Antigone

The significance of Tiresias in Sophocles' Antigone lies in his role as a blind prophet who warns King Creon of the consequences of his actions. Tiresias' prophecies and advice reflect the will of...

It is both strange and ironic to portray Antigone as a mother. Although she is unmarried and childless, her situation echoes her mother's anguish and curse, stemming from the incestuous marriage of...