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Creon is then lead away by the chorus, lamenting in his own self misery. BookRags, Antigone. Structure of Antigone. They claim that the gods rightfully punished such arrogant boasts and hatred between the two men, and that they really got what was genuinely coming to them.
Pages , Lines He then states that any person who tries to give the body a burial will be punished by death. He assigns men to guard the body to make sure no one touches it. However, a sandstorm blows dust around and Antigone performs the proper burial rights for her brother.
A watchman then goes and tells Creon, who is enraged. They sing about how man is cunning and deceitful, and how justice will prevail among those who do wrong.
Ismene then shows up and states that she helped Antigone, but Antigone states that her sister did not help at all and that it was all her fault. Creon tells his men to lock the girls up and make sure they do not get away. Pages 28, Lines They sing about how such punishment will arise from such a little thing, the spreading of a thin layer of dust over the body of Polyneices.
The chorus then declares that there is no escape from imminent disaster. Creon claims that Haemon is blinded by love and must see that the law is more powerful. Creon then states that he is going to take Antigone to a cave and bury her alive so she can starve. Haemon then states the he is not going to be around Antigone when she is killed and runs off.
How love conquers all battles and how it prevails over everything. Then they weep over the fate of Antigone and how she will never be the bride of Haemon. Creon then states that he has no mercy, and leads her to her doom. They then reflect upon how her brothers too, were of noble blood and how their deaths were so miserable.
A grieving Orpheus ventured to the Underworld to plea for her return. He charmed Lord Hades with his music and was given leave to bring Eurydice with him back to the surface, on the condition that he not look back at her until he left the Underworld. Ultimately he succumbed to his own insecurities, and Eurydice was forced to remain in the land of the dead.
Eurydice now resides in her own private corner of Asphodel , where she spends eternity singing and cooking with the help of the river Phlegethon's heat. Her former husband still seems to be a bit of a sore subject for her. The two are apparently kept apart by an official separation order issued from Hades' desk, likely as a condition of the deal that allowed Orpheus to attempt to rescue her.
If interacted with, she will offer Zagreus a selection of Underworld delicacies designed to boost his Boons. If given Nectar , Eurydice will give you the Evergreen Acorn. Earning Eurydice's favor requires voiding Orpheus' contract, allowing him to visit her in Asphodel see Orpheus' Favor for details. For additional information on Eurydice that does not pertain to Hades , see Wikipedia's article: Eurydice.
The second and the third take place only in the underworld. This play is based on the classical Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. However, unlike in the myth, both Orpheus and Eurydice are human. In Movement One, the reader or the audience see their engagement and their wedding, which is not mentioned in the myth.
Eurydice's father cannot attend their wedding, as he has already died and gone to the underworld. However, he writes a wedding speech, and he gives it to a worm whom he hopes will find Eurydice. While she is at her wedding, getting a drink of water from a water pump, Eurydice meets The Nasty Interesting Man. He flirts with her. Uncomfortable, Eurydice leaves.
After she has left, The Nasty Interesting Man sees the letter her father sent. When he sees it is addressed to her, he puts it into the breast pocket of his shirt. When he sees Eurydice at the water pump again, he tells her about the letter.
He lies though, saying the letter was wrongly delivered to his apartment. She agrees to come with him to his apartment and get the letter.
The apartment is very high up. The Nasty Interesting Man makes a sexual advance on Eurydice while she is in his apartment.
She escapes him, her letter in her hand. When she tries to descend his high staircase, she falls and descends into the underworld.
In Movement Two, Eurydice meets her father in the underworld. She does not recognize him. Like most of the dead, she has dipped herself in the river and lost her memories. Her father, who was not held in the river long enough, still remembers how to read and write. He has also retained all of his memories.
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