folly
E: according to merriam-webster, folly means "lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight".
folly
E: according to merriam-webster, folly means "lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight".
o leave my mother's son lying out there unburied that would be pain
O: throughout the entirety of the play Antigone has had distinctly values on law and family, which differ drastically from her sister. This time it feels different. She sees death almost as a reward for doing something honorable, while characters like the guard see it as punishment.
noonsunstink
Q: I looked this up as-well and came up with nothing. What does it mean?
to call a man my friend if he were hostile to the land
Q: what is the relation ship between Zeus and Kreon?
I'm powerless
O: The contrast between Antigone and Ismene is quite strong because Antigone feels as though it is her duty to serve her brother even though it is unlawful, while Ismene continues repeating the idea that she is powerless/that she's a woman and is unable to help like her sister is planning to
Argive army
E: the forces led by Polynices, the exiled brother of the Theban king Eteocles, to attack Thebes and reclaim the throne
present tense
Q: How does the tense of a play effect effect the delivery of the overall theme?
allows us entry into the mystery to be explored.
O: This form of literature and art allows for lots of interpretation. The lack of information and concrete facts allow for the viewers to form there own connections and visualize/place themselves into the character. In plays, less is more.
prose
E: From Oxford dictionary "written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure".