Examples Of Echo In Antigone

There is a particular echo that stands out in this passage. It can be found later on in the passage when Creon says, “ You can’t of looked at yourself in the glass, you little sparrow!”. This echo is one of the larger themes in the play. It is often in this play that Antigone gets referred to as a bird or as childlike. This line by Creon is similar to one earlier in the play from the Nurse. The Nurse has two lines earlier in the play that are of the theme that Antigone is bird-like. One of these lines, “Here's a nice cup of coffee and some toast, my pigeon” is followed up just a few lines later by, “What's the matter my little dove?”(Both Anouilh 15). These lines by the Nurse, and by Creon may seem different at first glance, but are actually

What is really happening in both these lines though is that Antigone is being compared to a bird. There are few ways that Antigone being like a bird can be inferred. One is that she is almost like a mother bird willing to sacrifice herself for her brother polyneices, but later on it is found she does not even use this reason as a reason for her death. Antigone bing bird-like I think means in this scenario that she is lie a young bird that needs help, and needs to be taken care of. In both of these situations in the play it seems both lines are delivered from a parent like attitude. They both seem to be in good intent towards Antigone. The theme of the way people with power perceive people without it is also very prevalent here.the Nurse, and Creon both perceive Antigone as someone they can talk to, and tell them what to do. That is the downfall of people with power is they do not realize that if someone really wants they do not have to

This is also another very strong echo. Here with Creon's speech he speaks of , “destiny and death” this is echoed from one of the very first moments of the play with the chorus. At the beginning of the play the chorus tells the audience of three different destiny's all involving death. First the audience finds about that Antigone is destined to die, early it is found out that , “She’s going to die”(Anouilh 1). The next destiny found out is Haemon’s it is found out that being engaged to Antigone gave “him the right to die”(Anouilh 4). Then finally after this it is found out that Eurydice , Haemon’s mother will wait , “until it’s her turn to stand up and die”(Anouilh 5). All three of these examples offer the echo, “destiny and death” this echo is one of the biggest things that the audience knows. Right from the beginning it is known that Antigone is destined to die, and that nothing can change it. This passage where Creon speaks about “destiny and death” just reiterates what the audience already knows. The audience knows no matter how hard Creon tries Antigone will die. This echo conveys the theme of how people with power view people who do no have power. In this instance Creon is trying to convince Antigone to live using his power, but he even says himself that Antigone, and her family have a destiny with death. Creon with his power views Antigone as someone whose mind he can change, but Antigone is