https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx Part 1 Analysis Project en-us 2019-09-26 12:35:41 UTC 2024-05-18 13:31:10 UTC hello@padlet.com d_white20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/389993024 The Prophet, Teirisies, went to tell the two sisters, Eteocles and Polyneices, that their brothers would battle to the death. Wanting to avoid these dismal circumstances, the two sisters return to Thebes to warn their brothers and prevent their deaths only to arrive and find that both had already died. ]]> 2019-09-26 12:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/389993024 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/389995523 Antigone, the sister and also daughter to Oedipus, finds sense of heroism towards her sister. She is not seen as beautiful or desirable to men like her sister, Ismene, is. She feels disengaged and detached from the rest of her sorrow life. Right from the start, the readers can infer that she is essentially not happy with her overall self. After Antigone is caught having a burial for Polynices, her brother, Creon puts her on trial for death. Ismene offers to die alongside Antigone, if she is sentenced. Their relationship shows true kindness and gratitude. This sense of loyalty creates an atmosphere of love and care for each other. ]]> 2019-09-26 12:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/389995523 d_white20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390005522 Antigone and Ismene speak outside the gate to Thebes and express that they are simply full of sorrow and distraught about the fate of their family and how their only brothers were stolen from them. Antigone especially takes after her stubborn father and is furious that ne of her brothers will not have a proper burial.]]> 2019-09-26 12:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390005522 d_white20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390005970 Again with the prophecy, fate seems to always pull through. These brothers were destined to fight for the throne and die in the process and upon their sisters desire to prevent their deaths, nothing could be done to stop them. This presents the obvious theme that fate rules all and everything happens for a reason. With or without the intrusion of Eteocles and Polyneices, the brothers would stop at nothing when fighting. ]]> 2019-09-26 12:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390005970 d_white20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390011479 2019-09-26 13:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390011479 d_white20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390011637 2019-09-26 13:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390011637 d_white20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390011694 2019-09-26 13:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390011694 d_white20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390011752 2019-09-26 13:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390011752 d_white20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390012062 2019-09-26 13:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390012062 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390157125 Assumingely very different from Antigone, Ismene is a beautifully blonde woman that seems as thought to have everything. She is pretty, she is engaged, and she has surrounding family. However, the readers come to realize how imperfect Ismene's life really is. Her uncle, Creon, is sentencing her sister to death. Her brothers and father have just recently passed away, and Creon does not want his son, Haemon, to end up marrying her. After all of this, what causes her to find herself loyal to her family and sister, then? Well, we find that Ismene is not as happy as we think she is. Instead of wishing death upon her sister, Ismene decides to offer her death with Antigone. This selfness shows the differing characteristics that Ismene can accompany. Her life seems about just as cruel as Antigone, yet Ismene was clearly better at hiding her fear and unhappiness with the world. Antigone, however, does not want Ismene to take the blame for this illegal act that she refrained from.]]> 2019-09-26 16:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390157125 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390162398 As a cruel uncle to both Antigone and Ismene, Creon ends up being the King of Thebes. Once Oedipus, Polynices, and Etecoles are all pronounced dead, Creon takes over the throne, even though he is not blood-related to Oedipus. His new ruling leads Creon to be torturous and inconsiderate to his nieces. He sentences Antigone to death for burying her brother. His motivations for doing so, claim to be because Polynices is a traitor to Thebes. He does not want to cast any further attention on Oedipus's ways of rule because he wants to allow people to disengage from Oedipus. The relationships that he has with both Antigone and Ismene are not perfect under any circumstances. He has caused much pain and suffering to their life, yet he did take care of them when their father was exiled. He could have easily exiled them as well or killed them off. However, there must be some consideration towards these girls for him to tend to them at all. Even during the interrogation of Antigone, Creon treats her very differently than he would have if it was a criminal that he did not know. He gives her special treatment and allows her to explain her reasoning for the crime. Overall, the character of Creon is one that many people find inconsiderate towards people, but he has some care for his family.]]> 2019-09-26 16:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390162398 j_wehran20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390343295 Quote 1: “He is my brother and--deny it as you will--your brother too.”(61)

• This quote is important because this is what puts down the solid basis as to why this story/conflict is ensuing. The problem is the justification of how if the brother will be buried or not. Based on his actions it seems as if he will not receive an honorable burial, however, Antigone thinks differently. She emphasizes that the brother is family, and family comes before anything. This quote made me as the reader realize what conflict was going to build up. 

]]> 2019-09-27 00:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390343295 j_wehran20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390343491 Quote 2: “And you still had the gall to break this law?”(81)

• In reading this quote it is evident why it is said and what the further meaning to it is. Obviously it shows the ultimate audacity of Antigone to break this forbidden law of burying the dethroned brother. The further meaning of this is that family and righteousness are primary in Antigone’s life. She knows the importance of a family being a family forever, and in honoring this she feels it is just to bury each brother with equal amount of respect. She also puts forth righteousness because although everyone disagrees with this decision, so much so that she is penalized for it, she knows this is a just act for the brothers. 

]]> 2019-09-27 00:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390343491 j_wehran20 https://padlet.com/d_white20/zk4hnoq3esx/wish/390343726 Quote 3: “They would praise me too if their lips weren’t locked in fear.”(84)

• This quote reflects a ton of meaning upon a two characters and a theme related to this chapter. In Antigone’s saying this, it is obvious to the reader that she feels the pain of many others, living under this very controlling ruler that monitors his people closely. It is clear that she speaks for many people in that open speech is prohibited and laws are set against this freedom. People have to watch what they say because they could get punished by this very arrogant and intimidating king. He enforces these laws to raise power to himself and to the land. Antigone is essentially fighting for her fellow citizens who cannot speak. In literary terms, the silence of the people signifies a very strict ruling, led by someone of great power and control. This ultimately making people scared to speak and voice their opinions. 
  
  
  

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