Antigone
In the play Antigone by Sophocles, the main character, Antigone, disobeys the orders of the king, Creon. Out of loyalty, she attempts to bury her brother, Polyneices, because Creon has declared that he will be left in the fields with no honorable services. Throughout the play, Antigone follows her moral beliefs in order to show her loyalty to her family and the gods, while appealing to other characters’ emotions.
Antigone creates a moral argument with Ismene trying to convince her to be loyal and faithful sister. She tells Ismene to “prove what [she] [is],” she can be “a true sister, or a traitor to [her] family” (2). Antigone wants to persuade Ismene to follow her morals. She is speaking in a stern tone, making Ismene feel bad about her previous decision. This gives the audience a bad view of Ismene’s values. She is ignoring the fact that her brother is being “forgotten,” and she is not honoring him. She is acting as a traitor to her family. Antigone also explains to Ismene that “[Polyneices] is [her] brother. And he is [Ismene’s] too” (2). She is trying to emphasize the …show more content…
Antigone explains that there is “no guilt in reverence for the dead” (15). Because she gives honor to the dead, does not mean she is guilty of a horrible crime. It causes the audience to take Antigone’s points into consideration; the law was evil and obeying it would be worse than breaking it. She further says that “there are honors due to all the dead,” not just some (15). She stresses that everyone deserves equal honor. Antigone’s actions are for the good of herself and others. Antigone thinks it is “nature to join in love,” and “not hate” (16). She wants to love and be loved. She would rather have her dead brother love her than be disrespectful to him. This shows the audience that Antigone does not want hatred or guilt in her life. She is willing to go against Creon and his law for her
In the play Antigone by Sophocles, the main character, Antigone, disobeys the orders of the king, Creon. Out of loyalty, she attempts to bury her brother, Polyneices, because Creon has declared that he will be left in the fields with no honorable services. Throughout the play, Antigone follows her moral beliefs in order to show her loyalty to her family and the gods, while appealing to other characters’ emotions.
Antigone creates a moral argument with Ismene trying to convince her to be loyal and faithful sister. She tells Ismene to “prove what [she] [is],” she can be “a true sister, or a traitor to [her] family” (2). Antigone wants to persuade Ismene to follow her morals. She is speaking in a stern tone, making Ismene feel bad about her previous decision. This gives the audience a bad view of Ismene’s values. She is ignoring the fact that her brother is being “forgotten,” and she is not honoring him. She is acting as a traitor to her family. Antigone also explains to Ismene that “[Polyneices] is [her] brother. And he is [Ismene’s] too” (2). She is trying to emphasize the …show more content…
Antigone explains that there is “no guilt in reverence for the dead” (15). Because she gives honor to the dead, does not mean she is guilty of a horrible crime. It causes the audience to take Antigone’s points into consideration; the law was evil and obeying it would be worse than breaking it. She further says that “there are honors due to all the dead,” not just some (15). She stresses that everyone deserves equal honor. Antigone’s actions are for the good of herself and others. Antigone thinks it is “nature to join in love,” and “not hate” (16). She wants to love and be loved. She would rather have her dead brother love her than be disrespectful to him. This shows the audience that Antigone does not want hatred or guilt in her life. She is willing to go against Creon and his law for her