PLEASE HELP There is one major metaphor that follows the entire play Antigone. What is it?

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Explanation:

Almost every character who dies in the three Theban plays does so at his or her own hand (or own will, as is the case in ). Jocasta hangs herself in  and Antigone hangs herself in  Eurydice and Haemon stab themselves at the end of  Oedipus inflicts horrible violence on himself at the end of his first play, and willingly goes to his own mysterious death at the end of his second. Polynices and Eteocles die in battle with one another, and it could be argued that Polynices’ death at least is self-inflicted in that he has heard his father’s curse and knows that his cause is doomed. Incest motivates or indirectly brings about all of the deaths in these plays.

Antigone (Anouilh) Metaphors and Similes

by Jean Anouilh

Antigone (Anouilh) Metaphors and Similes

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"Like a conscientious workman, he does his job."

This is a simile used early on in the play, said by the Chorus about Creon. The simile aids in characterization as it helps the audience understand the nature of who Creon is. Although Creon is a king, Anouilh compares him to a workman which is a job that is associated with a lower social class and has connotations of someone who is hardworking and persevering. This indicates that the life which Creon lives is unlike royalty, he is not living luxuriously, instead, he looks at being a king as something that is tedious and must be done, it is work, it is not enjoyable.

"The cord was round her neck like a child's collar."

This simile was said by the Messenger near the end of the play to describe how Antigone had died. Prior to the usage of this simile, the cords were described as "red and golden", the colors of royalty. The colors of the cords of her robe add a sense of majesty to her death; because after all, she is still the queen. This is juxtaposed to a "child's collar" indicating the immaturity of Antigone. It sums up how her petulant nature and impulsive decision making was what led to her downfall. This is important as it links to Anouilh's message to the intellects of France. He wanted to critique the improbability of the cell method succeeding, they needed to work together, and think together as one rather than in separate units.

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