Antigone was my favorite reading from this class so far. It relates to the overall theme of the class because the characters own ideas drive them insane causing them to become mad. One can infer that Creon is considered to be mad because he is very irrational, did not take anyone else’s feelings into account when he drove three people to ultimately their graves. Many considered Antigone to be mad because she is does not conform to social expectations for women (or men). She is deviant because her actions are not what a typical Greek woman would do. On line 464 it is said that “For they are but women, and even brave men run when they see death coming.” This shows the extreme passion that Antigone had to risk EVERYTHING to bury brother and will not conform to what Creon wants like her sister, Ismene.
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This is the perfect story of loyalty and family unity. Although Antigone killed herself at the end (which many would considered to be mad), she did it because she wanted to stand up for her brother’s soul. From my perspective and personal experiences, I would have done exactly what Antigone did for her brother. This society seems to not look at the bigger picture of
This is the perfect story of loyalty and family unity. Although Antigone killed herself at the end (which many would considered to be mad), she did it because she wanted to stand up for her brother’s soul. From my perspective and personal experiences, I would have done exactly what Antigone did for her brother. This society seems to not look at the bigger picture of