Stage 7 · The Grand Tour
Antigone
Antigone defies the king to bury her brother, a play for debating conscience against law.
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- Part 9As she is led toward death, Antigone grieves for the life she will never have. Does this grief make her less heroic, or more human?
- Part 13The Messenger ends his report: "Mortals' unwisdom is the worst of all." Whose unwisdom led to this, and could it have been prevented?
- Last partWho is the true tragic figure of Antigone, Antigone or Creon? And what does the play teach about the clash between conscience and the law of the state?
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- Lesson 1FreeWhen duty to family and the law of the state collide, which should a person follow?Start
- Lesson 2SubscriptionCreon says no friend may come before one's country. What makes a ruler's loyalty to the state right, and where might it go wrong?Locked
- Lesson 3SubscriptionCreon is certain the burial was done for money. Why might a powerful person find it hard to imagine that someone disobeyed out of conscience?Locked
- Lesson 4SubscriptionThe Chorus sings that nothing is more wondrous than man, yet his skill can lead to good or to evil. What decides which way a clever person goes?Locked
- Lesson 5SubscriptionAntigone appeals to "unwritten laws of Heaven" that are older than any king. Can there be a law higher than the law of the state, and how can we know what it says?Locked
- Lesson 6SubscriptionAntigone says, "My nature is for mutual love, not hate," while Creon insists, "Not even death can make a foe a friend." Should an enemy remain an enemy even after death?Locked
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- Lesson 8SubscriptionHaemon says the wisest man lets himself be swayed by others' wisdom. Is changing your mind a sign of weakness or of wisdom?Locked
- Lesson 9SubscriptionAs she is led toward death, Antigone grieves for the life she will never have. Does this grief make her less heroic, or more human?Locked
- Lesson 10SubscriptionAntigone says she was led by "the law of conscience," yet Creon judges her guilty. Can a person be right in conscience and still guilty under the law?Locked
- Lesson 11SubscriptionTeiresias says that to err is common to all, but the wise person repents and seeks a cure. Why is it so hard for a powerful person to admit a mistake?Locked
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- Lesson 13SubscriptionThe Messenger ends his report: "Mortals' unwisdom is the worst of all." Whose unwisdom led to this, and could it have been prevented?Locked
- Lesson 14SubscriptionThe play ends, "Of happiness the chiefest part Is a wise heart." After everything that has happened, what does a wise heart look like?Locked
- Lesson 15SubscriptionWho is the true tragic figure of Antigone, Antigone or Creon? And what does the play teach about the clash between conscience and the law of the state?Locked
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