Antigone

In the play, Antigone by Sophocles, a young woman named Antigone is torn between being a convenient, obedient citizen and a rebellious, law-defying woman in order to pursue her own moral self-interests. Antigone is portrayed as a strong-willed woman who strives to re-shape female stereotypes during ancient Greece and in doing so, clashes with King Creon, and her own sister, Ismene. Antigone has no regard for life as she perceives death as a glorious reward that will satisfy her motive to bury…

An Analysis of Antigone by Sophocles The classical play, Antigone, by Greek playwright Sophocles is a testament to issues of morality that have plagued leaders throughout time. In his play, Sophocles comments on issues of death, revenge, kinship, and even remorse. The heavy tone that accompanies this tragedy truly gives readers a sense of depth behind each controversial action in the play. In general, Sophocles defined the quality of each characters through their actions and their reactions.…

Questions A: 1. Antigone is distraught since her uncle, Creon, banned the burial of Polynices, her brother. 2. Ismene does not want to break the law. She also mentions that she is a woman, so she cannot cope with men. She is also afraid of being stoned in public, which is the punishment for burying Polynices. 3. Antigone is disappointed at her sister for not helping her to bury their brother. She does not care what Ismene thinks, and she said she will go through with the burial herself. 4. The…

to achieve justice for her late brother, the daughter of Oedipus, Antigone risks her life by defying the King Creon’s commands. Trusting in herself and her God, she never once backs down from her battle. Braver than any woman at the time dared to be, Antigone, disobeyed the authority of a man. Her story makes her one of the first and most powerful heroines. After her brother Eteocles is killed by her brother Polyneices, Antigone is heartbroken. She learns the succeeding king, Creon, demands…

treaties, in addition to worldwide basic right’s acts—and was in no way supported by the majority of the world. In the play, Antigone, by Sophocles, acts of cruelty play a central role in the overall story and theme of the play. Antigone attempts to prove the importance of morals, through the legal injustices King Creon does to…

Is Hubris Good or bad? In Sophocles’ play Antigone we see the dangers of hubris. The definition of hubris is arrogant pride or too much self confidence. The play starts off with hubris shown in a good way but throughout, leads to large conflicts. Creon, Antigone’s uncle becomes king of Thebes. At first, he Creon has reasonable laws and punishments. As the play goes on it shows Creon has too much hubris. He allows the power of being king to go to his head and his pride to…

In the texts “Antigone” and the “Euthyphro”, there is a clear distinction between different types of justice. In Antigone, divine justice and human justice are the two main points, but divine justice is held at a higher standard. In the Euthyphro, philosophical and political justice are the two main points, but philosophical justice is held at a higher standard. The relationship between the two is that they both go against societal norms at the time period in which they occur. For example, the…

In Antigone, Antigone’s brothers Eteocles and Polyneices fought for control of Thebes, but killed each other. King Creon planned to give Eteocles a proper burial, but would not give the same to Polyneices, who Creon acused as a traitor. Antigone sacrifices her welfare by burying Polyneices, and later sacrifices her life to show her disgust with King Creon’s rule. Her sacrifice not only shows that people can stand up to a corrupt power, but also labels her values in her family and divine law.…

“But a tyrant says and does what he pleases. That’s his great joy.” (Antigone 506-507) Antigone to Creon said this quote after Antigone was caught for trying to bury her brother Polynices. The quote is very important to the overall story of Antigone because it revolves around the theme of family verse family and also the theme of right verse wrong. Creon is Antigone’s uncle but they don’t necessarily see eye to eye with each other, which is why she calls Creon a tyrant. Other distributes occur…

Antigone is a tragedy paly, and the third book of a trilogy written by Sophocles probably before 441 BC. The tragedy took place in Thebes city, right after the end of a war that doomed the city. The dispute mainly was between the king of the city Creon and his niece Antigone, when she disobeyed his orders and went on with burying her brother. The goal behind Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone was to show which matters are more important obeying the laws of the city or honoring the laws of gods and…