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How does Antigone feel?
In the beginning of the play Antigone was extremely angry. She was angry because not one, but both of her brothers have been killed (Eteocles and Polynices). What bothered her most was that Eteocles has been given all the death rights to be mourned/buried and Polynices was denied of these rights.
Why does Antigone feel she has to bury her brother?
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.
How does Antigone view her death?
Death 8: Antigone feels as if she is not yet dead or not yet alive, because she has been sentenced to die and therefore can no longer think of living, but she is not actually dead yet. She is obsessed with her own death and somewhat looks forward to it, is all-too willing to receive her punishment.
Why does Antigone feel it is her duty to bury Polynices?
Antigone ‘s primary reason for wanting to bury Polynices is that it’s in accordance with divine law. Once someone dies, their body isn’t supposed to be just left to rot out in the streets; they must be buried according to the appropriate funeral rites.
Do you think Antigone did the right thing in burying her brother?
The story of Antigone deals with Antigone’s brother who’s body has been left unburied because of crimes against the state. The sight of her brother being unburied drives Antigone to take action against the state and bury her brother regardless of the consequences. The fact is, Antigone did the right thing.
What happens when Antigone buries her brother?
Antigone’s uncle, Creon, declares that Eteocles will be buried with honor, but that Polyneices’ body will be left for the dogs. Despite her uncle’s decree, Antigone buries Polyneices and is sentenced by Creon to be buried alive.
Did Antigone do the right thing in burying her brother?
How does Antigone feel about the possibility of dying?
She believes wholly and completely that she has done no wrong, and therefore, her death is something that she welcomes because she knows what is waiting for her eternally. Antigone and Creon talk about her impending death, and he tells her, ”thy life is mine, and that’s enough.
How does Antigone feel about Thebes and her life?
Antigone saw the divine laws of the gods to be much more important than those of mortals. She felt that if she died while upholding the laws of the gods, that her afterlife would be better than if she had not. Then her brothers killed one another on the same day; her life in Thebes was not good.
How does Antigone respond when she is questioned by Creon about her actions?
How does Antigone respond when Creon asks if she buried Polynices? She claims not to know who Polynices was. She hesitates at first, then confesses. She freely admits she did so.
How did Creon feel about Antigone’s death?
Creon does not need to say yes to Antigone’s death. He has no right to desert Haemon, to shrink into nothingness and leave the world bare. Creon replies that the world is bare, that Haemon is alone, and that he must see his father as he is. Haemon flees, crying that he will not live without Antigone.
What does Antigone say to the first guard in her cell?
Antigone begs to be alone until her execution. Creon orders the palace emptied. The characters exit. Antigone sits before the pacing First Guard in her prison cell. She remarks that his is the last face she will see. She chides him for hurting her this morning upon her arrest.
What happens in the fourth scene of the play Antigone?
In the fourth scene of Sophocles’s Antigone, we find Antigone on the way to the tomb where she will be shut in alive for attempting to bury her brother. Antigone speaks of her immense sadness. She will never have the chance to marry her fiancé Haimon; she must face death alone – a fate, she believes, is a punishment for her father’s actions.
How does Creon react to Antigone’s death?
Creon relents. “At last,” cries Antigone, and the Guards take her away. Standing behind Creon, the Chorus tells Creon that he cannot let Antigone die: we will carry the “scar of her death” for centuries. Creon replies that death was her sole purpose and Polynices was but a pretext.
Why is Antigone to be immured-immured?
The Guard haltingly recites the proclamation from memory: to protect the city from her foul blood, Antigone is to be “im-mured-immured” or buried alive in a cave. The Guard proudly remarks that the Guard and not the Army will stand watch.