Antigone

In both The Republic and Antigone, the reader finds a set of characters who have different beliefs on the idea of justice. The Republic follows the story of Socrates, a philosopher who questions what justice means to everyone he meets throughout the day. He creates conflict between characters by questioning every answer they give. In Antigone, King Creon has prevented the burial of one of his nephews involved in a civil war with his brother. Antigone is found desperate to bury her brother since…

Haemon in Sophocles’ Antigone. Haemon’s loves for his father along with his father’s pride lead to Haemon’s death and his unfortunate title of a tragic hero. The first sign of Haemon’s love and deep respect for his father is found at the start of scene three of Antigone. Haemon is asked by his father if he is come to persuade him…

The excerpt from Antigone is very valuable because it can be used in our everyday life. If you make a mistake own up to it , don’t act like you don’t realize your fault. In Antigone , Creon was really arrogant and he didn’t want to listen to anyone’s advice , and so him not heeding wise words people ended up dead. Now something like that probably won’t happen if you’re being stubborn , or arrogant but that doesn’t mean something bad might not happen. For example ; My brother left his plate…

Blindly Conforming Everyone is a conformist one way or another, even if they feel alone or different from the rest. Many despise the word conformity, but it really isn’t that bad. In his play, Antigone, Sophocles will show this idea of conformity through each of his characters. Most of them can be explained by a single quote in the article "You are a Conformist (That is, you are Human)". Here, author Noam Spancer makes his final remark, "When you go against a group, you did it not on your own,…

tragic character must go through a ‘’Nemesis’’ which is a fortune that the protagonist cannot avoid, usually due to retribution of his/her hubris. Throughout the play “Antigone” many people have tried to advise Creon but his hubris was too large for their words to resonate. He was adamant to admit his wrongful verdict against Antigone, this is seen when he says ‘’whatever you say, you will not change my mind.’’ Creon’s excessive pride made him to be exceptionally defiant and caused torments and…

Creon’s Disgraceful Deed In the play, Antigone by Sophocles, the protagonist Creon discovers that Antigone is going against his laws to show that the laws of God over rules his. Told in 2nd person point of view, the author supports his theme by describing the setting of laws establishing the central conflict of Creon not following the laws of God. This affects the works as a whole because Sophocles’ purpose is to show the division in order to show the readers laws of God versus laws of Man.…

In the play “Antigone”, we see a man in power make fatal assumptions about his self-worth. Creon’s stubbornness and superiority complex ultimately leads to his and his family’s demise. This is used as a punishment for Creon’s assumed superiority over the Gods. This is all extremely evident in the play, along with Antigone’s role as the play’s tragic hero. In the story, Antigone and Creon are so contrasted because Creon’s character is one that is selfish and supports a patriarchal rule over his…

In the book, Antigone, it is mainly about the conflict between Antigone and her uncle. Her two brothers was the reason of the conflict, where they fight and killed each other for the throne. However, one of the brother, Polynices was given the title of traitor and was told not to be bury and was left out in the wilderness as food for the vultures. However the love that Antigone has for her brother tells her that she had to fight and find a way to bury her brother. Despite all the danger that she…

The story of Antigone contains many underlying themes of ethics- following them and what is really ethical. Creon, the king in the play Antigone by Sophocles, is truly an example of how complex ethics are and how complex humans are. At one quick evaluation, one might rule him as the most unethical character in the play and an example of a completely unethical person in general. However, it's more complex than that. Although he is considerably the most unethical in the play compared to other…

of protest against laws placed by the government. Civil disobedience is portrayed in various ways through the play Antigone as told by Sophocles,…