Good Vs. Evil In Sophocles Antigone

“Antigone” digs into the world of Greek Mythology, showcasing the will of good vs evil, the drama being with two main characters speaking about the burial of one of their brothers and the injustice of the other brother not getting a proper burial. In the first set, a struggle of brother against brother ends in death in war. The new king chooses to show empathy towards one brother and not the other. Ironically, the new king is also the brother to the mother of the two brothers, making him their uncle. As the play progresses, the audience also finds out that the brother’s sister, Antigonê, is engaged to the king’s son. Through the eyes of the playwright the story line has many twists and turns, creating an exciting turn of events. Basically …show more content…
Antigonê’s virtues represented the higher self that chooses to deny self in favor of what is right. Although her actions were not rewarded in the end, she still chose to follow her heart in the matter. As the old adage goes, no good deed goes unpunished. One could agree that by her sacrificing herself on the behalf of her brother, it was the most honorable legacy she could have given him. It appears that the her very act was willed by the gods because of their desire to treat all human life as valuable. This trend of a tragic hero seems to be consistent throughout many great Greek Mythological writings. Inasmuch, dying for a purpose that is worthy and selfless is a quality that most heroes of tragedy take on. It almost makes Antigonê some sort of a martyr. It is notable that the protagonist character was a female that she was used to restore the honor of the male counterpart. In this way she was virtually used as a redeemer that became the face of the gods. Essentially, Antigonê can be viewed as the faceless actor of the play that personifies the theme of this story which is man inevitably succumb to the will of the