Each of the stories demonstrated tragedy and persistence. In the book Antigone, Antigone showed great bravado and persistence, because she went beyond the rules that were given to the town to bury Polynices. She knew that by doing this her life would be in danger, but she never backed down. Antigone was portrayed as a strong and persistent woman. Antigone had to be stronger because during this time women had no say or power, in the end she ended up dying for what she believed in while defying law.…
Sometimes you have to break laws to do the right thing. In Antigone, there are many occurrences that happen that the laws are broken. Even though they broke the law, it was still the right thing to do in their opinion. Antigone and her sister have lost both of their brothers in the same hour. Creon gives brother Eteocles military honors with a soldier’s funeral, but the other brother Polyneices, was not given a burial and Creon said he is not aloud to have one.…
In “Antigone” and “On the Rainy River,” there are many similarities and differences between Antigone and Tim O’Brien. The comparisons between them is that they both have decisions to make that will change their life drastically, and once they choose it, they have to deal with the consequences. The differences between them is that Tim felt he didn’t pick the right one, while Antigone felt confident in hers, Tim’s choice made everyone happy while Antigone’s choice made everyone angry and lastly, Tim made a legal decision while Antigone’s was illegal. In both stories, Antigone and Tim had many similarities.…
Antigone’s Character as describe by Aristotle’s Possession of Virtues In Sophocles’ tragedy, “Antigone,” the title character could be seen as fulfilling Aristotle’s three criteria for a virtuous action as he lays them out in Book II of the Nicomachean Ethics. Antigone does, apparently, know how to perform the correct burial rituals (thereby fulfilling the first criterion), she clearly chooses the action and chooses it for the sake of her brother (which seems to cover the second criterion), and, given that the text tells us that she has performed burial rights for all of her other deceased family members and that she seems to be consistently passionate about burying Polynices , she would appear to be doing it from, as the third criterion states, “a firm and unchangeable character” (Bk. II, Ch. 4, par. 2). However, given certain of her statements in the last few speeches that she makes in the play, one could also make the case that she does not, in fact, fulfill the last of these three criteria and, consequently, does not really act in what Aristotle would consider a virtuous manner, after all.…
Blood is thicker than water communicates that family ties are indomitable when compared to other relationships. Therefore, I concur with Antigone, leaving Polyneikes unburied is a humiliation for herself and most importantly for him. Disregard people’s life choices I believe that the last we could for them on this earth is to bury them with dignity and let their souls rest in peace. In addition, Antigone says, “I would not welcome such a fellowship. Go thine, own way; myself to bury him.…
Haemon, Creon, and Leader. Haemon enters, prepared to convince his dad. Creon: Haemon, you come to discuss the death sentence of Antigone, what’s the deal?…
Antigone is a representation of humanity in society, showing the ability to do the morally right thing even through adversity. Asking if a “mortal could override the unwritten and unfailing statutes of heaven” shows the problem with Creon’s ideals, implying that he has more authority than the Gods. But Creon is a stern and stubborn man, disregarding Antigone’s words, he sentences her to death and locks her in prison. At this point, Haemon, Teiresias, and the chorus all plead with Creon to let her go.…
In the article Sophocles’ Antigone and Family Values, author Rush Rhem goes into detail about the significances of family values in Antigone. In the article it shows evidence that Ismene believes that her family has done so much harm to Thebes Antigone, and herself should follow any laws placed before them. Antigone’s beliefs differ from Ismene with that she feels as if she has a moral obligation to go against the law and lay her brother to rest. Perhaps the missing message in the play Antigone comes from a Kantian perspective. Antigone’s decision to go against the law and give her brother a proper burial is a motion of freedom.…
The play Antigone by Sophocles questions the sense of morality or the divine laws in the society against the significance of the state or the civil laws. The orchestration of the two issues in the play is achieved through the characterization of the characters Creon, the King of Thebes and Antigone, a heroine protagonist in the play. It is clear in the play that the character Antigone willfully risks her life to fulfill her moral and social decency, religious and family duty of burying her brother Polynices. The risk is after Creon decided that the treacherous actions of Polynices made a burial a luxury he could not award him. The actions of Antigone compelled the king to sanction her death as well as her sister’s.…
(21, line 450 – 470). I think the tone of the quote is angry and determined. Showing the reader that instead of being afraid, Antigone fight for herself and her belief.…
All throughout Greek history and literature, heroes and heroines have suffered unbearable consequences from weaknesses, such as too much pride, oppressive fear, or putting family values before laws of the land. In this classical Greek play, written by Sophocles, the main character, Antigone, has to make difficult choices pertaining to life or death throughout the course of the story. This play takes place in the glorious city of Thebes, which has seen many deaths in the royal family. Starting with Oedipus, the father of Antigone, Eteocles and Polyneices, the brothers of Antigone, who fought each other for the throne, and Jocasta, the mother of Antigone. Eteoclês was honored at death by proper burial, but Polyneices was not.…
Like when Antigone gets caught burying Polynices body she does not deny it and she confesses to all the charges. While she is getting charged, Ismene walks in and decides that she wants to take the blame even though she has done nothing wrong. She decided that she cannot live without Antigone so she will die with her. And how Haemon, Antigone, and Eurodice, the three people that Creon cared most about, end up all committing suicide in the end. There are some little details that are similar too.…
In the play “Antigone,” Sophocles manifests Creon and Antigone's distinct conflicting values to address the issue of government authority over the people. Creon’s regard for the laws of the city causes him to abandon all other believes and therefore, he feels that all of the citizens should obey the laws set forth by him, even if other beliefs, moral or religious, state otherwise. On the other hand, Antigone holds the belief of the gods in high reverence which is proven when she states, “A sinless sinner, banned a while on earth, But by the dead commended; and with them I shall abide for ever. As for thee, Scorn, if thou wilt, the eternal laws of Heaven” (Antigone 9; Act 1). Antigone elevates religious law over the law of the state which causes her to neglect the king’s will and bury her brother’s body.…
On the other hand The theme in the play antigone are god vs men law, and divine law vs authority. When Ismene reminder antigone the king 's law that burial is against the king’s law. She says, “I yield to those who have authority” antigone believed that god 's law should come before everything. Creon believed that everyone should listen to the laws of man but Antigone doesn 't agree with this because she believes that the laws of the gods should be held above.…
Provocative and controversial— two words that properly describe Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Sophocles’s Antigone. Many of the characters, especially the females, in these two plays seem to make decisions that are rather provocative and controversial. The women in both of these plays defy moral and societal expectations placed upon them by overbearing, arrogant men while the men in these plays continually belittle and degrade women. The Bible, arguably one of the most controversial and popular Holy books ever written, seems to challenge and even condemn many of the decisions made by the main characters in these two plays. Biblically speaking, the decisions and actions made by both men and women in these plays seem to contradict or disobey…