The Oedipus Plays (Antigone)

Use this forum to discuss pages 12-18. The quiz will include two comprehension questions and one interpretive. Here are your hints:

1.   Antigone’s justification

2.  Creon’s suspicions

3.  Laws and Morality (Interpretive)

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5 Responses to “The Oedipus Plays (Antigone)”

  1. Kaitlyn Says:
    March 13, 2007 at 7:26 pm

    Hello? I’m kind of wondering if anyone has tried to join in this conversation or if she just hasn’t moderated them yet. Well My ideas are
    1. Antigone is finally justified and proudly blatant with the act she’d committed, boasting of finally making amends with the dead and securing her place in the after life knowing she’s pleased the dead who she will spend all eternity with.
    2.Creon is suspicious that the guards themselves are the horridly corrupt individuals responsible for the crimes. He unfairly and quickly judges them to have taken a bribe and defiling his decree. He’s also suspicious that her sister Ismene was also involved.
    3.Truthfully I have no idea and would like some help!
    I guess the best I can do is interpret that laws although intentionally may be laid to protect and enforce morality, inevitably end up serving one’s own needs and interpretations.

  2. Kaitlyn Says:
    March 13, 2007 at 7:26 pm

    Any other ideas would be a great help though!

  3. Cassandra Says:
    March 13, 2007 at 8:05 pm

    Hi Kaitlyn. I agree with your answers and I agree- number three is tricky! I think your answer makes sense and I don’t think this will be of much help to you but for number three, like your answer, I feel that the laws are created to make a code of morality and specify right from wrong, but sometimes the will of the gods can make someone feel like they need to do something that results in breaking a law to please the gods. Antigone felt that she could disobey the laws and commit a crime to please the gods. She said that she would have to please the dead for much longer than the living (the gods much longer than the king). I am not sure if I feel this is right or wrong, but it is something to think about. I hope this helps a bit!

  4. Nels Says:
    March 13, 2007 at 8:39 pm

    Hi guys, I agree with both of you on all of the questions. And to maybe add a little to #3. Like you guys, some of the laws are created to keep a code of morality. But, like the introduction said, there is also the “Unwritten” Laws that were laid down by the gods and other divine beings. Creon disobeys these laws by creating his own to kind of disregard the unwritten laws. I don’t know if this helped at all (I (personally) don’t think it did). Comments Please. :-P

  5. Sam Says:
    March 13, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    Alright, well I joined this conversation a little late but Iwould like to give my opinion on the matter!
    1. So I believe that Antigone is a very confident girl that dosen’t care too much about what other people are thinking. She is proud of defying Creon and isn’t too concerned about her punishment! She is also happy to be pleasing the dead so she can have her spot in the afterlife!
    2. Creon is already causing problems with his power.He already is unfairly judging people and assigning unnessicary punishments! He is supicious the Iseme is involved but he is also questioning if the guards di the burial! I personally think that he needs to stop worrying so much about if someone is getting burried or not!!
    3. nels I agree with u, but I think there could be more to this question! Well I agree that there was an unwritten code of laws and that the gods follow it to a certain extent, but other then that Antigone is following this code, but in her own way. She seems to diregard Creons laws, but the other laws that oedipus made before She seems to follow. I don’ t know thsi is a slightly hard question! :-D

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