How does Antigone disobey Creon?
Antigone goes against Creon’s law fully aware of the fact that she will have to sacrifice her own life. She goes ahead because she feels she is morally and ethically right. Antigone believed that divine law was more important than human law. Antigone refused to let Creon dictate what she she should do.
How does Antigone defend her defiance of the edict?
How does Antigone defend her defiance of the king’s decree? She talks back to her uncle and pretty much saying that what she did was right and that she has the right to speak up. Antigone states that she isn’t and that she didn’t even want to help her in the first place.
What was the conflict between Antigone and Creon?
The main source of conflict between Antigone and Creon is the issue of the burial of Antigone’s dead brother. Both of her brothers were killed in battle, however one brother fought against their home city and was considered a traitor. Creon issued a law that whoever tries to bury this man will be put to death.
Why is Antigone such a threat to Creon?
Creon feels threatened by Antigone because she is directly challenging his authority as king of the city. She disobeyed him, and does not apologize for doing so. If Creon allows this type of subordination, then the citizens might consider him to be a weak ruler and rebel against his rule.
Who caught Antigone burying her brother?
King Creon
Who is Creon How does Antigone feel about him?
Antigone sees Creon as a petty tyrant who openly flaunts his power in the face of the gods.
What is Creon’s personality?
Creon is powerfully built, but a weary and wrinkled man suffering the burdens of rule. A practical man, he firmly distances himself from the tragic aspirations of Oedipus and his line. As he tells Antigone, his only interest is in political and social order.
What does Oedipus accuse Creon of doing?
Creon enters, soon followed by Oedipus. Oedipus accuses Creon of trying to overthrow him, since it was he who recommended that Tiresias come. Creon asks Oedipus to be rational, but Oedipus says that he wants Creon murdered.
Why was eteocles buried but not Polyneices?
Unfortunately, Eteocles, after a year as king, did not want to give up the kingship. The reason Creon wanted Eteocles to have a proper burial was because he died defending his country. Because Polynices had fought against the Thebans, Creon declared that Polynices should not be buried.
What did Polyneices do wrong?
So, Polyneices raised an army and attacked Thebes. In the battle, both brothers were killed. Their uncle, Creon, took the throne and decried that since Polyneices had fought against his own people, he was not to be buried. This fate would condemn his soul to wander the earth for 100 years.
How does Tiresias prophecy come true?
Tiresias, a blind, dead prophet. What did Tiresias warn and foretell Odysseus about Thrinacia? He told Odysseus to NOT eat the cattle on the island, but he foresaw that his men would give into the temptation and eat the cattle, leaving Odysseus to be all alone.
What does Creon decide to do after Tiresias departs quizlet?
After Tiresias leaves, what does Creon finally decide while talking to one of his lieutenants? Creon decides to give Polynices a proper burial, then rush to the tomb and free Antigone. He screams at his father and draws his sword as if to kill Creon, then turns the sword on himself and takes his own life.
Why does Creon originally ignore Tiresias warning?
-Creon is saying that Tiresias is attacking him because he sentenced Antigone to death and gave a warning about what would happen if Antigone did end up dying. He chooses to ignore Tiresias’ warnings and refuses to bury Polynices.
What does Tiresias say will be Creon’s punishment for his actions?
When Creon rejects Teiresias’ advice and accuses him of being corrupt, the prophet shows Creon his future: ” . . . you shall pay back / Corpse for corpse, flesh of your own flesh.” Teiresias says that the Furies and the “dark gods of hell” will punish him.