Oedipus at Colonus

Ending As the man opened the right door , a young lady fit for marriage came out and as the crowd cheered great hoorahs the man noticed that there was a big room that connected both the of the doors with chains that locked up the woman and the tiger. The man thought how is this fair? I thought it was my decision, my fate. As the barbaric king saw that the man noticed, he also released the tiger. “No!”, The princess cried out.This arena was a lie. It was not the prisoner's choice but the…

Creon the tragic hero “Today you are you!That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” (Dr. Seuss). In the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles,Creon is forgone as the tragic hero. He is stubborn and has excessive pride, hubris is so great. Sophocles has created Creon with the same character traits as a tragic hero would. His tragic flaw, hubris or excessive pride is the cause of his downfall in this play. He is also, the one character that Sophocles created to…

“The second aspect of Antigone’s autonomy” continued Sophokles “appears when she threw at the face of Kreon, "well if you call that law. Zeus does not. Justice does not". To put it in another way, Antigone does not recognize Kreon’s authority to make such a law. Antigone is really "autonomous" in the sense that she is a free woman who does not fear the king and who is not afraid to express publicly her true opinion. In that, her disobedience to the royal decree is highly political. Not only,…

In the Hindu religion, after her husband dies, a woman is treated like she is worthless. Globally, organizations are trying to help these women by changing laws and showing the people in these religions that these practices are wrong and cruel. To increase the possibility of equality and improve the quality of life for women in [these regions] requires a re-examination of the efficacy of their ancient widowhood practices. In the Hindu religion they practice burning the widow. Hindu widowhood’s…

For a reader it was very explicit that Rowena had a special place in her heart for animals – especially her rabbits. Robert and her would take them out and let them play in the grass and once Rowena passed away, it could be seen that Robert felt as though those rabbits were his only remaining connection towards her. However, before the passing of his older sister – both siblings had a conversation regarding her animals and himself: ‘Robert?’ ‘Yes, Rowena?’ ‘Will you stay with me forever?’…

1. Creon believes that he is always obsoletely right. People should follow his own rules and, once it is made, he also has to follow it, because he is fearful that people look down at him when he changes it easily. Even thought after knowing that Antigone is the person who buried his prohibited brother, he kept following his rules very harshly. Creon command to put Antigone in the under guard permanently. He had never given up on his first decision. However, his son, Haemon, tries to…

Even though it was prohibited, Antigone decided to disobey the state’s law and give her brother a proper burial. Antigone was not in the wrong to disobey Creon because she had the right to bury her brother and her brother deserved a respectful and proper burial so they could cherish their family. Every person deserves a humble burial. Even though Antigone was committing a crime according to the laws set by the state, to her it was a right thing to do because she was just following the will of…

“Guilty.” “Guilty.” “Guilty.” Bloated bastartds, looking down at her as if they were innocent. How dare they judge her. Tara Green frowned at each in turn, The Council of the Guardian realm was a collective joke. And yet, here she was chained to the chair of the accused, a beam of sunlight burrowing into her skull. They had her good this time, she’d give them that. If she could just get free she’d show them what real terror looked like. They had no idea how far she’d be willing to go, she’d…

By reading the play Antigone, it is clear that family is more important than authority to Sophocles. This conclusion can be drawn by looking at the characters Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Hiemon and observing what happens to them and their relationships. Three examples seen in the play where it is clear that Sophocles favors family over authority are when Antigone is determined to bury Polynices in order to bring honor to him, in the relationship between Creon and Haimon, and in the regret felt…

Antigone should be remembered as a terrorist because she publicly defied Creon's law, and she was too stubborn to know when to stop herself. Antigone acted terroristic towards us and our king, she had disrespected and purposely defied the laws that were written in stone. The stubbornness that Antigone possessed was beyond fixable and she couldn’t stop herself from making even more mistakes. Antigone is a terrorist for various reasons. Her intentions are solid, but when she tried to carry them…