... , Jason. Unannounced to his wife Medea, Jason decided to remarry into royalty. He wed the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth; which is also the Greek city where the play is set. This is the root of all the problems that stem from this play and its main characters. At the start of the play you are met by the family's nurse who recalls the events that have led Medea ... that she cares for him still and sympathizes with him and his new wife. She offers his new wife gifts as a form of treaty between the two women and to try to convince the king into allowing the children to stay in Corinth. ...

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... I suffer I will know that I was wrong. But if these men are wrong, let them suffer nothing worse than they mete out to me- 1 Here, we can observe Freud's theory about the need for self-preservation and it's disruption by social anxiety. At first, Antigone did not care if she was sentenced to death because all she wanted was to bury her ... it. In addition, we can observe the same phenomena in the story "Angels", written by Milan Kundera. Half of the story "Angels" is about two students doing their oral in front the class and the other half is dedicated to Kundera life story. The author ...

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... both drawn by the need for perfection in the same vein as the Athenians during the Golden Age of Greece. Creon, the prideful king of Thebes, in "Antigone", had it in his heart and mind to create the perfect polis. He proclaimed the law, which forbid the burial of Polynices, the brother of Antigone, for this reason of perfection. Because Polynices died as an enemy of the country, Creon thought it ... was only right to not bury him. "Our country is our life; only when she rides safely, have we any friends ... who had such a strong desire for a perfect polis that he was blinded by his mot...

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... does not deserve happiness with his new wife. Because Medea endured hardships for Jason without any appreciation from him, she is a sympathetic character. Medea accepted many sacrifices to be with Jason. She gave of her powers and talents to help render Jason the Golden Fleece. Once they fell in love, Medea fled her family and home country to be with Jason. While fleeing ... out of love for Jason. Medea bore Jason two sons, and expected to live a life of happiness with him. Without warning, Jason left Medea to marry a woman of royalty. The new wife, Glauce, was the daughter of Creon, wh...

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... in Euripides's Medea deserts his family for a new marriage which he hopes will further his station, but his old wife kills his new wife and his children, ending his hopes for a shining future. The evolving theme of an individual's weakness and subsequent downfall supports the Greek's democratic system, where no individual becomes too powerful. Agamemnon is a great warrior, but not a great family man. On ... him to walk on, saying that his reputation is strong enough without resorting to womanish tricks like walking on purple carpets. He feels he must boast in front of his wife, the one ...

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... his father, leaving a cursed legacy on every member of his own family. Creon just becomes the king of Thebes, on the dawn of the day after the repulse of the Argive army from the assault on Thebes. Creon's nephews kill each other, one for his country and one opposing his country. Creon, being the next in line to be king, develops hubris traits and increasingly large sense pride and ... killing his bride. He misses and as a last resort he takes his own life with his sword. Creon gathers the bodies and goes back to his castle. There he finds that his own wife has killed herself, unable to...

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... , past experience, or exposure to many different situations during childhood. Medea is a woman who sacrificed greatly to be with Jason; the man she fell in love with and later married. She not only helped him obtain the Golden Fleece from her own country, but fled with him to his homeland to build a new life. Medea bore two children with Jason and looked to ... having a future with him. "But, of course, the heart of the play is the quarrel between Medea and Jason, the deserted wife and the deserting husband" (Page xiv). A future with Jason was ... not to be. Jason fell in love with the ...

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... , by Sophocles, is based after the story of Oedipus. According to the myth, King Laios and his wife Jocasta visit an oracle. He tells them that their newborn son, Oedipus, will grow up to kill his father and marry his mother. After learning this, Laios and Jocasta gave Oedipus to a shepherd with the instructions to kill him. The shepherd feels sorry for Oedipus and raises ... him as their own. Without knowing it, Oedipus grows up fulfills the prophecy. When ... weak. He tells Teirsias that he doesn't believe him, that he just wants money. These are all examples of how Creon's pride affe...

