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Antigone Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/antigone/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Antigone Group at eNotes. en-us <![CDATA[Background PowerPoint Presentation for Antigone]]> http://www.enotes.com/documents/background-powerpoint-presentation-antigone-48155 http://www.enotes.com/documents/background-powerpoint-presentation-antigone-48155 PST <![CDATA[These works that you are reading, the Theban cycle, are all tragedies....]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/antigone-possible-tp-chose-tragic-hero-why-why-120359 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/antigone-possible-tp-chose-tragic-hero-why-why-120359 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:04:42 PST <![CDATA[Yes, it is possible, but you do have more than one option because both...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/antigone-possible-tp-chose-tragic-hero-why-why-120359 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/antigone-possible-tp-chose-tragic-hero-why-why-120359 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:21:19 PST <![CDATA[I like Northrop Frye's definition of a tragic hero best: Tragic heroes...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/antigone-possible-tp-chose-tragic-hero-why-why-120359 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/antigone-possible-tp-chose-tragic-hero-why-why-120359 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:15:15 PST <![CDATA[In Antigone, is it possible to choose a tragic hero?]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/antigone-possible-tp-chose-tragic-hero-why-why-120359 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/antigone-possible-tp-chose-tragic-hero-why-why-120359 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:00:23 PST <![CDATA[The play opens with the mention of the Oedipal tragedy in order to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-does-play-open-with-mention-tragedy-oedipus-119355 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-does-play-open-with-mention-tragedy-oedipus-119355 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:09:21 PST <![CDATA[Why does the play open with a mention of the tragedy of Oedipus? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-does-play-open-with-mention-tragedy-oedipus-119355 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-does-play-open-with-mention-tragedy-oedipus-119355 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:34:17 PST <![CDATA[Dramatic irony is a situation in which a play's audience has information...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/what-dramatic-irony-scene-1-antigone-118957 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/what-dramatic-irony-scene-1-antigone-118957 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:33:41 PST <![CDATA[What is the dramatic irony in the scene between Creon and the sentry...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/what-dramatic-irony-scene-1-antigone-118957 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/what-dramatic-irony-scene-1-antigone-118957 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:31:43 PST <![CDATA[Creon warns against those who defy the state: "Such the spirit of my...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/what-would-examples-1-warning-2-madness-3-death-118919 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/what-would-examples-1-warning-2-madness-3-death-118919 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:26:02 PST <![CDATA[What would be examples of (1) warning, (2) madness, and (3) death in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/what-would-examples-1-warning-2-madness-3-death-118919 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/what-would-examples-1-warning-2-madness-3-death-118919 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:43:15 PST <![CDATA[If you are writing an essay and need to provide support from Antigone...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/how-antigone-gertrude-from-hamlet-ophelia-from-118205 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/how-antigone-gertrude-from-hamlet-ophelia-from-118205 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:03 PST <![CDATA[One primary reason why Creon might be considered the tragic character is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/how-why-king-creon-might-considered-tragic-118203 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/how-why-king-creon-might-considered-tragic-118203 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:26:03 PST <![CDATA[How are Antigone, Gertrude (from Hamlet) and Ophelia (from Hamlet)...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/how-antigone-gertrude-from-hamlet-ophelia-from-118205 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/how-antigone-gertrude-from-hamlet-ophelia-from-118205 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:16:45 PST <![CDATA[How and why King Creon might be considered the tragic character in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/how-why-king-creon-might-considered-tragic-118203 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/how-why-king-creon-might-considered-tragic-118203 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:01 PST <![CDATA[Both myths have views of death and tradition that vary from modern...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/do-characters-antigone-beowulf-both-have-different-117895 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/do-characters-antigone-beowulf-both-have-different-117895 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:34:56 PST <![CDATA[Do the characters of Antigone and Beowulf both have a different set of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/do-characters-antigone-beowulf-both-have-different-117895 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/do-characters-antigone-beowulf-both-have-different-117895 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:33:00 PST <![CDATA[I suppose I have to disagree with the previous post. Indeed, while I...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-ismene-important-play-115233 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-ismene-important-play-115233 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:01:38 PST <![CDATA[Ismene is not really that important at all, for she is a minor...]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-ismene-important-play-115233 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-ismene-important-play-115233 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:02:42 PST <![CDATA[Why is Ismene important in the play Antigone?]]> http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-ismene-important-play-115233 http://www.enotes.com/antigone/q-and-a/why-ismene-important-play-115233 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:38:00 PST