- Oedipus dies
- Antigone is alone and decides she would rather live than die
- Haemon is talking to Ismene, despite asking to marry Antigone
- Creon's wife is Eurydice who sits and knits next to the Nurse. She knits until she dies in her room and is no help to her husband
- Oedipus' two sons, Polynices and Eteocles are to alternate being king every other year
- Eteocles, the eldest son, refused to step down after his one year of his reign
- Was a civil war
- The two brothers fought, killed each other just outside the city walls
- Creon is now King
- Creon want Eteocles to be buried with honor, but Polynices be left to rot and wants nobody to mourn him. Also, anyone that tries to give him a religious burial will be put to death
Reflection:
The play starts off surrounded by death. This was not a shocking beginning, because I just read the play Oedipus. The syntax of the Chorus when it is speaking differs. The sentence length is varied, there are many short and long sentences. The tone of the play starts off as sullen. This is shown through how death is mentioned multiples times. Sadness seems to encompass the play. Dark colors, such as dark blue and the setting is at night time, all contribute to this dull tone that is created. Anouilh seems to be telling the story very laid back, which makes the play seem more realistic. The problems the characters face seem realistic because of the way Anouilh reveals what is happening because the sentences appear to be very matter of fact and factual. Also, since the Chorus is explaining the situation I feel like their purpose is to connect to the audience more than the other characters do.
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