Antigone Loyalty Theme

It is true that pride, honor and loyalty can make or break a man. Take the play Antigone, written by the Greek author Sophocles. The overall theme of this play is pride, honor and loyalty, especially when it comes to the kingdom and family. Antigone wants to bury her fallen brother Polynieces to honor him but Creon their uncle and king is strongly against this because he dishonored the kingdom so Creon decided that his punishment should be that he not be buried but fed to the dogs and the fowls of the air. He was announced a traitor and criminal of state and Antigone wants to do what’s right in the eyes or the gods and Creon the king is against this because of his loyalty belongs to the law of the states. Firstly, in my analysis of this play …show more content…
This alone had her on the edge of death, not to mention her fallen brother Polynieces. Her determination to bury him is strong and so is her undying will. Ismene in the beginning tells her not to do so but during all of this dramatic chaos she tries takes the blame with her sister but Antigone refuses and Ismene reminds them both of their father Oedipus, a fallen man who let his pride and honor kill him. Sophocles mentions him in the play Antigone because he wanted the characters to be reminded if his unfortunate prophecy that had been fulfilled. The tone and mood have completely changed at this point into hysteria and drama filled. The king of Thebes Creon and the Thebans abide by the rules and laws of the state make by the gods and king compared to Antigone who abides by her family to honor her brother. The King and the citizens of Thebes were shocked that Antigone went against the law of the state. As one of the daughters of Oedipus, Antigone has lived a challenging life, but she is strong and determined to do the right thing, which seems to be a personality trait she shares with her father who was determined to find the truth, even when the truth ended up destroying him. Antigone is determined to see that her brother is