Antigone

Antigone offers several arguments that do not seem to be as valid as the other two. Honor and the fact that Pollenycius was her brother and was unreplacable. Antigone could have meant two things by her argument of Honor. Either she had honor because she followed the laws of the gods before the laws of man, or she had honor for disobeying Creon in his unjust humiliations of her family. In the first meaning she would be well justified in having this as her argument. In the second, she is not…

deaths -death without honor” (Sophocles). Such in the case in Sophocles’ play Antigone, Antigone 's older brothers Eteocles and Polyneices fought for who would rule Thebes. In result both Eteocles and Polyneices die fighting each other, causing Creon, the King of Thebes, to allow burying only Eteocles, thus leaving Polyneices to be unburied. Anyone in the city of Thebes to go against his rules shall be killed. Antigone views Creon’s ruthless judgment unfair and unjust, as she believes that she…

The Woman in Stone and the Woman in a Tower: The Stories of Niobe and Danaë to Foreshadow Antigone’s Fate Sophocles’s Antigone follows Antigone, a girl born to the royal but doomed house of Cadmus. She is brought before her uncle Creon for breaking his law and burying her traitorous brother Polynices. As she waits for her sentence, stories of mortals and gods alike are told, including those of Niobe and Danaë. These stories of Niobe and Danaë are incorporated to foreshadow Antigone’s fate of…

The play Antigone is a bit odd because the royal family is intermarrying, & the king ends up getting killed and replaced by Creon. Antigone (Creon’s niece), hears that her brother won't get a burial, and the play spins off from there. This is a representation of right vs. right, Creon vs. Antigone with both sides equally justified. Although like all battles, only one will remain victorious, and it will be Antigone. Antigone will be the one who is ultimately right because she is paying her…

Heaney’s version of Sophocles’ play Antigone, Antigone and Ismene oppose each other with their opinions over the treatment of their dead brothers. They are the antithesis of each other based on their morals and actions, and further this destination with the way they talk and treat each other. These differences, however, highlight their devotion to their respective priorities. Antigone and Ismene are different in ways to highlight each other’s motivations in life. Antigone, as the original title…

The play Antigone reveals several important conflicts exist in Ancient Greek society. Sophocles includes a major conflict that is between human law and divine law. In Antigone there are two characters that support each of the law. Creon, a the king in Thebes, believes in human law which certainly provides him the right to create law. Antigone’s guideline is opposite from Creon, she supports Divine law which is the law that were build by gods. Through Antigone and Creon Sophocles describes the…

defend to the death your right to say it.” In Antigone two sisters are disputing ther view on morals and the law. One sister, Antigone believes she should disobey the law in order to bury her brother. While her sister believes in following the rules. Antigone and Ismene are similar in the ways they want to bury their brother, but differ in their views on breaking the law. Antigone and Ismene differ in their views towards breaking the law. Antigone believes that no matter the punishment they…

Creon and Antigone are parallel to what a tragic hero is. Antigone fulfills her image of what justice is by burying Oedipus and gets sentenced to death. Creon inherits a kingdom; his paranoia and pride gets the best of him, which leads to the people around him to suffer. These protagonists are rewarded a misfortunate end. They walk down a spotlighted road to their fall, as Antigone and Creon continue to do as they wish. A tragic hero is a protagonist who leads a tragedy. The Heroine (Antigone)…

by himself. In Sophocles’ Antigone, both Antigone and Creon meet a tragic end as the result of their actions. However, the tragic hero of this play is Creon because he does not know that his actions will bring him such fate until the end, while Antigone is fully aware of the consequence of her action from the very beginning. Creon is not aware that his decree forbidding the burial of Polyneices is unjust and that it will cost him the loss of his family while Antigone knows from the beginning…

Both one-act plays Antigone and Trifles are centralized by the themes of femininity and law vs. moral rights and beliefs. Antigone is a strong hard headed woman who stands up for what she believes is right, just as Mrs. Hale does in Trifles. The two woman protagonists share many character traits as they each overcome conflicts of male vs. female and law vs. moral rights and beliefs. Because Antigone was written in the ancient Greek era, I feel the influence it has on Susan Glaspell’s early…