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... to pass."" Let us now make out the implications of the traditional image of Medea as it emerges from the ancient mythology and then contrast it with Euripides' portrayal. In the traditional sense, Medea represents an obstinate, demonic woman capable of going at any length to achieve the goals that she has set for herself. She betrays her own country, her father and does not even ... hesitate to kill her brother in order to watch the interest of her beloved, Jason. Consequently she is viewed as treacherous, unfaithful and stonehearted! Thus far, her dastardly acts ... different juncture...

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... Oedipus happy, and he was outraged. Also, after Oedipus begins to find out small parts of the truth about the murder of Lauis, he becomes more curious about his murky past. He begins to ask Queen Jocasta, his wife and mother, about King Lauis and what she had heard happened to him when he was killed. ... She told him that there was only one person who was still alive that was there the day that King Lauis was attacked, but that this man ... him in shambles, for Oedipus then had to find out what really did happen to King Laius. Additionally, Oedipus suffers when he finds out the truth a...

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... in today's government with our president. If we are not fond of him , which many are not, that does not give us the right to ignore his laws or the laws of this country. By the way she treats her sister in the very beginning for not wanting to be an active and willing participant in their brother's burial, one can tell she is definitely ... her for her wrongdoing, much like what's going on in modern day life with the election. Bill Clinton has to please his people, especially now while he is campaigning for votes, yet he is faced with the dilemma of having to pardon his wife Hilary for ...

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... to Oedipus as a hero when he said, "You cannot equal the gods, your children know that, bending at your altar. But we do rate you first of men, both in the common crises of our lives and face-to-face encounters with the gods" (39-43). He went on to say, "Your country calls you savior now for your zeal, your action years ago ... " (59-60). An example of Oedipus" arrogance was when the Chorus called upon the gods to save them from the plague. Oedipus seemed to believe that he was greater than any supernatural being ... all bonds of kindred blood" (732 -737). Creon was humbled after he rea...

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... are. For instance a normal husband might be selfish when they pick out the color of their car but not be selfish when deciding to move their family across country for a new job. The difference is the importance of the decisions and really how many people it affects. The color of a new car may affect their wife by getting a color she doesn't like. This action is minimal because ... she will carry on life just the same despite it. While if he were to change his ... job and move across country it affects the whole family in a major way. They ... ...

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... to Oedipus, and he began to tell Oedipus the reality of the situation. The problem was, Tiresias spoke in riddles, making the story very difficult for Oedipus to understand. Oedipus finally gave up trying to understand the riddles, and went about finding the killer in another way. As the play progresses, Oedipus has a conversation with his wife, Jocasta. Jocasta was Laius" wife, and Oedipus began to inquire about how ... Laius was murdered. As Jocasta told Oedipus about the way that Laius was killed, he began to realize that he, in ... to hear? Cast me out of this place, my friends, qu...

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... to justify himself. For instance, Creon's true nature appears when the guard comes to tell him that Antigone plans to bury her: CREON: - I have no use for him, either. I call god to witness that if I saw my country headed for ruin, I should not afraid to speak out ... plainly; and I need hardly remind you that I would never have any dealings with an enemy of people. No one values friendship more highly than I (926). Antigone defends her brother Polynices because he was a part of her family. But it is this loyalty that makes her disloyal to her king, Creon. The ... because he is also huma...

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... humanity. Out of 100 plays of Sophocles, only seven of them have been reminded until now. Among those plays, Antigone is a play about the struggle between state and family. It is Creon's nobility, tragic flaw, his downfall, and his great loss that bring him to be a true ... between Creon's two nephews, Eteocles and Polyneices. Eteocles died while serving his country, Polyneices, on the other hand, was labeled a traitor. Creon declares an edict that no one will bury the body of Polyneices. His corpse is supposed to rot in the hot sun or be eaten by wild animals. "Polyneices, I say, is .....

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... men into swine), and Pasiphae. Medea acquires her unusual powers quite naturally. Her mother is commonly called Idyia, daughter of Oceanus. Medea grows up in Colchis, the seaport and capital of Aea, the name of the country which her father rules. King Aeetes was so afraid of being injured by his daughter's skillfulness in magic and sorcery, he threw her into prison. My means ... to marry his daughter. Jason who is very in love with the princess, feels no qualms about marring her. Because of the Greek law Medea, as a foreigner, cannot be legally recognized as his wife. Although Jason app...

