... plays can be accurately dated. (A short summary of the play follows.) Antigone Polyneices and Eteocles have been killed in battle. Creon decided that Eteocles will be honored and Polyneices will not be buried. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead brothers, and they are now the last children of Oedipus. Antigone brings Ismene outside the city gates late at night for a secret meeting. ... him. Creon does not believe him, but Teiresias promises Creon that he will lose one child because of leaving Polyneices unburied and killing Antigone. The Chorus was terrified. They tell Creon...

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... when he is in his human form. His human form is the stranger. You can tell the chorus's role from their first entry. They come on to the stage and give and ode to Dionysus. This kind of action is seen many times throughout the entire play. There are a lot of drums and dancing and partying through the play. So as one can tell, in ancient Greek times ... the Chorus has been used for many different reasons. In Agamemnon the Chorus is used to tell us the history of the Trojan War. It ... is also used in the dialogue with ... ...

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... characters are memorable. In Oedipus, the king's dangerous pride ultimately leads to his downfall. Throughout the play, other characters constantly beg him to stop his search for the truth, but he will not until he has learned that he in fact murdered his father and slept with his mother. In the First Ode, the chorus calls upon the gods to save Thebes from the horrible plague that is upon ... it. In the scene immediately following this entreaty, Oedipus ... takes on the role of a god. He becomes the self-apointed investigator, judge, jury, and executioner. He comes close to even dismis...

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