This week we took another view of tragedy through yet another Tragedy (surprise surprise) in Anitgone. Basically, Antigone picked up where Oedipus left off. Oedipus ended up passing away and Antigone and her sister decided to return to Thebes. Antigone's brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices are prophesied that they will kill each other in a battle for the throne of Thebes.
When Antigone arrives, she learns that both of her brothers are dead. Eteocles has been given a proper burial, but Creon, Antigone's uncle who has inherited the throne, has issued a claim banning the burial of Polyneices, who he believes was a traitor against the state. Antigone ends up defying the law and buries her brother. Antigone ,of course, is caught. When Creon locks her away in prison, she ends up killing herself.
Meanwhile, not realizing Antigone has taken her own life, the blind prophet Teiresias, Creon's son and Antigone's fiance Haemon plead to Creon to release her. Creon finally relents, but in an instance of too-late-timing, finds her dead in her jail cell. Out of despair, Haemon and Creon’s wife have by now also killed themselves, and Creon is left in distress and sorrow.
This can be seen as one of those was it their actions that led to this or were they already destined to their own unfortunate fate. Either way it is yet another view and in turn gives different questions and theories on tragedy.
When Antigone arrives, she learns that both of her brothers are dead. Eteocles has been given a proper burial, but Creon, Antigone's uncle who has inherited the throne, has issued a claim banning the burial of Polyneices, who he believes was a traitor against the state. Antigone ends up defying the law and buries her brother. Antigone ,of course, is caught. When Creon locks her away in prison, she ends up killing herself.
Meanwhile, not realizing Antigone has taken her own life, the blind prophet Teiresias, Creon's son and Antigone's fiance Haemon plead to Creon to release her. Creon finally relents, but in an instance of too-late-timing, finds her dead in her jail cell. Out of despair, Haemon and Creon’s wife have by now also killed themselves, and Creon is left in distress and sorrow.
This can be seen as one of those was it their actions that led to this or were they already destined to their own unfortunate fate. Either way it is yet another view and in turn gives different questions and theories on tragedy.