Diana Ortega
Ms. Thomas
Adv. English II
18 May 2017
Antigone Final Essay The image of a principal figure ought to die alongside with their eminence, but when it comes to self-sacrifice, their legacy has fittingly caught initiation. In the tragedy Antigone by the classical Greek playwright Sophocles, the wise Teiresias discusses the atrocious tale when he observes, “Think: all men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil: The only crime is pride” (Sophocles 5.33-35). Sophocles emphasizes the arrogance of pride through focal characters, Antigone and King Creon. Primarily, Antigone’s immodesty persisted and as a result led to her rapid downfall. For instance, Antigone proclaims that she is not afraid of dying for giving her brother, Polyneices, a proper burial when she reads, “And if I must die Now, before it is my time to die, Surely this is no hardship: …show more content…
This death of mine Is of no importance; but if I had left my brother Lying dead in death unburied, I should have suffered. Now I do not” (Sophocles 2.65-72). This is compulsive as it appeals to Antigone’s vanity which emulates that she would much rather be satisfied with her actions than to learn to live with her unfulfilled ego. This is appalling for it displays that she is much more concerned with her own wellbeing that she might forget to have a healthy consideration for others reasons and motives as to why they do such
Ms. Thomas
Adv. English II
18 May 2017
Antigone Final Essay The image of a principal figure ought to die alongside with their eminence, but when it comes to self-sacrifice, their legacy has fittingly caught initiation. In the tragedy Antigone by the classical Greek playwright Sophocles, the wise Teiresias discusses the atrocious tale when he observes, “Think: all men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil: The only crime is pride” (Sophocles 5.33-35). Sophocles emphasizes the arrogance of pride through focal characters, Antigone and King Creon. Primarily, Antigone’s immodesty persisted and as a result led to her rapid downfall. For instance, Antigone proclaims that she is not afraid of dying for giving her brother, Polyneices, a proper burial when she reads, “And if I must die Now, before it is my time to die, Surely this is no hardship: …show more content…
This death of mine Is of no importance; but if I had left my brother Lying dead in death unburied, I should have suffered. Now I do not” (Sophocles 2.65-72). This is compulsive as it appeals to Antigone’s vanity which emulates that she would much rather be satisfied with her actions than to learn to live with her unfulfilled ego. This is appalling for it displays that she is much more concerned with her own wellbeing that she might forget to have a healthy consideration for others reasons and motives as to why they do such