antigone will not serve as a rebellious example to others and will cease to pollute the environment with her contrary behavior and insubordinate ways.
Yes, Antigone and Creon are the most important characters in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon determine the course of events in the play by their individual acts and their combined interaction. All other action is affected by and reactive to the struggle between the niece and her uncle. That makes them the most important characters and their struggle the most important theme in the play.
If she is the doer of the deed and if she knws about his non-burial edict are what Creon asks Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a guard brings Theban Princess Antigone before King Creon and says that she is caught burying her brother Polyneices. Creon is not impressed with his niece but still is unprepared for her civil disobedience. He needs to have a confession of motive and intent in order to sentence Antigone to death.
If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.
Antigone is the protagonist and Ismene is minor among the main characters in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the protagonist is the main character around whom the play's action centers. This description fits Antigone's since it is her act of disobedience to one law and obedience to another that defines the course of all other actions and decisions in the play. Ismene is her sister's sounding board and does nothing to affect the course of events.
He don't support his father' decision to execute Antigone.
The Christian God isn't mentioned in 'Antigone'. The play most likely was written during the 440's Before the Christian Era. If the events were based on fact, then the happenings took place even earlier.