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	Study guide for Sophocles' Antigone
		Antigone is compared to a mother bird (471ff), not the last time she is referred to as maternal in this play.
		Antigone's defense to Creon (499-524) is very important, so read it carefully.
		Antigone becomes a "Bride of Death" (or "Bride of Hades").
	www.temple.edu /classics/antigone.html (970 words)

	Sophocles' Antigone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Antigone, as in the case of most Greek tragedies, does not require a change of scene.
		Other critics defend the authenticity of this passage by saying that these words are not as unfeeling as they seem: Antigone, on one hand, is talking about a real brother, who is now dead, and, on the other, a husband she has not yet married and children who do not yet exist.
		This passage was in the text of the Antigone used by Aristotle in the fourth century.
	www.ablemedia.com /ctcweb/netshots/antigone.htm (1858 words)

	Antigone
		Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, and her best known story is in the Antigone of Sophocles, which is one part of the Theban Saga.
		Antigone decides she must disobey, arguing that a law of man which violates religious law is no law at all.
		The Antigone is much admired for being the first and most enduring statement of the conflict between the need for social order and the feeling that on occasion higher law may supersede human law.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/antigone.html (367 words)

	Antigone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The subject of the tragedy -- the prohibition of the burial by Creon, and the self-sacrifice of Antigone -- is not found in any author before the time of Aeschylus, and appears to be inconsistent with the accounts of the Argive invasion given by several other writers.
		Antigone was discovered in the act of burying the body with the aid of Haemon, and the play ended happily with the marriage of the two lovers, and with a prediction, by some god, of the heroine's future fortunes.
		Antigone is one of those guiltless victims, whom Sophocles often makes the subject of his tragedies; and it was no part of his creed to show that the course of events on earth is always regulated by strict justice.
	www.theatredatabase.com /ancient/sophocles_002.html (899 words)

	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: About Antigone
		Although Antigone is grouped together with Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus as a trilogy (sometimes called "The Theban Plays" or "The Oedipus Trilogy"), the three works were actually not written as a trilogy at all.
		In the case of Antigone, the Chorus is constituted by the Theban elders, old and powerful citizens of the city who watch and comment on the action.
		Antigone experiences no reversal, but Creon does: at the Chorus' prodding, he finally backs down and listens to the advice he has been given, turning against the preservation of the kind of order he cherishes.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/antigone/about.html (968 words)

	Antigone, A Discussion of her Biography and Nature
		Antigone went far beyond what is required, and we are grateful for what she did, but we cannot condemn any that were too weak to follow.
		Antigone's tragic condition was that if she was true to her belief of the divine law she would be physically killed.
		Antigone (1972), This 1972 stage adaptation of Sophocles' famous tragedy is propelled by the captivating performance of the distinguished actress Genevieve Bujold in the title role.
	www.fjkluth.com /antigone.html (1309 words)

	ANTIGONE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus who killed his father and married his mother, but would not give up until he discovered these facts.
		Antigone is truly his daughter, and once she decides to defend what she knows is right, that “unwritten law of the gods,” she will not give up.
		Antigone’s uncompromising loyalty to her brother brings the punishment of the state, while Creon’s rigid upholding of the law brings about the destruction of his family.
	www.sixthatpenn.com /antigone.htm (4257 words)

	Antigone 2, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		Antigone 2, however, stole the body of Polynices and secretly buried him against the prohibition of Creon 2.
		This is why Antigone 2, who thought that she had a duty to the dead, decided to give his brother Polynices burial, contravening Creon 2, who refused to give equal honor to good and bad.
		In time, Antigone 2 bore a son, who, after having grown to manhood, came to compete in the Theban games, and there he was recognized by Creon 2, because all those who descend from a certain dragon [see SPARTI] had a mark on their bodies.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Antigone2.html (3410 words)

	Sophocles' Antigone
		Antigone compares herself to Niobe (Tantalus's daughter) who because of her grief turned to stone (825-826).
		Other critics defend the authenticity of this passage by saying that these words are not as unfeeling as they seem: Antigone, on one hand, is talking about a real brother, who is now dead, and, on the other, a husband she has not yet married and children who do not yet exist.
		This passage was in the text of the Antigone used by Aristotle in the fourth century.
	depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu /classics/dunkle/studyguide/antigone.htm (1893 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Antigone: Broadway Theatre Archive
		Antigone's two brothers, each ambitious for the throne, ignited a civil war that ended with their corpses locked in a final grapple.
		So this version isn't about Antigone's choice between human and divine law, as Sophocles' was, but about the conflict between integrity and compromise, especially as that conflict smudges the line between courageous idealism and self-defeating zealotry.
		After Antigone is caught trying to bury the body, Creon attempts to spare her by asking her to collaborate with him in covering up her crime.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/a/antigone_bta.q.shtml (1023 words)

