limits are there for a reason
Q: This line is Ismene tyring to Antigone from doing forbidden thing, which is bury his brother, their brother. My question is: does Ismene really believe in limits because she thinks they protect people, or is she just afraid of breaking laws and being punished?
for death is longdeath is very long
O: Antigone repeats the word “death” twice, which creates a heavier tone. This shows she is determined to bury her brother, even if it means losing her own life. These two lines give me the feeling that she has already decided and nothing can change her mind.
edict
E: I wasn’t sure what the word “edict” meant, so I looked it up. An edict is an official order or command given by someone in power, usually a ruler. This makes sense because Kreon, as the new king, is declaring a law about how the brothers should be buried. Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edict
Theater is present tense, the printed word is past tense.
O: Prose depends on the author's voice, but theatre depends on actors, directors, sets and lighting, and the audience's collective interpretation. This sentence summarizes the contrast by showing that theatre is a living thing that cannot be fixed in the same way prose can. I feel this difference is described quite precisely, and I never realized it before reading this.