Then she must die. ––But her death will cause another.
Haimon
Why does Eurydice kill herself in the end?
She has suffered the deaths of both of her sons
There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise.
Chorus/ choragos
But come, child: lead me home. Let him waste his fine anger upon younger men. Maybe he will learn at last To control a wiser tongue in a better head.
Teiresias
Why does Creon decide to free Antigone in scene 5?
He becomes terrified because of what Teiresias warns him about
Why doesn't Antigone let Ismene die with her?
Ismene doesn't deserve an honorable death because she didn't help bury Polyneices
O God, I am sick with fear. Are there no swords here? Has no one a blow for me?
Creon
What does Creon do BEFORE going to Antigone's tomb to free her, ultimately causing a major interruption to the timing of the play's conclusion?
He first goes to bury Polyneices with the messenger
Why did Polyneices and Eteocles kill each other in the first place?
They had a deal, Eteocles broke his promise, and Polyneices attacked Thebes.
I have heard something, friends:As I was unlocking the gate of Pallas’ shrine,For I needed her help today, I heard a voice Telling of some new sorrow. And I fainted There at the temple with all my maidens about me. But speak again: whatever it is, I can bear it: Grief and I are no strangers.
Eurydice
I have heard them muttering and whispering in the dark about this girl. They say no woman has ever, so unreasonably, died so shameful a death for a generous act.
Haimon
Who gives the final words in the exodus?
Chorus/ choragos
What were Creon's 2 decrees about each brother after their deaths?
Eteocles: buried/honored as a hero Polyneices: body will be left to rot
I went with Creon To the outer plain where Polyneices was lying, No friend to pity him, his body shredded by dogs.
Messenger
The time is not far off when you shall pay back corpse for corpse, flesh of your own flesh. You have thrust a child of this world into living night. You have kept from the gods below a child that is theirs.
Tiresias
What does Antigone hang herself with?
Her own veil