Ismene

By taking matters into her own hands and not allowing Ismene to help take the blame, Antione demonstrates bravery within herself than she ever has had before. Creon does not comply with the second requirement of being a tragic hero. Throughout the play, he never allows himself to understand or see the point…

to create an emotional attachment to the reader and Antigone, it still doesn’t give her the right to disobey the law since Creon is her King. Also, by not following Creon’s law, Antigone not only put herself in trouble, but she also put her sister Ismene in trouble, which is extremely self-centered. Creon said to Antigone and…

In the reading of Antigone and Oedipus, there is a lot to be learned and applied to our lives now. Many aspects of dangers are encountered that help to uncover the wisdom behind them. One of these dangers that uncovers wisdom in my opinion is that "pride will be punished by the blows of fate," said by the chorus in Antigone. This statement brings about the question "are people responsible for their actions"? Next a question that should be addressed is, is leadership more important than family?…

In Sophocles’s Antigone, Antigone, who was mourning for her diseased brother, morally believed it was right to break the law and bury him. Antigone tries to get her sister, Ismene, to help her in the act of burying their brother, but she refuses (Sophocles). Ismene states that she cannot break the law, or disrespect her citizenship by burying him (Sophocles). Their brother, Polyneices, was treated unfairly by not being buried alongside with his brother Eteocles, who Creon, the King, allowed a…

Creon explains his reasoning for Eteocles burial and Polyneices disregard for one. Since Polyneices came with wrath to his city when in exile, Creon considers him a traitor and will not get a burial as a consequence. Eteocles, on the other hand, fought with honor for his city and died unfortunately due to Polyneices betrayal. That is why he received a proper burial. The Chorus brings up Creon’s one of many flaws. Creon has tendencies to assume he has the knowledge of the gods’ judgment; he…

In the play, Antigone by the well-known Greek playwright, Sophocles uses various different methods of helping the reader understand the point of the play or meaning behind the play. Sophocles uses various characters such as Creon, Antigone, Haemon, Eurydice, and the Seer, Tiresias to develop his point. In addition, the plot Sophocles uses also enables the reader to be able to figure out the meaning. However, it also suggests Sophocles’ view on the plot of Antigone. Furthermore, through diction…

One of the most popular lines from the playwright “Macbeth” is: Fair is foul, and foul is fair. That line could be used to describe the character Macbeth. Macbeth, the main character from Shakespeare's play Macbeth, was a much respected person in the beginning of the story and turned into a very cruel person and was hated by everyone towards the end. At the beginning of the play Macbeth was the thane of Glamis and fought for King Duncan, because of that he was respected by everyone. After the…

protect the citizens he regards as his subjects. However, in his raging madness and fury upon receiving news of Polyneices’s burial, Creon responded irrationally by threatening and accusing an innocent guard of accepting bribes. Antigone’s sister, Ismene, was also accused of participating in the burial of her brother. And Creon’s track record of wrongfully accusing the innocent continued when he insulted me too by questioning my prophecies and suggesting that I had been bribed as well. Moreover,…

In the time of Sophocles, Aristotle and Socrates Greece was populated mostly by the illiterate and slaves. With such a large uneducated and illiterate population, mainstream social and moral education was difficult. Plays were used as the main method of teaching the moral code of society in a way that everyone could access. In order to teach this moral message, the tragedy was used. Inspired by Sophocles’ many plays, Aristotle wrote The Poetics as a teaching outline for what makes a good…

German Philosopher, Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, believed Antigone was an unrivaled example to support his claim on tragic collisions: stating that there isn't a tragic hero, only a collision between two who are equally right in their own standards. Antigone and Creon both had justified views in this play written by Sophocles— Antigone focusing more of lawful ethics and the Creon based more on family morals. This does, indeed, support Hegel's theory of a tragic collision, but only to an extent to…