Creon’s Prophecy Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone is a play that shows how a king’s power is blinded by his own fate. Creon is the King of Thebes, and he governs with political and social order. He is arrogant and shows no sympathy for others’ opinion because it is basically his way or the highway. Creon proclaimed an order throughout the city regarding one of the two-sister’s brother, Polyneices.…
Antigone is a play about a young girl and her uncle whose beliefs conflict with one another. Creon is the king and has made a law about traitors and how they are prohibited from having a proper burial. Antigone’s love for her brother, Polyneices was unconditional that she had no choice but to against the law, even though she knew what Creon’s harsh punishment would be for breaking the law. Creon was a determine King and refused to back away from his law even if Antigone ignored it. As a King, he was forced not show his weakness because it would result in him being overthrown for letting a woman have an effect on him.…
1 “Antigone” is mainly about the conflict between the ruler Creon, who has decreed that Polyneices shall not be buried, and Antigone, who wants to give her brother the proper burial rites. Antigone does not change throughout the course of the play, in fact one of her most defining qualities is her stubbornness and resolve to do what she thinks is right. Antigone serves as a foil to Creon in that she places the Gods’ values over the human rule of law, whereas Creon enforces the law to a fault and loses sight of what is important. Despite Creon and Antigone holding diametrically opposed views, they are alike in their determination not to back down from their beliefs. Haemon attempts to remind Creon that he needs to listen to others sometimes,…
At one point or another in one’s life we are shackled to something. That something may be a relationship, ourselves , or even power. Power is probably the one thing that us as humans think we will be forever in control of, but truthfully, we are never fully in control of situations or people and at any instant we can lose power to others. Just as Antigone from Antigone by Sophocles and Equality 7-2521 from Anthem by Ayn Rand struggles to defy power in order to regain it . Antigone was a level headed young woman who was born in a powerful family, but being a women made the power not as “accessible” to her.…
Throughout history, many civilizations have appeared and subsequently disappeared. How societies function has also differed drastically from one society to another. In ancient Mesopotamian and Hebrew civilizations, however, three roles have been constant: the importance of family, the importance of religion, and the importance of government. Although their order of priority was not set in stone, one can see their significance in daily life. The play Antigone, written by the Greek playwrighter Sophocles, is a prime example of the colliding relationships between family, religion, and government in ancient Mesopotamian and Hebrew civilization.…
Within the play “Antigone” both Creon and Antigone are displayed as strong-willed, principled, and complex individuals. Through the play we explore the consequences endured by the two opposing characters based on their actions; each displayed with a different set of beliefs and morals, against one another causing both a traumatic ending. Antigone and Creon are similar in some cases, they both stand confidently in what they believe in, even if it makes them allies. Antigone honors the beliefs of the gods and her family and thinks they are more superior then the laws of man. Creon orders Antigone not to bury her brother Polyneices and anyone who tries to bury his body will receive the death penalty.…
Justice is very important in society and there are many different things that go into the idea of justice. There isn’t one simple thing that makes justice work, it takes a variety of different concepts to not only form a system for justice, but put it into action. While there are many examples of societies where rules are established and behavior and judgements are measured against those rules, there is still injustice. We, as humanity, need to continue to be aware of this and work to make the world more just by being courageous in expressing our opinions. In the play, Antigone, the main character, Antigone, goes against the king’s judgement because her personal belief and love for her brother gave her courage to defy that ruling.…
And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory. (63) Antigone knows that death is her punishment she is getting by disobeying the laws of gods, yet she is not afraid of it. She shows braveness in her decision to bury Polynices even it is against the will of people and the laws of gods. She firmly believes that her death will be glorious because she is burying her own brother just like a martyr will die for her strong ideals.…
Despite its ancient origins, Sophocles’ play Antigone provides a case study through which to examine issues of politics, power, sovereignty, and justice. The final of Sophocles’ trilogy “Three Theban Plays,” the first record of Antigone is around 442 BCE, during the height of Athenian democracy. The play centers around Antigone’s decision to disobey her future father-in-law and king, Creon, in order to give her brother Polyneices, who is branded a traitor and is forbade a proper burial. One of Oedipus and Jocasta’s living two children, Antigone flaunts Creon’s laws and gives her brother a proper burial. Antigone expects to be put to death for her crime but instead Creon orders her to be shut in a cave, where she will live out her final days.…
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.…
She is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who were the former king and queen of Thebes and the niece of Creon who is now the king. Creon calls Antigone as a princess even though she is no longer a princess. She has earned a lot of reputation and respect to lose, only because of her high status. People who consider Creon as a tragic hero state that Antigone no longer has a high status in Thebes after her father’s death, so she is not eligible to have a high social position. Although she does not have any social or political power, Antigone is still an influential person in Thebes.…
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 shows her loyalty to the gods when she chooses to go against the King Creon’s orders to not bury Polyneices. Antigone shows her loyalty the the gods and divine law by fulfilling their wishes of burying Polyneices and going against the man laws of King Creon. Although the gods may not be physically present throughout Antigone, they control almost every aspect of the play. The gods keep their idea of justice present throughout the play and they maintain these laws inside the minds of the people. In Antigone, the gods, although they may not be seen, play a direct role in the outcome of each situation through direct involvement and constant…
As a true tragic hero, Antigone does not let society influence her decisions or dictate how she should act and feel. Instead, she decides her course of action by thinking about and acting in accordance with her virtues and values. That is what Antigone views as an essential constituent of leading a good life. As Antigone courageously accepts Creon’s order for her impending death via being imprisoned in a tomb, she says to her sister, “You chose to live. I chose to die” (Antigone 625).…
In the play “Antigone,” Sophocles manifests Creon and Antigone's distinct conflicting values to address the issue of government authority over the people. Creon’s regard for the laws of the city causes him to abandon all other believes and therefore, he feels that all of the citizens should obey the laws set forth by him, even if other beliefs, moral or religious, state otherwise. On the other hand, Antigone holds the belief of the gods in high reverence which is proven when she states, “A sinless sinner, banned a while on earth, But by the dead commended; and with them I shall abide for ever. As for thee, Scorn, if thou wilt, the eternal laws of Heaven” (Antigone 9; Act 1). Antigone elevates religious law over the law of the state which causes her to neglect the king’s will and bury her brother’s body.…