Divine law
How did Antigone haemon and Eurydice die?
With Antigone, Haemon and Eurydice all dead by
suicide
, Creon is left alive to lament his folly and suffer his hard-earned wisdom. Antigone commits suicide soon after she is put in a cave to die. Haemon, distressed over her death, also commits suicide in front of his father.
What does the passage reveal about the ancient Greek culture?
What does the passage reveal about the beliefs of the ancient Greeks?
They believed the gods were powerful enough to rescue them. They believed the gods despised them. They believed the gods inflicted disease on them
.
Who does Eurydice blame for the deaths of her sons?
Eurydice learns of her son's death, and blames
her husband the king
.
How does Eurydice respond to the news of haemon's death?
Eurydice is the queen of Thebes making her Creon's wife and Haemon's mother. What is her reaction to the news of Haemon's death?
She overheard the Messenger telling the Chorus the news and she fainted in her Handmaids arms
. … Creon has the evidence of his son's death.
Why was Polyneices not buried?
Creon exiled Oedipus from Thebes after Oedipus killed his father and married his mother. Creon also declared that Polyneices would not receive a proper burial
because he committed treason against his own city
.
What were Antigone's last words?
Antigone's last words are “
O look upon me, / The last of a line of kings! / How savagely impious men use me, / For keeping a law that is holy
.” Antigone is sentenced to death for disobeying Creon's orders and burying Polynices. She is to be entombed and left to starve, and she utters these words on the way to the tomb.
Who does Creon blame for Eurydice's death?
Who reports Eurydice's death? Eurydice blames
Antigone/ Creon
for Haemon's death and she blames Antigone/ Creon for Megareus' death.
Who does Creon blame for the deaths of his wife and son?
At the end of the tragic events, Creon blames
his own hubris
for his tragic end. As a result of his excessive pride and stubbornness, King Creon suffers the end of many a tragic Greek hero: he falls because of his pride.
How does Eurydice react to the news of her son?
In Sophocles's Antigone, Queen Eurydice reacts to the news of her son's death
by returning in silence to the palace and stabbing herself to death before the altar
. With her dying breath, she calls out curses on her husband, Creon, for his role in the death of Haemon.
When Creon hears that dust was found on Polyneices?
Q. When Creon hears that dust was found on Polyneices,
he first suspects his guards have betrayed him
.
What is Creon's biggest fear?
Creon's greatest fear is:
War
.
What does the chorus claim is always punished by the gods?
What does the Choragos claim is “always punished” by the gods? the gods always punish
“big words” also known as pride
.
What did Polynices do wrong?
Polynices therefore decided to raise an army and, with six foreign princes, march on Thebes. He was defeated, he and Eteocles managed to kill each other, and Creon decided Polynices was a traitor. Therefore, Creon
refuses to allow him to be buried, a great dishonor
.
Why does Antigone want to bury Polyneices?
Why Did Antigone Bury Polyneices?
Antigone buried her brother out of devotion and loyalty to both the Gods and her family
. Without one or the other, she would not have had the courage or thought of going against Creon's law and putting her life out on the line.
Why did Creon think Polyneices was a traitor?
Creon decides that Polyneices is a traitor to Thebes
because he was fighting against the king
, even though Eteocles went against their agreement. Since Eteocles was the king, he determines that he should be given a proper burial, while his brother, Polyneices, should be left unburied.
