Sophocles’ second play, Antigone, features Oedipus’ daughter, Antigone, and how she defies Oedipus’ brother, Creon. Antigone refuses to obey to Creon, the newly crowned king, by burying her brother, Polyneices. In Sophocles’ two plays, Oedipus Rex and Antigone, it is evident that pride is caused…
She is also afraid of being stoned in public, which is the punishment for burying Polynices. 3. Antigone is disappointed at her sister for not helping her to bury their brother. She does not care what Ismene thinks, and she said she will go through with the burial herself. 4.…
Antigone wanted to bury polyneices even though she knew the consequence would be death because of King Creon’s decree. Antigone is determined to bury brother because she loves him, just as she loves her family. Antigone speaks to her sister Ismene, in an attempt to convince her to do the right thing by burying their brother. Antigone says, “That may be your excuse, I suppose. But as for me, I will bury the brother I love” (Sophocles 192).…
In Sophocles play, Antigone, Creon’s choices demonstrate his qualities of a poor leader, choices that lead to the downfall of others. Creon’s first decision to prohibit anyone from burying the dead body of Polyneices causes conflict with his niece, Antigone. Antigone does not deny that she buried her brother and tells Creon,”It was not God’s proclamation. That final justice that rules the world below makes no such laws”. She tells Creon that his law was not a wise one, one that no god would ever make.…
“This girl here was already very insolent in/contravening laws we had proclaimed”, Creon expressed to the chorus leader in Sophocles’ play Antigone (542-544). Antigone was the sister of Polyneices and Eteocles. The two brothers shared the role of king because their father Oedipus passed away because others found out he killed Laius. Polyneices and Eteocles were instructed to rule Thebes alternatively each year by Creon. Eteocles did not want to give up the thrown to Polyneices after his year of ruling Thebes was over.…
Antigone by Sophocles is a play about a young woman name Antigone who buries her brother, Polyneices, even though the king, who is also Antigone’s uncle Creon , banned it. She then proceeded to fight with him and tells him that it is her spiritual duty. Creon says that his duty to his kingdom comes first. During the play, Creon’s actions are better than Antigone’s because he shows his strength as a ruler by putting law before family and religion.…
In Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone did the right thing to bury her brother. Obviously, Polyneices would enjoy eternal peace and the gods will help. However, creon would not find out she buried him. Creon found out and he will kill her.…
Antigone, Sophocles’ greek drama translated by Richard Emil Braun tells the actions of someone named Antigone and the limits that she had to overcome to do what was right for her family. In this play, Antigone has many reasons for breaking the law and burying her brother. It is not evident though, on why she decided to commit suicide. One reason that was given from Jan Kott’s article “Why Does Antigone Kill Herself?” is that she could not survive hate. Antigone is not able to live in a world where she can not control the situation that she is in.…
What guides your confidence decision to follow rule or break rules established? In the play Antigone by Sophocles , Antigone broke the law buy burying her brother Polyneices when she was not supposed to because he did not die fighting for the town, but fighting against it. This relates to an article on dress code where a bunch of high school students broke the school rules by having male students wear dresses to school to show equality between males and females. Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during America's national anthem to fight towards police brutality. Antigone took a stand and went against her Uncle Creon to bury her brother Polyneices.…
The German philosopher Hegel construed the play “Antigone” as “the tragic collision of right against right, with both sides equally justified.” This play was written by Sophocles, a Greek playwright, around 441 BC and gives us insight into his mindset on society and culture. The central conflict rises from the clash of the main character, Antigone, and her uncle, King Creon, over the role of man’s laws and god’s laws in society. Antigone’s two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles had slain each other in battle over the throne. King Creon, who was loyal to Eteocles, rendered Polyneices a traitor and decreed that his body shall not receive a burial.…
The focal point of Sophocles’ Antigone is the protagonist’s desire and search for justice. Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, is the play’s tragic heroine who fights against the evil Creon, the current King of Thebes. Her rebellion against the king was ignited by her thirst for justice, stopping at nearly nothing to combat the immoralities standing in her way. In her heart, the sacredness of family and honor is the pinnacle aspect of her life. These beliefs of hers create the source of conflict and drama found within the play, and eventually lead to her own death.…
Two major themes that run throughout Sophocles’ play Antigone are loyalty and power. Loyalty and power are what drive the play forward; this theme affects not only Antigone, but Creon as well. Both Antigone and Creon are affected by this conflict, but in different ways. Antigone is first introduced to us as a young and loyal girl to bother her brother and the gods, that only wants to make sure both her brothers have a proper burial; according to the laws placed by the gods if someone does not receive a burial there will be no way for family members to reconnect with them in their life after death. Creon, who is the king and Antigone’s uncle, sets a law in place that no one is to bury or even mourn the death of Polynices.…
“Our own brothers’ burial! (Creon) forbids anyone to bury him” (26, 34). Antigone is furious with Creon’s decree and pleads with her sister, Ismene, to help her with the task. Additionally, she does this to obey the Gods’ natural laws which Creon is…
Sophocles play Antigone is based on eternal and temporal law. The main character in the play, Antigone, made her belief in the importance of eternal law known after her brother Polyneices died. Creon, the king denied Polyneices a proper burial because he was a traitor. Polyneices and his brother Eteocles were having trouble sharing power after their father, Oedipus the king, died. Polyneices went to a nearby city and used their warriors to fight his brother.…
She decided to disobey Creon’s order. Antigone vows to bury her own brother in defiance of Creon’s edict. Her sister refuses to help her because she fears to have…