In the play's exposition, the Chorus strongly supports Creon and the land that Creon rules, Thebes. The first insight into the Chorus' opinion is revealed when Choragus, the leader of the Chorus, deems Antigone's dead brother, Polyneices, as a "wild eagle screaming insults above our land, [Thebes]"(page 942; line 10). The Chorus then adds that "before [Polyneices'] jaws were sated with our blood, . . . he was thrown back; and as he turned, great Thebes- no tender victim for his noisy power- rose like a dragon behind him, shouting war"(page 942; line 16). The metaphor of Polyneices being an eagle makes it seem like he screeched wildly like an untamed creature. Comparing Thebes to a dragon gives the impression that Thebes is extremely powerful and not one to be messed with. That metaphor of Thebes to a dragon also makes Thebes sound very amazing and majestic. Choragus also remarks as a refer

folly of stubborn men"(page 973; line 98). By implying that Creon had acted wrongfully because of his stubbornness, the Chorus shows that it no longer approves of Creon anymore. In the Paean almost at the end of the play, the Chorus begs the god Dionysus to have mercy on Thebes, and to drive out all evil from the land(page 974). By turning to the gods for assistance, the Chorus reveals that it has lost its faith in Creon as a leader. Choragus speaks the last words of the play: "There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; no wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, and proud men in old age learn to be wise"(page 978; line 139). The Chorus' final opinion, after being presented with all the facts, is that Creon was punished because he was too arrogant, and he did not submit to the gods, and that his arrogance and stubbornness led to his foolish decisions.

ence to Polyneices and all the others who fought against Thebes, "God hates utterly the bray of wagging tongues; and when he beheld their smiling, their swagger of golden helms, the frown of his thunder blasted their first man from our walls"(page 942; line 21). This explains that the god Zeus punished Polyneices and his supporters for bragging. However, the irony is that the Chorus is condemning Polyneices for being arrogant, when Creon, the man that they so devoutly support, is full of arrogance as well. In the first ode of the play, the Chorus also demonstrates their support for Creon. The Chorus praises man by stating, "Numberless are the world's wonders, but none more wonderful that man"(page 949; line 1). In the same ode, the Choru

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