Answer the following discussion questions in complete sentences.
1. Which character is more flawed, Antigone or Creon? Discuss your answer and use evidence.
2. Discuss how Antigone's life could have been different if she had behaved in a less prideful manner.
3. Discuss the role of the chorus in the play.
4. The conflict in Antigone is individual conscience at odds with established authority. When we know that those in power are morally wrong, do we break their laws, or do we collaborate with them by obeying, or perhaps try to compromise?
Isabel Rodriguez, (:
ReplyDelete1.Creon, because if he wouldnt have let his pride blind him, it wouldnt have lead to all the chaos. He was selfish and greedy with power it caused him to lose his family.
2.If Antigone would have behaved differently, then she wouldnt have lost her life. Several people maybe wouldnt have lost their lives.
3.The chorus advises Creon. They got Creon to realise his wrong doing and to go and fix what he had done.
4.When those in power are wrong, we perhaps try to compromise.
Loraina Rodriguez
ReplyDelete1. Creon is more flawed than Antigone because while to a point Anigone make some what since creon does not. He is the Uncle of the young ladies and he has told the people to not burry a young man in the right manner just because he was not on Creons side that seems to be a lil selfish if you ask me.
2. Antigone's life could have been different if she had behaved in a less prideful manner because she would probably still be alive.
3. The role of the chorus is to show the veiw of the people in the act.
4.Normally if someone who is in power is wrong someone isnt just going to go up too them and say "hey you are wrong". If someone was to go up to the Untited States presidentt and try to tell him that they would more than likely be shot or be taken to pirson. So its more than likely people will try to compromise with that leader in order to fixs things.
Adrian Garcia
ReplyDelete1. creon is more flawed because he let his pride take over the best of him. it also made him make irrational decisions.
2. If antigone led a less pridefull life she would not have died the way she did. she would have obeyed the laws given by creon and not have parished for disobaying the laws of man.
3. The role of the chorus was to advise Creon to make the righ decision and not put Antigone and her sister to death. The Chorus played an important part as they tried to keep Creon in line.
4. When we know that those in power we should break free and break those unfair laws. We are humans we have the right to decide for ouselves. A slave obeys, but a man chooses. We should choose what is fair for all people no matter who they are.
Janelle Joseph-
ReplyDelete1.Out of Creon and Antigone, I think Creon has more flaws because he is so bitter and crule causing his family members to him. Antigone just stood up for what she believes in and willing to take any punishments.
2.Antigones life would of been less in danger if she wasnt so prideful because if she wasnt as determined in doing what she wants, there would of been less violence and more peace.
3.The chorus was the oldder people who wanted Anigone free.
4.When we know that those in power are morally wrong, the soultion varies on the situation, but most likly the safest and smartest thing to do is come up what a reasonable compromise.
Jose Cervantes
ReplyDelete1. I think creon is more flawed because he let his pride get to him.
2. If Antigone would have been less prideful she could have let her brother be unbaried. She could have lived with her sister so they could look out for one and other.
3. The role of the Chorus was to tell them what was gonna happen if they let the best of them get to there head and hoe everything they did came with so kind of punishment.
4.When we know they are wrong we shouldn't breake there laws we should try to compromise with them try to change there mind about how we feel and if they dont we should obey them not go against them.
Andrea Rodriguez(:
ReplyDelete1. Creon is more flawed than Antigone by the fact that Creon believe's that he's all that. He thinks that he can have anything he wants whenever he wants it. He expects everyone to obey him, and that he has control.
2. Atgone's life could have been better and simpler if she had behaved in a less prideful manner. Creon probably wouldn't have been as cruel to her as thought of before giving her punishment after arguing disscussing what good she did for her brother. She could of gotthen a lesser worst of a problem/ difficulties.
3.The chorus role is the tell the king all the news and events that occur as soon as possible. He is kind of like the messanger.
4. I say that it depends on the situation your in. If I know and belive the one in power is wrong, I would not take care and do what I think is the best. That's if they ignore me. Either way I would perhaps try to comrpromise.
Julio C. Lores Cruz
ReplyDelete1 Creon is more flawed than Antigone. He fails to listen to reason no matter how many times it shows up. He show this when Teirisias tells him his bleak future. Even though he knows Teirisias is always right he ignores him.
2.If Antigone had behaved her life would have been very different. She would have lived to be much older. She also would have married Haemon and lived a happier life.
3. The role of the chorus is to show the view of the people in Thebes. The story focuses on Antigone's and Creons conflict. The chorus shows a third party's vies on matters.
4.If those in power are wrong we should try to compromise. Those in power are only doing their job to uphold the law. So we should'nt hate them, but compromise with them.
Brenda Oropeza
ReplyDelete1.I think that creon is more flawed because throughout the story he does plenty of mistakes wich leads him 2 his sad tragedy.
2.Antigones life could have been diffrent in so many ways if she didnt have the pride she had she would of been weak and scarred as her sister.
3.The role of the chorus in the play basically narrate the story and explain to us whats going on throughout the story.
