Antigone

Sophocles’ character Antigone illustrates Steckel’s idea of an immature man by wanting to die with glory but instead dies due to her rigidity. During her hearing to the king, Creon after burying her brother against the king’s law, Antigone says, “how could I win a greater share of glory than putting my own brother in his grave?” (Antigone, 547-548). Antigone’s statement about glory reveals some more selfish motives as to why she buried her dead brother’s body. She states that she did not only bury him because she felt it was the morally correct thing to do, but that she also had a desire to leave behind a legacy with prestige, even if it meant being stoned to death. Antigone’s motives for her actions associate with Steckel’s quote on the mark…

Despite the punishment of death, Antigone buries Polyneices as she believes that it is her duty to honor him. Before taking action, Antigone asks her sister, Ismene, if she would help, but she refuses since she believes that she should follow Creon’s laws. Determined that burying her brother was the honorable thing to do, Antigone proceeded without Ismene. However, when Antigone is caught, Ismene assumes responsibility for burying Polyneices. Antigone refused to compromise and allow Ismene to…

Reverence for the Gods in Antigone Religion has been important to people for a long time, and people show respect for their gods in many ways. In ancient Greece, gods were considered to be very important. Gods played a major role in ancient Greek art and literature, such as Antigone, a tragedy written by Sophocles. In Antigone, Antigone buries her brother Polyneices, breaking Creon’s laws and following the laws of the gods. Creon sends Antigone to the woods to die, where she kills herself.…

Antigone Paper Throughout life there are many decisions that one will have to make that could have a variety of outcomes, an example of this is seen in Sophocles’ Antigone. Antigone, the protagonist of the story, faces a unique dilemma; Creon, the new King of Thebes (who is also Antigone’s uncle) states that anyone caught trying to bury Polyneices (one of the two brothers who ruled Thebes before Creon) will face great punishment. Antigone wants to ensure that her brother has a proper afterlife,…

Sophocles, the Greek author of Antigone, used his work to relay messages about the many issues implanted within society. In his play Antigone, the tragic heroine faces the consequences of defying the law. She goes against her uncle, the king, and questions his authorities. Throughout the text, the reader is exposed to many different situations in which Antigone tries to justify and defend what she did. In the play Antigone, Sophocles uses the characters and the plot to show the consequences of…

The play Antigonê by Sophocles is one of literatures’ great rebel stories about a woman that goes against an unfair king and a society that considers her gender inferior. It is a story of a tragic character of noble birth (Theban King Creon) that suffers an anguished descent from life and power basically on account of his pride. Antigonê, who is King Creon’s niece and future daughter-in-law, defies King Creon’s directive to not bury her brother Polyneices. King Creon declared that Polyneices be…

Yingci Chen Dramatic Imagination 20 October 2015 Antigone 1 Page Paper Assignment The play Antigone is a tragedy play that most of the characters were killed at the end. The central theme of this play is “civil disobedience”. The setting takes place in the palace where Creon lived; the time period that the play should be the dawn. The play is about Creon passing a decree saying no one is allowed to bury the dead body of the dishonored traitor, Polyneices because he believes in the order of…

“Is it a mistake to honour my own rule?” (849). Kings have the difficult job to decide whether or not to side with his people on some matters or to side with himself. Contrary to what people might think being in power isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. In every possible scenario some citizen is furious with the leader, or some even unintentionally hurt, and that leads to passionate and desperate actions all in the name of justice. In “Antigone” by Sophocles the vile character Creon proves…

The never ending debate between what your heart wants and the morals that you have obtained is an argument that is seen throughout literature for many years. The play “Antigone” by Socrates clearly exemplifies a character being torn between internal conflicts and responsibilities. The protagonist Antigone is torn between choosing to properly bury her brother or defy her morals and let her brother rot. The conflict results in Antigone doing what she believes is the right which leads to…

A tragic hero displays three main traits, a tragic flaw, a family of high class or rank, and is neither superlatively good nor corrupt. A tragic flaw simply means a character weakness, which results in their destruction. In Sophocles play Antigone, Antigone fulfills all three traits conscientiously. Antigone is a princess, because her father Oedipus was the King of Thebes. She is well respected and her unwarranted pride and ambition lead to her own destruction. Antigone’s pride and ambition not…