Antigone

Haberberger 10/20/2017 Humanities: Human and Divine Paper Walter Soffer After thoroughly reading Antigone by Sophocles and The Peloponnesian War told by Thucydides, it is clear both have much to consider when it come to the relation between the human and the divine. Although they both contain examples, Antigone holds a better explanation of the relationship in question. In the book, Antigone wants to bury her brother although she knew Creon ordered not to. Her reasoning for the burial of…

The constant question of; Is there a higher power? If there is a higher power is it more powerful than man? Questions that have been left unanswered for centuries and that continue on into today. When looking at Sophocles’ Antigone, there are multiple ideas on the notions of law, law of man and law of the divine. Though there are opinions as to which of the two is the most powerful, the text supports the divine law as being the most influential law in the characters’ lives. Consequences the…

to break laws to do the right thing. In Antigone, there are many occurrences that happen that the laws are broken. Even though they broke the law, it was still the right thing to do in their opinion. Antigone and her sister have lost both of their brothers in the same hour. Creon gives brother Eteocles military honors with a soldier’s funeral, but the other brother Polyneices, was not given a burial and Creon said he is not aloud to have one. Antigone says he should have a burial and lay…

for her brother is what made Antigone a tragic hero. Antigone knew what she wanted to do was wrong. She understood that the success of her giving her brother a proper burial would result in either bad punishment or death. Creon and her sister warned her, but she refused to back down. She knew the cost and she was still willing to do it. She was very fearless and a bit stubborn about the situation. “I do admit it. I do not deny it.” –Antigone 372 Even though Antigone knew it was…

“Yes. Zeus did not announce those laws to me.”(line 509) , stated Antigone, she follows the natural law of the gods not the laws of the man. Antigone’s ideas contrasts from creon’s , creon develops into a tragic hero because of her actions, and she advances the plot. Antigone’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with creon’s character because Antigone doesn’t follow the law of man she obeys the gods natural law. “And justice living with the gods below sent no such laws for men.”(line 510 ) ,…

The Motif of Marriage in Antigone In Ancient Greece, marriage was a process of objectifying women and this paradigm was often incorporated into women’s personal lives. Not only was marriage legally regulated to a degree, but it was additionally seen as a business transaction with the groom’s family paying the bride’s family for the young woman, demonstrating the materialization of the marriage process towards females. Women were given a price value and no say in their participation in the…

In “Antigone” and “On the Rainy River,” there are many similarities and differences between Antigone and Tim O’Brien. The comparisons between them is that they both have decisions to make that will change their life drastically, and once they choose it, they have to deal with the consequences. The differences between them is that Tim felt he didn’t pick the right one, while Antigone felt confident in hers, Tim’s choice made everyone happy while Antigone’s choice made everyone angry and lastly,…

should follow his own rules and, once it is made, he also has to follow it, because he is fearful that people look down at him when he changes it easily. Even thought after knowing that Antigone is the person who buried his prohibited brother, he kept following his rules very harshly. Creon command to put Antigone in the under guard permanently. He had never given up on his first decision. However, his son, Haemon, tries to persuade his father, Creon, out of killing her. He insists that "the…

One of the main characters I decided to recreate was Antigone. She first appears on page 1068 of the prologue and appears back again on page 1082 of scene two. In overall, one of the play’s reoccurring theme is death. I chose to draw a mainly black puzzle into one part of Antigone’s face to show the foreshadowing of Antigone’s own death and how death had been a part of her for so long. On page 1072, Antigone says, “I am not afraid of the danger; if it means death, It will not be the worst of…

In the greek play, Antigone, by Sophocles, pride is seen throughout the story as a negative character trait that can lead to violent actions and the downfall of a man. Sophocles even states that "all men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride." This quote can be seen through the chorus when they say "Great words of boasting bring great punishments"(Sophocles 1536). Creon’s fate is shown by the chorus quote, when he…