Antigone

What purpose is there of having a ruler if he can’t enforce his authority? Creon, the new king of Thebes, faces this same issue in Antigone by Sophocles, after the last king’s brother, Polyneices, started a war and perished along with the king, Eteocles. As the new king, Creon decrees that Polyneices, a traitor, shall not be buried, which angers Polyneices’s sister, Antigone, who buries Polyneices anyway. Creon orders her to be put to death, a reasonable punishment in order to protect his…

Plot in Antigone Antigone, written by Sophocles, is an Ancient Greek tragedy that takes place in the city of Thebes. The two daughters of Oedipus, Antigone and Ismene, who both face a dilemma because Creon, the new king, has enjoined that Eteocles, one of their brothers, will receive a hero burial, while the other, Polynices, will have no burial rights. Antigone and Ismene have two options: defy the king’s orders and suffer death or forget about the situation and move on with their lives.…

Antigone by sophocles is a play about two brothers named polyneices and eteocles that kill each other. They have a king named Crepon who doesn't want to bury polyneices and back then you needed to bury anyone that dies it was a sign of respect for the gods. But Creon didn't want to because he said polyneices was a traitor.Antigone polyneices sister takes action on this and buries her brother but Creon finds out ad sends her to a dungeon where antigone ends up killing herself.Antigone did the…

I personally enjoyed reading, Antigone, mainly because this play in a sense forces you to pick a side. Those sides is whether to follow the religion that was set or to follow the laws implemented by the government. In a sense the same thing happens in modern day civilization where the lines between politics and religion is often blurred. In Antigone, I have so much respect for Antigone because she would rather disobey the rules implemented in Thebes in honor of her brother and respecting the…

huge amount of punishment. Antigone both the niece of Creon and the sister of Polycienes, buried her brother’s dead body. While in a conversation between Creon and his son Hameon, Creon still unsure what to do about Antigone. “I’ll suppose [Antigone will] please ‘family ties’...If I permit my own family to rebel,” Creon advocates, “How shall I earn the world’s obedience?”( Sophocles ll. 29-30 Emphasis Added). In the quote above, Creon is hesitant in what to do with Antigone because she is family…

throughout the Greek drama, Antigone, by Sophocles. There are many examples of anger during the play that eventually help to lead to the demise of the ruler of Thebes, Creon. Creon struggles with his anger multiple times throughout the play, such as when Creon said to his niece, “You crawling viper! Lurking in my house to suck my blood! Two traitors unbeknown plotting against my throne.” (Sophocles 395) Creon is fuming at his nieces and making assumptions about Ismene and Antigone such as that…

wrote the tragedy of Antigone. This play is tragic because Creon creates a lot of death that would have been preventable if it were not for his hubris. Throughout the play, the conversation that takes place between Creon and his son Haemon reveals this pride, emphasizing the tragedy of the deaths. Starting on page 138 of the novel, Haemon and Creon have a conversation that reveals the various forms Creon’s pride takes. During the beginning of the conversation, they talk about Antigone and Creon…

The Dehumanization of Rats Antigone, by Sophocles, is used in a very political manner within Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona’s The Island. There are many agons when it comes to the original play of Antigone: duty versus state law, history of family transgression versus family loyalty, law of the gods versus law of the state, women versus men, citizen versus king, age versus wisdom, life versus death, eternity versus present, and most importantly the struggle for human rights…

enjoyed when he answered the riddle of the Sphinx. Oedipus' self-assurance that he has taken care of his fate blinds him to it and begins the fall that will end in his literal blindness. Thus he becomes the victim rather than the conqueror of fate. In Antigone, Creon also displays a blind spot. Wrapped up in the trappings of power, Creon puts his responsibility for Thebes above the laws of the gods and has to be reminded of the gods' will by Tiresias. Creon's last-minute attempt to conform to…

In the play Antigone by Sophocles the protagonist, Creon, discovers that Antigone is going against his word and attempts to follow the Laws of the Gods. Told in third person point-of-view, the author supports his theme by describing the setting of a strict ruling city, establishing the central conflict of Antigone disobeying the Laws of Man. This affects the work as a whole because the author’s purpose is to portray Creon as a tragic hero in order to advise the audience the transformation Creon…