Antigone Plot

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Prologue:
The prologue begins with Antigone meeting her sister Ismene near the central door of the palace. Antigone speaks of their family suffering because of their family curse and how King Creon has declared that their brother Eteocles was to be burried with military honors, while their brother Polyneices body shall lie in the fields, never to be honored but to be left for animals to eat. Antigone reveals to Ismene her plans to bury their brother Polyneices against the laws of King Creons. Ismene, when faced with the choice of illegally helping her sister or obeying the law, decides to obey the law. Antigone, furious at Ismene, exits the scene, seeking to fix what she believes is wrong.

Parodos:
The Chorus informs the audience of the battle that occurred in the previous scene. The army of Polynices swarmed on the city, but Polynices was forced to flee before he could damage the city. The day before, the Argive Army attacked Thebes and was driven back. Choragos, the Chorus's leader, explains that "the wild eagle screaming," Polyneices, led the attack on his own home, but Thebes answered the battle cry. Choragos explains that God supported the Theban warriors since “God hates utterly the bray of bragging tongues”, or in other words, arrogant and prideful warriors such as Polyneices and the Argive army. Choragos and the Chorus share that two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, killed each other. Then the Chorus celebrates this ultimate Theban victory. Now, says the Chorus, is the time to celebrate, “to fill the temples, with glad thanksgiving for warfare ended”.

Episode:
The characters involved in episode 1 include King Creon, Choragros, and Sentry. King Creon discusses his policies of rule, stating that anyone who provides ...

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...his arms. He is overcome with remorse and sorrow and he begs the Chorus to lead him away. The Chorus offers a few wise words, stating that “proud men in old age learn to be wise”. This statement is directed towards Creon, who made decisions based on his self-importance and suffered from doing so at the end. As he exits, Creon has no choice but to accept responsibility for all the tragic events of the play and prays for his death.

My own chorus:
Self-importance, righteousness, and arrogance
Causing an eternal battle between laws of land and gods
Domination of land, masters of elements, infinite minds
Yet the most invincible being forget that they are not invincible
Beings of land, must always remember the limitations of an individual’s power
Any alternative is a sign of ignorance
Where there is defiance, there is devastation
Where there is denial, there is death

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