4.When i know that those in power are morally wrong i would defenitly break the rules because only God rules all men. Ill do what i think is right by obeying Gods rules.
Vanity Arocena
ReplyDelete1.Creon is more flawed beacuse he is being unfair in not wanting to burry polynecies. He let his pride get in the way of doing the right thing.
2.If antigone had behaved in a less prideful manner then she wouldn't have died. The crime would just have been let go and forgotten. As for antigone she would live a life full of regret.
3.The chorus is the man is the person that helps you understand the story better and inrtoduces the beginnig.
4.I think we should try to compromise and if that doesnt work then perhaps its best that you break the laws.Theres people that can live with there conscience tormenting them.Others will fight to the end no matter what it takes.
-Maribel Hernandez-
ReplyDelete1. I think Creon would be the most flawed because hes the king,and he somethimes does some things wrong.
2.Her life could have been different if she didnt have so much pride because thanks to all of her pride she didnt get nowhere,and she had alote of stuff that went wrong in her life because she always behaved in a very prideful manner.
3.The role of chorus in the play was that he helped out the people,because he could see things and he would get visions too,so then he would tell the people the stuff that he would see,and chours tried to help creon to go to the better path so he wouldnt go through the things that he knew that was gonna happen to him.
4.Its whatever you think is the best thing to do at the moment,it all depends on the situation mostly.It could be a life or death dessision,but i would mostly just listening to them because i would want then to have my back just in case i ever needed it,and it would not be a good idea to have them as enemys.
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Patrick Vu -
ReplyDelete1. From the two characters, Creon is the more flawed character. Through out the story, Creon takes too much pride as being the kind and always believes he is right. He denies any kind of negativity towards his ideas, never thinks he is wrong, and ignores what everyone thinks. Because of his careless actions, his wife and son comitted suicide and Antigone was killed by the soldiers. Creon was left to live life in regret and shame.
2. If Antigone wasn't so prideful, she wouldn't have caused so much drama and wouldn't have been killed.
3. The role of the chorus was to speak to Creon and tell him of the downsides of his actions. All though through out the story, Creon ignores all of their statements.
4. When we know the superior ones are wrong, we have to abide by their sayings or we will be treated differently or wrongly.
madeleyn raxon
ReplyDelete1~I would say tha Creon is the most flawed character ,because he is the king the ruler but as a ruler he has shown that he sometimes makes the wrong desision. Like for example in the desision of what to do with Antigone at the Creon took the wrong desision towards something she believed in ,but at the end he changed his mind ,this is an exsample that we are all not perfect.
2~If Antigone had behaved in a less prideful manner she would have probobly lived her life with no problem.Antigone would have had a life of royalty but inside of her she would probobly be unhappy and full of guilt knowing how her brother was left and she didnt even do anything about it.
3~The role of the chorus was for him to not actually help Creon but to tell him what desteny had in mind.The chorus tride to talk Creon out of cometeing the wrong desision but Creon's pride blinded him.
4~It is a hard choise to choose between breaking the law of someone who is wrong or tying to compromise.For example I myself would also stand up for something I belive in ,but in the situation of disobeing your perents is something different ,because it is hard to say no to your perents when they are the athority and you realy caint do much about it.
The best desision will always be the hardest and the worst will always have its consequenses.
LilY Mendozaa.
ReplyDelete1. Creon is more flawed because he has made many mistakes while he is king. Antigone didnt have much flaws. She stood up for what was correct & what she believed in. Creon on the other hand was far from perfect. He dissobeyed God's laws by not giving Antigone's brother the burrial he desereved. He also wanted to kill Antigone for breaking the law. Creon, being the king made him think differently & made him do things that were'nt right.
2. Antigone would have never died if she didnt break Creon's law. Her Belief in doing what was right made her lose her own life. If she would have just left things the way they were and not stood up for her brother, She would have still been with Ismene.
3. The role of the chorus is to narrate what is happening in the scene & to let the audience know what the characters are feeling.
4. I think we should try to compromise because if you break the laws, there might be some serious concequences towards your actions. I also dont think it is right to obey the law knowing it is wrong. Both of these choices have a concequence. By choosing to compromise, there might be an idea that is good enough for both. People have the right to speak up & stand up for what they believe in. Even if they are standing alone.
Yessica Salgado
ReplyDelete1.Creon is more flawed because he wants to rule by his own rules just because he's the king and not having to lisen other people's opinions.
2.If Antigone had behaved in a less prideful manner she would not be sentence to death, nor die the way she did, and she would had married the son of Creon.
3.The role of chorus in the play is to say what is happening and to tell what the characters are doing and what they fell.
4.When the ones that are in power are morally wrong we might what to compromise but if that dosen't work we just need to obey them. Because they have more power than us and might get mad by not obeying there laws and give us some kind of punishment.
Vanessa alvarez(:
ReplyDelete1.I think it will be creon because he was more flawless in his decisions than antigone was from my view i think antigone stood up for what was correct and what she actually believed on. but creon wasnt perfect he disobeyed gods laws and he wanted to kill antigone on top of that he didnt give antigone's brother the burrial he deserved.creon,being king made him think differently in other perspectives.
