Haemon

In the play Antigone, before we even start reading the play, we find out that Antigone’s brothers, polyneices and eteocles, are killed in a battle between two opposing sides fighting for royalty. The play initially starts with Antigone and her sister, Ismene, are fighting, because they heard the decree made by King Creon, their uncle, stating that their brother polyneices could not be buried , because he fought for the opposing side in the war. Creon is the king of Thebes, and he will not stand…

Agamemnon’s Argument My soldiers blame me for the plague that has fallen upon our army and is killing my people. Yes, despite the ransom, I refused to return Chryses’ daughter, but will my returning her soothe the fury of Apollo? I am sure that I am not the cause of this horror that has fallen upon the Achaeans. I am willing to give Chryses’ daughter back if it will lift this plague. However, I will not be the only one left without a prize. Achilles asks what prize he may give me to make up for…

In the Bible Solomon writes, “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Proverbs 31:8-9). In The Crucible, Giles Corey and John Proctor stand up for what they believe is right and strictly stand by their beliefs and God’s will. They stand up against the court because they know the innocent are are giving in and confessing to things they are not guilty of for the sake of saving…

My fellow Thebans, I am here today to justify Antigone’s actions in burying her brother. As I stand here and profess my feelings, I hope you can imagine yourself in Antigone's shoes. Many believe Eteocles was a traitor for starting a war on this country, and did not deserve to be buried. Antigone is being taken as a traitor for burying her beloved brother. Antigone’s actions are justified in the way she honored her brother in a proper burial. Now as I know many of you are contentious because…

“Tragic heroes” can be the good or the bad guys, usually good. A tragic hero usually is someone who stands up for what they believe in. They can also make you feel an impact or learn a lesson. Most of the time they usually end up dying in the story or movie. Standing up for what she believed in, not caring whether it was right or wrong to others, and dying all for her brother is what made Antigone a tragic hero. Antigone knew what she wanted to do was wrong. She understood that the success of…

Antigone: Ancient Heroine or Early Model for Future Civil Disobedience? “I, whom no man’s frown can frighten, am far from risking heaven’s frown by flouting these. I need no trumpeter from you to tell me I must die, we all die anyway” (Roche 210). Antigone, a 441 BC heroine, created by Sophocles in the Oedipus Plays to do what is moral even, if it means disobeying the law. In Antigone, Antigone's brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, die in battle, but Creon refuses to bury Polyneices. Antigone;…

In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone has the illusion that she was just in denying the law of the king. In Antigone’s eyes, Polyneices deserved a correct burial. Not only that but she has promised her brother that he would be buried according to the rights of Greece. Yet, in Creon’s eyes, he believed that she was purposely going against his laws. Antigone’s strong beliefs and her promise to Polyneices, leads to a domino effect of deaths. These illusions help develop several themes such as…

Loyalty can be very versatile, especially because it may depend on the situation, the people involved, and even the time. Does one pledge their allegiance to a flag that represents the country they have claimed as a home or does their allegiance lie with the people who share the blood running through their veins? Allegiance can lie with one’s children or with the person they married. The only way to place their allegiance is to evaluate all of the aspects involved and make a decision on their…

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…

Antigone is an Ancient Greek tragedy written around 442 BCE that tells the story of the daughters of the deceased king Oedipus; Antigone and Ismene. Some other significant characters in this drama are Creon, Choragos, and Haimon. The conflict in this tragedy is caused by Oedipus's two sons Polyneices and Eteocles. Polyneices and Eteocles were at war with each other over the throne because Eteocles would not step down, and the two brothers ended up killing each other. When Oedipus died, his…