In Sophocles’ Antigone, Antigone is a rebellious character who has high morals and, by following these morals, disobeys the laws of Creon in his “just” system of government and creates problems for herself and those around her in her search for justice. The “justice” in this story could be called injustice in today’s society, since people demand fair trials and just laws, neither of which is shown in Antigone under Creon’s rule. This lack of justice makes the need of a character like Antigone, who openly seeks justice and strives to follow or morals, no matter how disastrous the results may be, apparent. Through her search for justice, Antigone must endure open prejudice and disapproval for being a woman and expressing views the people around her view as being unnatural or simply wrong. This method of open resentment and the challenges Antigone must face, as well as her flaws and the consequences she must endure due to them, make her the tragic hero and a character readers could easily relate to depending upon similar situations they have faced.
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Situations have improved in various areas across the globe since the time period during which Antigone occurred, but there are still regions of the globe where people suffer at the hands of unjust government leaders who have acquired power or find themselves in situations of extreme depravity. Although Antigone’s search for justice ended as a disaster, people living in the world today could greatly use her situation as an example to inspire them to seek the justice greatly needed throughout the globe to bring all society closer to a utopia.
As stated, people have suffered and will continue to do so for as long as men repeat their errors. The continued suffering and shared feelings gained from unjust situations are what make Antigone a character that is easily related to people who read Antigone. This easily built relationship grants insight into the character of Antigone and further fuels readers to look into the situations she faces as compared to situations
Situations have improved in various areas across the globe since the time period during which Antigone occurred, but there are still regions of the globe where people suffer at the hands of unjust government leaders who have acquired power or find themselves in situations of extreme depravity. Although Antigone’s search for justice ended as a disaster, people living in the world today could greatly use her situation as an example to inspire them to seek the justice greatly needed throughout the globe to bring all society closer to a utopia.
As stated, people have suffered and will continue to do so for as long as men repeat their errors. The continued suffering and shared feelings gained from unjust situations are what make Antigone a character that is easily related to people who read Antigone. This easily built relationship grants insight into the character of Antigone and further fuels readers to look into the situations she faces as compared to situations