Question

What does Antigone mean when she says, "O Oedipus, father and brother! Your marriage strikes from the grave to murder mine."? She believes that her fate is due in part to the curse caused by her father's actions. She knows that she can never have children because incest has made her sterile and unable to conceive. She feels a deeper sympathy toward her mother and father now that she herself is near death. She believes that the ghost of her father still haunts her, and because he is evil, he wants her to be unhappy.

Answer 1

She believes that her fate is due in part to the curse caused by her father's actions.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given question, when Antigone talks about Oedipus as a father and brother whose marriage strikes from the grave to murder hers, she meant that her fate was as a result of the curse brought upon her by her father's abomination.