the dead' (476-477). In those quotes, Antigone is refusing her sister Ismenes' plea that she helped bury Polynices. Antigone is stubborn at the same time that she is being kind and merciful. If Antigone had just complied with Ismenes' statements, Ismene would have shared the punishment, ...
When Creon, the king, realizes that Antigone has ignored his wishes and buried Polyneices, he is furious. Antigone pleads with Creon, telling him that his order goes against the gods, but it falls on deaf ears. Creon says he will put Antigone and Ismene to death. Welcoming...
She is more than willing to suffer to honor the lives of her family and the wishes of the gods. However, her actions lead to her death and the death of two other members of her family. How would you describe Antigone? Antigone's character has character: which is to say, she is ...
Creon instructs Tiresius (1152-1158) that not even the gods could stop his resolve to lock up Antigone and leave Polynices’ corpse exposed. However, when his son, Haemon (1296), as well as his wife, Eurydice (1412-1414), kill themselves because of Creon’s decisions, he has a comple...
In this case, Antigone defies Creon's orders as a way to show that his commands are unfair and unjust. Knowing the punishment for breaking the law, Antigone still challenges Creon’s orders just to prove him wrong. “You smile at me. Ah Creon, think me a fool, if you like; but it...
Have your students locate important Antigone quotes and create storyboards to illustrate them. Have students create a storyboard with the stage background and illustrate a set they might design for Antigone performances. Have students research ancient Greece and illustrate the daily life of a person...
Below you will find the important quotes in Antigone related to the theme of Civil Disobedience. Lines 1-416 Quotes I have longerto please the dead than please the living here:in the kingdom down below I'll lie forever. Related Characters: Antigone (speaker) Related Themes: Page Numbe...
Below you will find the important quotes in Antigone related to the theme of Citizenship vs. Family Loyalty. Lines 1-416 Quotes I have longerto please the dead than please the living here:in the kingdom down below I'll lie forever. Related Characters: Antigone (speaker) Related Themes...
Antigone, however, decides she would rather please the gods than man and buries her brother against King Creon’s orders. She is fully aware of the consequences should she get caught, yet she openly disobeys, even against her sister’s warnings. She gives Creon no additional respect either ...
Oedipus at Colonus and tells them of Polyneices' and Eteocles' war. Antigone pleads with Polyneices, hoping to seek reconciliation between her siblings. In the end ofOedipus at Colonus, after her father has died, Antigone plans to return to Thebes, uncertain of the gods' place in her ...