2.Antigones life would have been different if she behaved in a less prideful manner if she would have obeyed creon's laws believing what she thought was right made her loose her life and if she hadnt done anything else and left everything like it was instead of stooding up it probably would have been better for her.
3.chorus plays a narrator type of thing he narrates whats happening in the scene and lets you know what the chracters are feelng like there emotions and such.
4.i think comprimising would do best in any cases because from this story antigone stood up for her brother and actually got herself killed and maybe if she would have comprimised with creon they would have never thought of even going to kill her and besides thats people should just be careful with their actions not everything goes the way you want it.And that would be the best bet of not getting into consequences.
Kevin Velasquez
ReplyDelete1.) I think Creon is more flawed than Antigone because he had many unperfections like for example he was really prideful and that stood in his way. It didnt let him see things clearly and think straight.
2.) Antigone's life would have been different if she had behaved in a less prideful manner, for starters she wouldnt have died and she would have had a better relationship with her family.
3.) The role of the Chorus in the play is to add more feelings in the play and make it more intense in some parts, it makes it less boring and more interesting.
4.) I think people should try to compromise with the authority and come to an agreement where both sides will end up happy. Its the right thing to do.
Elisabet Hernandez
ReplyDelete1.)Creon is the character that is more flawed because he wasn't a nice person he didn't want to bury Antigone's brother.Antigone thought that Creon should bury her brother, so he can have a good burial like everyone else has one, but Creon didn't wnat to give him a good burial.
2.)Antigone's life could have been better if she had not buried her brother and she had followed the rules like everybody else did, but she fell in need to bury her brother and disobeyed the rules which changed how her life went.
3.)The role of the chorus in the play is to give advice to the characters, and give them quotes to think about and make the characters think before they make a mistake.
4.) When those in power are morally wrong I think is best to compromise with them and have an agreement on what they can do about the situation,so that one person doesn't get mad at the other.By compromising both people can choose what is best for both rather than just breaking laws or obeying them when we dont want to obey them.
Miguel Hernandez
ReplyDelete1. I think Creon is more flawed in the story because in the end of the story he basically haves nothing, for almost every member of his family was dead.He used his king power too much which lead him with nothing.
2.If Antigone would of been less prideful in the story then she would of respected the rules and not break them like burying her own brother and she could be killed for burying him.She would of behaved even more serious on her job of being a sister than a bad person she acted.
3.The role of the chorus in the play is to give more detail on the story and to give more suspense or tragedy in the story.
4.When we know that those in power are morally wrong then we try to compromise because in a compromise both people agree on an agreement they both like and they will follow the rules based on the agreement.
Luis Gomez October 28
ReplyDelete1. it Depends on how the reader sees it. To my opinion, i believe that Creon was an individual who had many conundrums as king; the pressure of this reponsability could had casue him to have more cruel and capricious decisions.
2.She might had lived a longer time. Her life would be miserable;for nothaving the nerve to contradict the "law" and not doing the right thing.
3.The chorus,in parts he acted as Creon's conscience; trying to make him see the consequences of his decisions. He was a witness.
4. No one knows the correct way. Sometimes being a follower is not the best thing. So i believe that one should try to compromise and adapt to the game rule's; if one enjoys living.
Erick Lopez.
ReplyDeletePeriod 4.
1.Creon is more flawed than Antigone,the way of ruling his kingdom is very understandable, he must rule with an iron's fist yet at the same time he's ego can and will cause probloms of epic proportions he is wiling to loose a son and he's sons fiance to make he's point,to creon love can be overpowered by pride and that is the worst flaw you can have.
2.Antigone's life would have been much easier and simple if it wasnt for her pride,she would have not had the penalty to death sentence,she would be able to marry her fiance and just live happy.
3.The role of the chorus in the play is often who sing songs between speeches and continue the story between scenes.
4.The best choice that we have is to try to compromise,it is understandable that people will fight for what they believe in and of course other people will fight to mantain control in the situation and to follow the code of laws wich was made to maintain peace and estability within each other.
Ximena, Miranda
ReplyDelete1. Creon is the most flawed character becase he didn't want to accept that his laws and rules were pathetic and he didn't want to accept his was wrong, like when Antigone burried her brother, Creon killed her because he had decided that no one should burry him.
2.Antigone would probably had lived and not be killed by Creon if she had not behaved in a prideful manner.
3. The role of the chorus in the play was to play songs between speeches.
4. When those in power are morally wrong and the society knows it they are more likely to break the laws and do something to try and change them.
Carlos Espinosa p.4 10-28-10
ReplyDelete1. Creon is more flawed because he is unfair in the story because he wants to let Antigone burry Polynecies.He also wants to blame both sisters when only Antigone did wrong.
2. Antigone's life could have been much better if she had behaved in a less prideful manner because she wouln't die.She would live in a house with her sister and think about her brother in a better place.
3. The chorus is the man in the story that itoduces the entrys and entering of people to help you understand the play.
4.It sometimes matters in the situation wether to be a follower or a leader.In the case of Antigone she was a leader but she faild too.