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... Antigone and bury her brother Polynicies he does not and it leads him to be alone. For example, "I"m not the man to sit quietly by and watch my country sliding towards the precipice of ruin nor can I be friend to my country's foe" Minor: Chorus - the chorus is very (wise) and (all knowing) because they warned Creon of what was going to happen but he ... he is doing with Antigone he refused and it cost him the life of his son and his wife. 8. Symbols: One symbol of this book body. The body symbolize death for example, "Somebody's bide the buried the body, thrown it on the earth on it, an...

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... SHEET- Antigone 1. The title of the play is Antigone. 2. The author is Sophocles. The book was written and performed in the late 440s BC 3. The country of the author is Colonus, which is a part of Athens. 4. Major Characters Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, late king of Thebes. Antigone is a static character. Her feelings throughout the drama never change. She always believed that people should be given the proper burial ... not be buried. He thinks that he should be left out to rot, to show the city what would happen if they disobeyed him. He is also a dynamic character in...

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... of society and could lead to chaos among the kingdom. Therefore, if the U.S. doesn't "punish" Iraq, other countries may get the idea that they too can attack the U.S. In Iraq's defense, Creon regretted sentencing Antigone to death because chaos broke out in his own home when his son and wife died as a result of Antigone's death. In other words, there may be more consequences to ... "striking back against" or wiping out Iraq than we know right now. However, wiping out all of Iraq isn't the U.S.'s only option. The history of the Peloponnesian War as told by Thucydides provides another ide...

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... like his brother in law Oedipus. Like very tragic hero, Creon eventually deteriorates. Creon's hubris eventually causes his downfall. At the beginning of the play Creon is very direct to the towns people and senators. Creon states that anyone who buries Polynices will die. "...came back form exile intending to burn and ... 387/lines 163-168). Creon announces that he will bury Eteocles for gallantly fighting defending the city of Thebes "...I am determined that never, if I can help it, shall evil triumph over good. Alive or dead, the faithful servant of his country shall be rewarded." (p...

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... 's villain, though his evil stems more from weakness than strength. Jason in quest for the Golden Fleece asked Medea to use her sorceress powers to help him obtain the Golden Fleece. She fell in live with him soon they married and fled her country to live in Iolcus. Jason and Medea settled in Corinth, where Euripides play takes place. There they procreated two ... children and gained a favorable reputation. Now we get into the play it self! First scene is where Jason has ... in any instant giving up a victory to her enemies, she refused to suffer quietly. She began to think of a way to ...

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... held in an ideal form. Socrates says, "It is impious to bring violence to bear against your mother or father; it is much more so to use it against your country." (51 c) Social obligations, to Socrates, take priority over ethical obligations. On the contrary, in Antigone, Sophocles portrays an opposite view on law and justice, than that of Plato and Socrates. In ... could give you - a mere human being - power to trample the god's unfailing, unwritten laws." (Antigone ln 454) Antigone believes that the laws of the god's are more important than that of the state. Creon's decision ends up b...

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... burying his brother, Polyneices, who is a betrayer of the country, while Creon forbids this action. Antigone argues that offering a proper burial to his brother is the obedience of the order of Zeus. However, Creon states that the enemy of the country should not be eligible for a burial and at the end, Antigone and Creon's wife and son die. The text provided shows the claim of Creon that he shall make a difference ... between enemy and friend of the citizen. Creon's principle of not respecting the enemy is plausible but not morally ... ...

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... sends Creon to Delphi to receive the first oracle. Creon explains that a great crime had been committed. The murderer of king Laios is in their city and until justice is given the plague will remain. So, Oedipus begins his investigation with a promise, "I solemnly forbid the people of this country, Where power and throne are mine ... tells him that this man who is responsible for his father's murder is also sleeping with his mother. Naturally, Oedipus is disgusted by the seer's accusations, after all he left his parents to escape this oracle many years ago. Oedipus thought that he could o...

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