	Antigone Book Notes Summary by Sophocles: Line 1-489
		Antigone asks if she will help her to secretly give him a proper burial so that his spirit can rest, but Ismene is fearful because it is forbidden.
		Antigone wants to violate Creon's order, but Ismene thinks that their family is filled with enough tragedy already, that it is wiser to stay out of any more trouble.
		Antigone was caught in the very act of breaking Creon's decree by burying Polyneices; as a result, she was arrested and brought to Creon.
	www.bookrags.com /notes/ant/PART1.htm (1710 words)

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		Antigone’s motives, mistakes and punishments, and the justification she receives from her actions sets her apart from the other characters.
		Antigone, one of the three plays written by Sophocles about the ill-fated family of Oedipus, was required reading for Cornell's New Student Reading Project in 2003.
		The belief that Antigone is the hero is a strong one.
	www.lycos.com /info/antigone--plays.html (479 words)

	SparkNotes: Antigone: Plot Overview
		Antigone remarks that Creon is squeezing her arm too tightly, but his grasp no longer hurts.
		Antigone replies that she is not here to understand, only to say no and die.
		Antigone calls on Creon to have her arrested, warning him that her disease is catching.
	www.sparknotes.com /drama/antigone/summary.html (1024 words)

	The Internet Classics Archive \| Antigone by Sophocles
		No word of friends, Antigone, gladsome or painful, hath come to me, since we two sisters were bereft of brothers twain, killed in one day by twofold blow; and since in this last night the Argive host hath fled, know no more, whether my fortune be brighter, or more grievous.
		ANTIGONE is led out of the palace by two Of CREON'S attendants who are about to conduct her to her doom.
		Glorious, therefore, and with praise, thou departest to that deep place of the dead: wasting sickness hath not smitten thee; thou hast not found the wages of the sword; no, mistress of thine own fate, and still alive, thou shalt pass to Hades, as no other of mortal kind hath passed.
	classics.mit.edu /Sophocles/antigone.html (8438 words)

	Sophocles' Antigone
		Antigone will have no part of the hatreds of her brothers, but will only show her filial love.
		Creon announces that Antigone will be taken to a deserted rocky place with a bit of food, so that she can die without the blood being on his hands.
		Antigone's speech in which she puts a brother over husband and children has been suspected by some (905ff, bracketed by Jebb).
	classics.uc.edu /~johnson/tragedy/summaries/antigone.html (659 words)

	Amazon.com: Antigone (Dover Thrift Editions): Books: Sophocles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Antigone is a Greek tragedy in every since of the word from the moment you open the cover to the very last word on the last page you are totally amerced in a story that truly captivates and portrays the true image of the human sprit.
		Antigone for example chose to go against the law and bury her brother showing her true values of loyalty to family and her god rather than the forces of this earth.
		Finally, there is also Antigone, the strong a stubborn girl who defiles her uncle/guardian/king Creon, because he has order that her brother cannot be buried, and that it will be eaten by the beasts and wild animals, because of what he has done.
	www.amazon.com /Antigone-Dover-Thrift-Editions-Sophocles/dp/0486278042 (2673 words)

	Amazon.ca: Antigone: Books: Sophocles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Antigone and Creon defend what each of them considers to be right, the first one justice, and the other one the law of the city.
		Sophocle's Antigone is an epic and renown tale of the pride and downfall of the Thebes' king, Creon.
		Antigone went beyond law and sought only what was right in the eyes of her gods because she knew that Creon's order was "ungodly." The young heroine expressed her opinion when she was asking Ismene to help, "Far longer need I satisfy those nether powers than powers on earth.
	www.amazon.ca /Antigone-Sophocles/dp/0486278042 (2435 words)

