ENG101H5 Lecture 15: Drama
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Structured through and through these kinds of oppositions. Let us just have peace and no more war. The chorus is important for the structure of the play. Chorus gives us indication who is coming e. g. creon. State is like a ship and i am. Antigone represents kind of storm, disruption to the state. Very new idea in greece at that time, modeled in city-state. Very different way of organizing a society than tribal group. Family is still important but there is something bigger than the family: the state. Creon speaks not only for everybody but also the god. The opposition he sets between patriot and traitor. Don"t deny that brother was evil, but he should be buried. By allowing, he might be condoning as it is right. These are our enemy but also our friend. Man the master: is creon saying i don"t care about the justice of the gods or only about the laws of the land.
