money's a nastyinvention isn't itit ruins cities and men
E：Kreon claims that money is the root of corruption. In ancient Greek thought, money was often connected to bribery and moral decay. I found an example on website, Plato in The Republic also describes how wealth can corrupt justice. This helps explain why Creon immediately assumes the guards were bribed.
the man who honours the laws of the landthe man who keeps the justice of godswalkshigh in his high citycityless
O: The chorus seems to suggest that the ideal person obeys both human law and divine justice. But in the play, Antigone and Kreon stand for opposite extremes one follows divine law, the other human law. This contrast shows the central conflict—no one can fully satisfy both sets of rules.
:don't say another worddon't be that stupidgodsmixedupin thisyou demented old menyou think thegodsburied him for his good intentionsyou think thegodsgave him a prize for citizenshipdespite the fact he came to bum their temples downto desecrate their lawsyou think the gods find gangsters like that hrmoura
Q:Kreon refuses to believe that the gods had any part in burying Polyneices. But the chorus suggests it might be divine action. My question is that why is Kreon so quick to dismiss the gods’ involvement? In Greek tragedy, isn’t denying the gods often seen as hubris that leads to downfall?
We learn that the text of the play is not the play, still less is the written and published text of the play anything like the theatrical experience, which will vary considerably with individual productions, each production being a complex vision worked up into performance by an individual director-artist in company with individual actor-artists.
E：I think “the text of the play is not the play” means that reading a play is very different from seeing it performed. The performance depends on the director and actors, so the written words alone don’t show the full experience.
We learn that the text of the play is not the play, still less is the written and published text of the play anything like the theatrical experience, which will vary considerably with individual productions, each production being a complex vision worked up into performance by an individual director-artist in company with individual actor-artists.
O： Oates said the written play is not the same as seeing it performed. Each production is different because the director and actor bring their own ideas, so the play can feel new every time it is performed.