	Class Zone: The Language of Literature
		In the battle for the throne of Thebes, Antigone's brother Eteocles has died defending the city, while her brother Polyneices has died attacking it.
		Antigone defies the decree and buries her brother, even though her sister, Ismene, refuses to help her.
		Antigone's death leads to the suicide of Creon's son, Haemon, who was betrothed to her, and then to the suicide of Creon's wife, Eurydice.
	www.classzone.com /lol_demo/center/10/anti_pl.htm (609 words)

	Sophocles. 1909–14. Antigone. Vol. 8, Part 6. The Harvard Classics
		Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
		Creon, the king of Thebes, forbids the burial of those who rebelled against his rule.
		Antigone, soon to marry Creon's son, disobeys this edict to bury her brother Polyneices.
	www.bartleby.com /8/6 (88 words)

	Antigone de Jean Anouilh
		Pourtant Antigone, qui considère comme sacré le devoir d'ensevelir les morts, se rend une nuit auprès du corps de son frère et verse sur lui, selon le rite, quelques poignées de terre.
		Antigone rentre chez elle, à l'aube, après une escapade nocturne.
		Antigone est traînée sur scène par les gardes qui l'ont trouvée près du cadavre de son frère.
	www.alalettre.com /anouilh-antigone.htm (1892 words)

	Antigone
		Antigone, the sister of Polynices, condemns the decision.
		However, to the very end, Antigone is unshaken in her resolve, demonstrating to Athenian audiences of Sophocles' time that women can be just as wise and as strong as men--in fact, in Antigone's case, even more so.
		The Oedipus series of plays (Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone) is not technically a trilogy (although sometimes referred to as one) because the plays were written years apart as single units.
	www.cummingsstudyguides.net /antigone.html (4186 words)

	Antigone's Flaw
		Antigone proceeds with unswerving resolution in her judgement of the situation.
		Antigone, on the other hand, might have avoided her tragic fate had she paid attention to and entered into discussion with others.
		Antigone’s belief that she and only she understood justice and how it must apply in the particular situation before her left her with no choice but martyrdom.
	www.nhinet.org /lines.htm (4565 words)

	AllRefer.com - Antigone (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
		When her brothers Eteocles and Polynices killed each other in the war of the Seven against Thebes, Creon, King of Thebes, forbade the burial of the rebel Polynices.
		Antigone defied him and performed the funeral service.
		In addition to Sophocles' Antigone, plays and operas that rework her legend have been written by Anouilh, Brecht, Cocteau, Honegger, and Orff.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Antigone.html (211 words)

	The Antigone
		Antigone has broken the laws of the king, while fulfilling the laws of the gods; for, according to the ideas of the Greeks, to sprinkle dust thrice over the body of the dead was equivalent to burial.
		So even in their last addresses to Antigone, there must be a mixture of painful recollections, that she may drain the full cup of earthly sorrows.
		After the completion of the deed, and the suffering endured for it, there yet remains the chastisement of insolence, and retribution for the destruction of Antigone: nothing less than the utter ruin of Creon's whole family, and his own despair can be a worthy death-offering for the sacrifice of a life so costly.
	www.theatrehistory.com /ancient/bates017.html (2788 words)

	Antigone - History for Kids!
		So early the next morning, Antigone sneaked out of the city and buried Polynices with her bare hands.
		Antigone argued that it was more important to obey the law of the gods (to bury your brother) than to obey the law of the king.
		Creon’s son, Haemon, was in love with Antigone, and he tried to save her.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/greeks/literature/antigone.htm (578 words)

	Antigone
		Antigone was selected from a number of possible works because "it is a timeless text that raises timely issues," said Vice Provost Isaac Kramnick, "and it also serves as a tribute and an honor to Hunter Rawlings' eight years as Cornell's president."
		Antigone is one of three plays written by Sophocles about the ill-fated family of Oedipus.
		After Antigone buries Polyneices, Creon condemns her to death and decrees that she be buried alive in a cave.
	www.news.cornell.edu /Chronicle/03/2.27.03/Antigone.html (938 words)

	Sophocles' Antigone
		Antigone, as in the case of most Greek tragedies, does not require a change of scene.
		Euripides, made a virtue of the necessity of this convention of the ancient theater by writing elaborate messenger speeches which provide a vivid word picture of the offstage action.
		Cleopatra, may have also shared the same characteristic with Antigone, but it is not mentioned.
	ablemedia.com /ctcweb/netshots/antigone.htm (1858 words)

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