Creon blames himself for Antigone's death. He also blames himself for his wife Eurydice death and his son Haemon's death as well .
Not in a literal way, no. He still is to blame for her suicide. Should he left Antigone be after her appropriate burial of her brother, she would never had chosen death as an escape that she would not be facing.
That she is to blame for her own predicament is the chorus' reaction to Antigone's plight in her final scene in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus reminds Theban Princess Antigone of her own choices. They say that respect for the gods is important, but does not entail offense to royal rulers. They state that Antigone's willful spirit and uncontrolled passion put her on the road to her death by live burial.
If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.
Antigone says, "I belong to death," and "Is death not less than a friend"
Creon blames himself for Antigone's death. He also blames himself for his wife Eurydice death and his son Haemon's death as well .
Not in a literal way, no. He still is to blame for her suicide. Should he left Antigone be after her appropriate burial of her brother, she would never had chosen death as an escape that she would not be facing.
That she is to blame for her own predicament is the chorus' reaction to Antigone's plight in her final scene in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus reminds Theban Princess Antigone of her own choices. They say that respect for the gods is important, but does not entail offense to royal rulers. They state that Antigone's willful spirit and uncontrolled passion put her on the road to her death by live burial.
If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.
Antigone says, "I belong to death," and "Is death not less than a friend"
Acceptance of human law, admission of guilt, an attempt to share in the blame, and an effort to talk Creon out of the death penalty are Ismene's actions in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene chooses to obey a human law that makes Theban-style burials and funerary rites the privileges of some instead of the god-given rights of all. But she makes a false admission of guilt in an attempt to share the blame when her law-breaking sister Antigone is arrested and threatened with the death sentence. When Antigone refuses her help, Ismene tries to sway Creon towards the equivalent of acquittal or probation by reminding him of his son's engagement to Antigone.
Ismene wouldn't help Antigone bury the body of their brother, but when Antigone is caught she won't let Ismene take any of the blame because she was loyal to the law and not to her family.
No, the chorus does not blame just Antigone for her troubles in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus characterizes Theban Princess Antigone as foolish and reckless. They describe her as uncontrolled and wild, like her father, disgraced Theban King Oedipus. But they also mention that she is the cursed daughter of cursed parents and the cursed descendant of the cursed Theban royal house of Labdacus.
Creon. He ordered her death, but Antigone refused to be buried alive, and therefore killed herself by hanging.
That everyone except Creon and the chorus oppose it is the conclusion about sentencing Antigone to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict that his niece, Princess Antigone, disobeys. The civil disobedience makes Antigone eligible for the mandatory death sentence. But just about everyone - her aunt Eurydice, her betrothed Haemon, her sister Ismene and Teiresias the blind prophet - oppose Antigone's death. Creon and the chorus basically stand alone in believing that her deed may be correct but that her uncontrolled passionate outbursts earn Antigone her death.
Haemon's own statement of one death leading into anotherforeshadows his death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Prince Haemon attempts to talk his father, King Creon, out of sentencing Princess Antigone to death. Haemon loves Antigone, who is his first cousin and bride-to-be. He realizes that his father will not back down. So he says that Antigone's death will not go unaccompanied.
Yes, the audience is supposed to agree with Antigone's actions in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone behaves with courage, integrity and sensitivity. She demonstrates courage in breaking an unjust law whose punishment is the death penalty. She exhibits integrity in refusing to share the blame with her sister, Princess Ismene. She manifests sensitivity in defending fragile Theban traditions and vulnerable family members.