Eteocles

one will be able to take his throne and he is completly sexist against women ruling or correcting the men for there mistakes especially his mistakes. Creon is deciding to not give Polynices a proper burial for him like he gave his brother Eteocles because Eteocles gave everything and fought for Thebes when he died and he didn’t see…

Antigone’s Punishment: Too Far? Do the gods have the right to be angry with a whole city due to the definitive actions of one ruler? Can a ruler capitalize on, and penalize, a naive girl who is just endeavoring to please the higher world? Antigone should not be prosecuted for infringing upon Creon’s unsubstantiated and immoral law, given that she was simply trying to follow what the Gods have asked of her . Antigone is left in a vital predicament of whether to disobey the state or uphold her…

The Tragic Hero of Antigone: Creon How far would a person go for what he/she thought was right? Would it be the right decision? How will it affect his/her loved ones? In Sophocles’ tragic drama Antigone, King Creon is forced to answer these questions. He is a very stubborn man and did not take anyone’s opinion into consideration, even when it affected his family and also his country that he is expected to make smart and also correct decisions for.. Even though Creon loves and adores his family,…

Creon who displays the traits more clearly. When Antigone opens, the sons of Oedipus lie dead at each other's hands. Both men considered themselves to be rightful heirs to the throne, but Eteocles alone had the support of the citizens of Thebes. Creon, Antigone's uncle, inherits the throne and buries Eteocles as a king who died defending the city - declaring Polyneices an enemy of the state. Performing the rites of burial for his nephew would be an offense punishable by death. Although this…

Antigone Moral Hierarchy Essay When Antigone arrives in Thebes she hears that both her brothers Polynieces and Eteocles had died. Eteocles had received a proper burial but Polynieces had not because Creon, Antigone’s uncle who had the throne said that he was a traitor and an enemy. Antigone then buried Polynieces herself. And didn’t care about the consequences. Each character in Antigone has a stage in Kohlberg’s Moral Development hierarchy that they can identify with . In the play…

the one to take over the city according to the Greek culture. However, Oedipus has two sons: Polynices and Eteocles. They decided that they would split off leading the town. Eteocles ruled the town for the first year and then Polynices ruled the second year. After the end of Polynices’ time leading, he did not want to give his power up. This made the city go into a huge turmoil. Eteocles and Polynices both died in the…

Aristotle once said, “A man does not become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” Aristotle believed that a tragic hero was one who was noble by nature yet endowed with a tragic flaw or hamartia. This hero is oftentimes morally equivalent to normal people, allowing the audience to relate to them. Over the course of their life, different virtues show up but they’re eventually matched with an imperfection and that leads them to make an irreversible mistake when faced with a…

Have you ever felt powerless in some situations? This is exactly how certain characters feel in the tragic (tragedy) play "Antigone", by Sophocles. The whole play revolves around the brothers Polyneices and Eteocles, the fact that Eteocles was given a proper burial, while Creon forbids a burial for Polyneices. Sisters Antigone, who strongly feels that she needs to bury her brother regardless of Creon's forbidding, and her law abiding sister Ismene, who feels that it is not worth trying to defy…

Antigone, and Ismene, arguing over their brothers Polynices and Eteocles. The brothers both killed each other in battle, and only one of them is getting the proper burial that they both deserve. The brothers had been fighting over their shared profession of being King of Thebes. Their Uncle Creon obtained the role of King and deemed who was to receive a proper burial. Polynices was deemed a traitor to Thebes and was deemed to rot but Eteocles was deemed a proper burial to be honored. Antigone…

In Antigone, Antigone’s brothers Eteocles and Polyneices fought for control of Thebes, but killed each other. King Creon planned to give Eteocles a proper burial, but would not give the same to Polyneices, who Creon acused as a traitor. Antigone sacrifices her welfare by burying Polyneices, and later sacrifices her life to show her disgust with King Creon’s rule. Her sacrifice not only shows that people can stand up to a corrupt power, but also labels her values in her family and divine law.…