antigone Flashcards
1
Q
transgression
A
- cross over
ex. antigone –> creon - burying polynices
creon —> the gods - polynices should not be buried
2
Q
power
A
- creon has power over antigone
- the gods have power over creon
3
Q
blindness
A
- creon was symbolically blind
- tiresias was physically blind- seer
4
Q
“all men make mistakes … only crime is pride”
A
- tiresias to creon
- tiresias comes to tell creon about what the gods will do to him if he doesn’t free antigone
- creon lets his pride get in the way, doesn’t want to admit his wrong doings, or atone
- tiresias got creon to change his mind
5
Q
we are women born, unapt to cope with me
A
- ismene to antigone
- shows how weak ismene is and how strong antigone is
- ismene is a foil for antigone
- ismene conforms to authority
6
Q
naught in excess
A
- too much of anything is bad
- moderation ( eliminating extremes)
