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Antigone: Ode #2
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Question #3
Question #2
Antigone
How does the greatness of men come with the penalty of death?
The lesson that readers and viewers therefore learn from the two odes combined is the inevitability of suffering and death. The gods say that mortals must respect earthly laws and divine justice. The laws of Thebes contradict the justice of the gods.
What difference is there between the idea of mortal and immortals and their faults? What idea is Sophocles implying with both worlds?
A good life is led when a mortal respects the laws of the city and the justice of the gods. But the problem with which the play begins is the contradiction between the laws of mortals and the justice of the gods.
Creon
Antigone: Ode #1
Connection to Ideas:
Summary: -This ode suggest the problems of Antigone ultimately derived as a result of her father's faults (Oedipus).
-God's wrath is passed on to future generations. This parallels the water image depicted in this stasimon, one of destruction and overwhelming power.
*Gender Roles: Men are superior than women; they have no say
* Greek Culture: arguments against anarchy
*Sophocles wants to show that even the greatest rulers have done horrible things in the past that will come back to haunt them. One little mistake can be the demise of any man and that is why no one man should be the loner ruler of any country.
Question #1
What is the value of a city that breaks a law?
-Positive: Did it to maintain control over the people in order to follow the rules, prevent people from revolting.
-Negative: City loses its dignity and integrity for showing no compassion.
Ismene
Concept: Rivalry
Evidence
The Chorus extols the wonder of mankind, who “is the master of ageless Earth” and “lord
of all things living” (135); “There is nothing beyond his power” (136). Says the Chorus, “Great
honour is given / And power to him who upholdeth his country’s laws / And the justice of
heaven” (136).
Rivalry between the sisters with regards to femininity. Whereas Ismene is the appropriate, beautiful girl, Antigone curses her girlhood. Antigone in particular manifests her hatred for the ideal of femininity Ismene incarnate