Creon believes that the prophet is mocking him and disregards his warning. Such as Creon, he should wisely listen to the blind prophet because he has never been wrong before. Creon is devastated and returns to the kingdom only to learn that his wife has also killed herself because of the loss of her son.
The state that wisdom is a very powerful tool and should be used wisely otherwise the gods will punish you for your actions. Pages 60, Lines Sophocles, Antigone. Themes in Antigone.
A major theme evident within this tragedy is pride. As a result, it led to both of their self-destructions, as they killed each other in a battle for power. As a result, she goes against the very strict law that Creon placed within Thebes. By the time Creon finally realized that it was the gods who held the highest power, it was too late. Creon also states that his son is like a slave to Antigone and mocks his son for not respecting his power.
This causes Haemon to rush off, dejected, and later causes him to commit suicide. It is only after Creon is humbled, that he realizes the grave mistakes he has made. By this time, however, it is too late to fix anything and he has lost everything. Works Cited. Antigone Plot Summary Oedipus was banished from Thebes, when the prophecy of patricide and incest was proven true. Pages 60, Lines Sophocles, Antigone Themes in Antigone A major theme evident within this tragedy is pride.
Works Cited "Antigone. This article was actually quite helpful. It gave background of each character, including some of their etymologies. This site also gave certain pages numbers, where particular phrases or portions of the tragedy were pointed out as being important. The site also gave details about the plot summary and the setting of where the tragedy took place. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Dr Jessica Hughes has put together a handy cast list of the characters.
The heroine Antigone is one of the four children of Oedipus her siblings are Ismene, Eteocles and Polyneices. Oedipus was king of Thebes, a city in central Greece. He is famous in Greek myth for unknowingly killing his father Laius and marrying his mother Jocasta. Creon is the brother of the dead queen Jocasta the wife and mother of Oedipus. He is fierce and steadfast — some might even say arrogant — but will meet his match in his young niece Antigone.
Eteocles is the brother of Antigone, Ismene and Polyneices. He took control of Thebes after King Oedipus died, but then refused share the throne with his brother Polyneices.
Polyneices is the brother of Antigone, Ismene and Eteocles. While Eteocles was buried with full ritual honours, Polyneices was left as carrion for the crows, in punishment for the vile crime of assaulting his own city.
Haemon is the son of Creon and Eurydice, and cousin to the four children of Oedipus. He is in love with Antigone, and the pair plan to get married soon. Eurydice is the wife of Creon no relation to the other mythical Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus. She appears right at the end of the play Antigone, in profoundly wretched circumstances. Teiresias is an old blind prophet from Thebes, who can predict the future from observing birds and other creatures. Years ago, he had guided King Oedipus towards the truth about his incestuous marriage.
In Antigone, he will return to the Theban royal palace to warn Creon of some horrific omens from the gods.
But will Creon believe him? He is wrong on both accounts: Creon has made poor choices as a leader, and Eurydice stabs herself a short time later, blaming Creon for the deaths of her sons Megareus and Haemon. Second Messenger: A man who tells Creon about Eurydice's suicide by stabbing herself with a knife. After hearing this news, Creon is a broken man with little will of his own.
His harsh temper fades away into sadness, knowing at last that he has made a terrible mistake by denying burial to Polyneices. Megareus or Menoeceus : The youngest son of Eurydice and Creon. He had died fighting for Eteocles in the first attack on Thebes; after Creon warned him to stay away from the battle because he feared for his safety, Megareus, feeling overly confident, joined the battle because he didn't want to be thought of as a coward.
Being an inexperienced soldier, he was killed at once. Eurydice blames Creon for Megareus' death as well as for that of the older Haemon. She commits suicide because the grief of losing two sons is too great to bear. Browse all BookRags Book Notes. Copyrights Antigone from BookRags.
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Major Characters. Eteocles and Polynices were the sons of the classic Greek tragic hero and Theban king Oedipus, who fought each other for the control of Thebes after their father abdicated. The Oedipus story is part of the Theban cycle and told most famously by the Greek poet Sophocles.
Polyneices then gathered a giant army and attacked Eteocles for the throne. Neither of the two sons won because they both ended up killing each other in battle. He declares that Eteocles is a hero because he died defending Thebes from enemies. The oldest son of Oedipus. He dies in battle, and Creon declares him to be a traitor, forbidding burial upon penalty of death. His body rots in front of the city until Antigone performs burial rites by sprinkling dust over it.
Why did you Jocasta give her child to the shepherd? She wanted to escape the prophecy. They feel bad for Oedipus and his misfortunes and they pitty him.
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