Antigone

almost destroyed the city. “Thou fairest ray” (Sophocles, Antigone, 5) is an example of personification because a ray can not be fair because it is light so it can not be fair as a human would. “Sunbeam bright! Thou fairest ray” (Sophocles, Antigone, 5) is an image of light because the sun is our largest source of light. “Him, the man with shield of white” (Sophocles, Antigone, 5) and “’Neath cover of eagle pinion white” (Sophocles, Antigone, 5) are also representations of light because light…

still bound by certain limits. It is up to the person themselves to find their way around these limits without bypassing a certain point beyond repair. Antigone, written by Sophocles, features two key people: Antigone and Creon. This drama lays out a basic format where there is a hero who has a flaw which leads to their downfall-- that being Antigone. Set after the great battle for the royal throne, both Polyneices and Eteocles die in the battle, leaving Creon king. The first edict Creon makes…

he play Antigone, written by Jean Anuoilh, follows the life of Antigone the daughter of the late Oedipus. She had been warned by her Uncle Creon that no one has permission to bury her brother, Polynices, yet she ignores his wishes and gets caught in the act by three guards. Antigone say “And what a person can do, a person ought to do.” (Anouilh 32). She did what she had the potential of doing to retribute her brother one last time. By the end of the play readers discover that Antigone is an…

ANTIGONE, by Jean Anouilh, is a masterful version of Sophocles’ original tragedy; which delves deeply into the theme of responsibility and duty. Duty is something one is “obligated to do.” Responsibility is described as doing something one “feels is necessary,” as well as “having capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable” (Webster’s Dictionary). The theme of responsibility and duty transcends the shallow meaning of the words themselves; it illustrates the internal driving force…

The tragic hero of Sophocles’ Antigone is Creon the uncle of Antigone. Creon represents masculine rules, state over family, and the gods who choose his side over anyone else. In doing so he has caused a lot of harm towards the ones he love. Creon actions led many to their deaths because what he was representing. Creon represents the tragic hero in Sophocles’ Antigone through his believes in choosing the state over his own family. Creon chooses the state over his family multiply times and doesn’t…

begins, both Antigone and her sister are having a conversation regarding which of the laws should always come first, the religious duty of citizens to the gods or their civil responsibility to their leader. Even though Antigone understands that a proper burial ceremony for Polyneices was forbidden, she invites her sister to join her. Instead, Ismene tries to make Antigone realize that the burial is against the king`s rules, Antigone answers, “I yield to those who have authority” (24). Antigone…

According to Thoreau’s statement, Antigone was justified to defy Creon, the unjust leader, because she was defending what she believes in. Creon had begun to be corrupt and she needed to stop him from further destroying their empire. Antigone knew her brother, Polyneices, deserved a proper burial and refused to have Creon tell her otherwise. She makes her point very clear when she is speaking to Ismene about her plan when she says, “Ismene, I am going to bury him… Creon is not strong enough to…

perspective, we, as citizens, can oppose that law and do the contrary of it. In Antigone, Antigone chooses to disobey the laws of Creon, the king of Thebes. I know that if Ismene had done more to convincing her sister to not bury her brother, she would not have died. Antigone had put herself in a cliff-hanging situation due to the duty of civil disobedience, so she knew what she was going to face ahead. I think Antigone did the right thing since she wanted to do what was right and give the care…

pride”- John Ruskin. Creon in Antigone by Sophocles loses more than just someone because of his unnecessary pride. As his first orders of being king, Creon declares that anyone who tries to bury Polyneices will be sentenced to death. This declaration violates the gods’ laws, but the stubborn ruler still passes it because he believes he is better than the gods are. The brave Antigone rebels against her uncle Creon in order to bury her brother, Polyneices. Yet, even though Antigone tries to do the…

Good intentions sometimes leads us to the worst of pains. Creon -a royal king- falls into this category. From the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon’s intentions clashes with his son, and in doing so reveals his fatal flaw and drives the story forward. Creon and his son, Haemon, have a complex relationship that shapes how they treat each other.You can see the basis of their relationship when Creon says “that’s how you’re heart should be resolved, to stand behind your father’s judgment…