Eteocles

A Divine Consequence - in Antigone Divine Law vs Human Law While there is a question of whose laws are more supreme in the play Antigone, it still only comes down to one important and personal choice. The play 's message teaches us, the importance and value of choosing divine law over human law, especially when a conflict is present. It also shows us that no matter what choice of law we choose to obey, sometimes the consequences in the end will be tragic. So we should always…

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 for Eteocles so when he found out Antigone wanted to bury Polyneices he wanted her dead. First of all, Creon’s self-confidence leads to his downfall in this play. Creon believes he is always right and when it comes to…

Privilege is a common theme in both modern day society, and in great literature. More often than not, stories have some reference to privilege. Whether it’s the rags-to-riches cliché, or the whole plot is about a king, most tales acknowledge privilege in some way. The same holds true for Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. Both of these ancient Greek tragedies, written by Sophocles, center around Oedipus; a man born into one royal family of Thebes, but is raised into the royal family of Corinth…

In my opinion, most people would not agree with Creon’s decision and sway towards Antigone’s side in regards to what should be done with Polyneices body. In most literature, there is a main character. Good or bad, we tend to connect with the main character and his or her actions. As in present day, stories we see on the news depict the perspective of the main person related to the story. This is the same with Antigone. The more the reader understands and morally or spiritually connects to the…

loses so much more than his family with what happened to him. He lost his pride through his actions. He lost his eyesight after gouging his eye out. He lost the trust in the people of Thebes. Also, he lost the rest of his family, Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polyneices, when he was exiled from Thebes. Sophocles’s Antigone and Oedipus the King perfectly demonstrate how authors can have stories very similar even if they do not mean to. Sophocles 's intention was simply to write two tragic…

Oedipus’ sons, Eteocles and Polyneices, were both too prideful because they both wanted the power that came from taking over the throne at Thebes. As a result, it led to both of their self-destructions, as they killed each other in a battle for power. Antigone is too proud…

are more important obeying the laws of the city or honoring the laws of gods and family. Antigone and her sister get back to the city Thebes after the war is over, but only to learn about the deaths of both of their brothers. One of their brothers Eteocles was honored by the king Creon and considered as a hero had a proper burying…

A tragic hero displays three main traits, a tragic flaw, a family of high class or rank, and is neither superlatively good nor corrupt. A tragic flaw simply means a character weakness, which results in their destruction. In Sophocles play Antigone, Antigone fulfills all three traits conscientiously. Antigone is a princess, because her father Oedipus was the King of Thebes. She is well respected and her unwarranted pride and ambition lead to her own destruction. Antigone’s pride and ambition not…

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’ civil war. The new king of Thebes named Creon wants Eteocles to be honored and Polyneices to be disgraced. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead brothers, and Antigone wants to bury Polyneices, but Ismene refuses to help her, fearing the death…

uses an emotional appeal to try to convince her sister Ismene to help her bury their brother Polyneices. Antigone and Ismene had two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles. Eteocles defended his home kingdom of Thebes, however Polyneices was a traitor, and…