Ismene

Polyneices and Eteocles, the fact that Eteocles was given a proper burial, while Creon forbids a burial for Polyneices. Sisters Antigone, who strongly feels that she needs to bury her brother regardless of Creon's forbidding, and her law abiding sister Ismene, who feels that it is not worth trying to defy Creon. Creon has many flaws that contribute to the plot, but the most important one is his Stubbornness. The state of Creon being Stubborn causes other characters to suffer in their own ways.…

The play Antigone by Sophocles is a well known classic that has been around for hundreds of years. Considering the messages and hidden commentary on monarchs, it is no surprise that the play has survived this long. A major theme is that a wise person is able to recognize when he/she is wrong. This can be seen through the character Creon as he struggles to realize this. When someone is unable to admit fault it can be the cause of his/her downfall. There are many events that occur previous…

together as Husband and Wife. Caring and raising our children into the new leaders of Thebes. You must promise me Oedipus that through this all, you will never leave our children. Make sure that as their father you be their for Eteocles, Polynices, Ismene, and Antigone. Donʻt…

Authority and power are very similar; people who possess them are often view themselves as superior. In the play “Antigone”, Sophocles uses Creon to depict the effect of power on a human being. Sophocles portrayal of the negative effect of power becomes especially convincing when he discusses the extent of individuals oppose authority, how individuals of power neglect the ideologies of others, how upper class individuals are in constant validation of their authority, and how those individuals…

given basic human rights, no matter how terrible or unspeakable they may be. Rules are enforced by the strong on the weak. In ancient Greece there were two law making entities: the gods and the kings. This is where Antigone’s conflict is drawn from. Ismene believes that humans who are not in power are “ruled by much stronger hands” and therefore they should submit the rule. Antigone argues that human law is nothing compared to the laws of the gods and that one should listen to their…

A tragic hero is a man or woman of high standing who is capable of great mental of physical suffering and possesses many excellent character qualities. Despite the great character, the hero has a hamartia, or one fatal flaw that led to his or her downfall. By this standard of Greek philosopher Aristotle, Antigone is considered a tragic hero. Antigone’s father was Oedipus, King of Thebes. She was next in line for the throne; however, Creon, her uncle and great-uncle, took power after the death…

Oedipus and Herakles were two of the greatest ancient Greek heroes to ever live. They are famous for having saved many people but learn, in the course of their respective plays, that without conscious intent they have committed terrible crimes. They were both prophesized to have a burdensome future before or after their births and they rely on these fates to predict the outcome of their lives. The two scenes, lines 1298-1530 in Oedipus the King and lines 1121-1419 in Herakles, depict the…

The bystander effect as coined by Pyschologytoday.com is “when the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation.” Sophocles, Jonathon Swift, and Zeno Franco and Philip Zimbardo the writers of; Antigone, A Modest Proposal, and The Banality of Heroism are all stories about the bystander effect. The bystander effect occurs in modern times because it happens in modern schools, all over the world, meaning the crisis of The bystander effect must be stopped .…

In the prologue, Ismene and Antigone are introduced as two very polar opposites of each other. What sticks out like a sore thumb is Antigone’s ability and stubbornness that she will stick to her plan regardless of her sister’s pleads and Creon’s edict. She believes “The…

expresses this sentiment, for example: "We have only a little time to please the living, / But all eternity to love the dead. / There I shall lie forever. Live, if you will; / Live, and defy the holiest laws of heaven." Here, she is addressing her sister Ismene, who refuses to aide Antigone in burying their brother Polynieces. For Antigone, life is but a fleeting moment compared to the eternity of the afterlife, hence "… all eternity to love the dead", she values the afterlife and how her…