The tragic outcome of the play arises from the conflicting forces of Destiny and “self-willed passion.” Discuss.
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Leah H.
2/3/2011 06:30:09 am
Antigone ignores what Creon says and tries to change her own destiny by her passion to follow the traditions of her religion. Which spirals quickly downward into the tragedy.
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Jordan
2/8/2011 09:36:31 am
Their bloodline is damned. But, like I said this morning, Antigone hanging herself was more of a personal choice. You could also blame Creon for that, seeing as he's indecisive and would've saved her should he not have locked her in a cave.
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Rach
2/8/2011 09:41:58 am
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Rachel
2/8/2011 09:45:50 am
Ok ignore the first comment... My computer didn't work.
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Aubry
2/13/2011 01:20:00 am
I agree. It wasn't all Antigone's fault because it was her fate from the gods because of who her family is, but she decided to kill himself. It was also Creon's choice to be a jerk because tons of people told him to change and he just wouldn't so his character led to what happened.
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Baleigh
2/13/2011 10:32:05 pm
I disagree. How do we know that the choice to kill herself was her own? Maybe she thought it was her own, but it was all apart of her fate set by the gods.
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Ronnie
2/16/2011 12:10:09 am
i tink d@ it wus destiny d@ mad da krazy st00f happen.
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Danielle Rupe
2/16/2011 06:18:29 am
In this tragedy, it could be argued what was god-willed and what was self choice. I believe self will played more of a part in this play than the gods. Antigone chose to honor her brother and she chose to hang herself in her tomb. And Creon chose to banish himself and he chose not to listen to the advise that was given to him. In the end, pride and personality seemed to decide events much more than the gods.
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Nichole Clark
2/16/2011 08:29:42 am
I guess - through the course of the play - there really is no clear distinction between how much of our lives is ruled by destiny and how much is ruled by our own self will. Though both are conflicting forces, they seem to have equal effects in the outcome of the play. Even though it can be argued that self will played a larger role in the outcome - as seen through Creon's arrogance and Antigone's stubbornness - I think destiny did play somewhat of an indirect role. I think, because Antigone and the others figured that their bloodline was already damned, that they may have given up on any hope left for their futures. They may have figured that, because the gods had already decided on their fate, that they didn't feel like they had to think through their actions completely. Thus, you have arrogance, stubbornness, and stupidity - which all led to the tragic outcome.
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Lauren Errichiello
2/16/2011 11:38:51 am
Destiny and personal choices are present throughout the entire play. But which parts are destiny from the gods, and which stem from personal actions? In my opinion, it is difficult to point out the difference in this play. Each scene builds on another, so it seems that everything has a direct consequence for its actions. For instance, Antigone kills herself, Haemon then proceeds to kill himself, and then finally, Eurydice stabs herself. So really, I feel that both destiny and actions play a part in Antigone. First and foremost, it seems as if their blood lines are doomed from the start. Or is that really just a coincidence? It's hard to say. And then you move to Antigone's act of injustice..did she act on her own free will? Or did the gods influence her decision to committing the act? Again, it could go either way. And then finally, the conclusion; Antigone hangs herself. This seems to be a personal decision, but what if the gods instilled the idea in her to kill herself? So while these two conflicting forces arise throughout the play, it is an intricate web of both to produce the play's action.
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Emily Cisneros
2/16/2011 11:41:31 am
Creon was warned by Tieresias that he would lose his son. That is destiny. But just like in Oedipus, it seems that the more one tries to change their destiny, the more it is sealed.
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Katie W
2/16/2011 11:41:50 am
I think what everyone said was all excellent. Just kidding. I agree with Ronnie, mostly. I think that most of what happened throughout this play could have easily been prevented. I don't think that destiny had as big of a role in anything as each character's personality does.
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Baleigh
2/16/2011 11:50:59 am
Destiny totally has a huge part in the play! The gods control everyone and the people are there only for their amusement. We think that we have power, but we really dont. They give us our thoughts, and know what we are going to do.
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Lexi Fees
2/22/2011 09:00:08 am
Fate and destiny is all bull. Each and every one of us make choices that will affect us in the long run. However, when we make bad choices, we like to blame "fate" instead or our own ill-conceived decisions. In reference to the play, Antigone knew what punishment burying her brother would bring and chose to do it anyway. She caused the punishment that later lead to her death. I will agree that Creon played a small role in her death by creating said punishment. However, I will not agree that fate played any role in Antigone's death or the play.
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