Antigone

tragedies created the character Oedipus. Sophocles created three Theban plays based on the character Oedipus called Antigone, then Oedipus the King, which was then followed by Oedipus at Colonus. Oedipus represents two themes of Greek myth and drama, the nature of humanity and a person's fate in the course of destiny. Antigone was the first of the three Theban plays that Sophocles wrote. Antigone is a story about two brothers named Polyneices and Eteocles who have both been killed in Thebes’…

In the play Antigone, Creon and Antigone are very different when it comes to what they think is right. Creon is stuck up, rude and doesn't listen to what anyone else says but Antigone does what she believes is right no matter what the consequence is. There different but they're similar because they're both stubborn and they think that what they're doing is right but for different reasons. It's a tragic play with a lot of emotions and death, in the beginning Antigone's brothers fight for who…

Athenian state. He was convicted by the states, forced to commit suicide, and hailed as a hero by all, except the state and state supporters, for not backing down from his ideology. A similar case can be seen in Antigone by Sophocles, written around 441 BC. In order to uphold her morals, Antigone killed herself. Throughout the entirety of the play, she was portrayed as a hero for attempting to get both of her brothers buried. Her brothers were engaged in a civil war over the throne of Thebes,…

In Sophocles’s Antigone social norms, especially the roles of women in society, are brought into question. The moral dilemma of law versus religion is also examined in this play, and both of these topics can be seen through the relationship of sisters Antigone and Ismene. Ismene strictly following the social norms expected of women creates an emphasis on Antigone’s behavior and enhances the reader’s view of her as the heroine of the story. Both sisters are strong characters, with a firm set of…

In Sophocles’ play, Antigone the characters Creon and Antigone differ in many ways. These conflicting motivations lead to Creon's development as a tragic hero and Antigone’s interactions advance to the plot of the play. They differ in ways of their thoughts. Antigone and Creon both have different views. Creon cares about his throne and the city while Antigone Obeys her gods and family so Antigone wants to bury Polyneices, but when Polyneices and Eteocles killed each other, Creon only had respect…

scenes from the Greek play, Antigone, by Sophocles. We first learned about the history of the Greeks and presented notes to each other. We then read Antigone independently. After that, Ms.Carpenter, our theater teacher, broke us up into groups of two or three and assigned us one scene from the play. I was paired up with Hailey and we were given the first scene in the play. I was assigned to the character Antigone and Hailey was assigned to Ismene, Antigone’s sister. Antigone is the story of two…

go with her instinct? In the drama, Antigone these are a few of the questions that Antigone was faced with throughout the entire play. The tragedy was wrote by Sophocles’ in the 6th century BC (Willocks). Sophocles’ added a third actor to the play. Antigone chose to go her own way and thought what was right instead of what the state thought was right. Her death is one of the reasons why Antigone is the tragic hero. Antigone is the tragic hero of the play Antigone because of her flaw of judgment,…

Antigone by Sophocles is a play about a young woman name Antigone who buries her brother, Polyneices, even though the king, who is also Antigone’s uncle Creon , banned it. She then proceeded to fight with him and tells him that it is her spiritual duty. Creon says that his duty to his kingdom comes first. During the play, Creon’s actions are better than Antigone’s because he shows his strength as a ruler by putting law before family and religion. The first reason why Creon acted correctly is…

makes a tragic hero? In the story Antigone these three characteristics born Into Nobility, doomed to make a serious error in judgement, and realize they have made an irreversible mistake show that Creon is a tragic hero. In the story Antigone she struggles with the law when trying to bury her brother. King Creon made a law that anyone who tries to bury him would be killed. Antigone thought that wasn't fair and she risked her life to do it. Creon catches antigone and sentences her to death. As…

Antigone, when initially informing Ismene of Creon’s edict to leave Polyneices unburied, said, “so there you have it and you soon will show/ if you are noble, or fallen from your descent.” In this statement she differentiated between their “descent” from princesses of Thebes, as a result of their father, and actual “fallen”-ness which would occur if Polyneices was left unburied by them. At this point, then, Antigone considered that she and her sister were in a moment of darkness before the…