Oedipus at Colonus

Working title How far would she go to stay loyal to her family? Would she go beyond what she was told not to do? Would she forget about the laws of the state and go with her instinct? In the drama, Antigone these are a few of the questions that Antigone was faced with throughout the entire play. The tragedy was wrote by Sophocles’ in the 6th century BC (Willocks). Sophocles’ added a third actor to the play. Antigone chose to go her own way and thought what was right instead of what the state…

When the play begins, both Antigone and her sister are having a conversation regarding which of the laws should always come first, the religious duty of citizens to the gods or their civil responsibility to their leader. Even though Antigone understands that a proper burial ceremony for Polyneices was forbidden, she invites her sister to join her. Instead, Ismene tries to make Antigone realize that the burial is against the king`s rules, Antigone answers, “I yield to those who have authority”…

Antigone was a fascinating play/story. Oedipus and Jocasta had four children and they are Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene and Antigone. Eteocles Polyneices were the brothers which were very different Eteocles was very stubborn while Polyneices was fair, loyal and devoted. The two sisters were kind of the same but had slightly different traits. Antigone was determined, stubborn, devoted, loyal, brave, religious, and intelligent, she was also a selfless person. While ismene was considered more…

Battle In the play Antigone by Sophocles the family was a disaster, the brothers killed each other in a battle for a throne. One of the sisters (Antigone) wanted to bury one of the brothers. He was denied his burial because it was considered a sin to kill a king, or person of royalty. Antigone tried to convince her sister to help her bury him. She got caught late night after a sandstorm now she awaits her trial. Once Antigone was taken to trial followed in by the guard they explained…

Antigone displays who she is as a person through her tone, diction, and through metaphors in the play write. Her brave side is shown, when she comes up with the idea to ignore Creon’s rule to not bury Polyneices, her brother. Polynecies who is thought out to be a trader in Creon’s eyes is not seen that way to Antigone, so she decides to bury him herself. Once it is discovered that Antigone did so, she showed nothing more than confidence in the decision she made, “I deny nothing” she expresses…

The play “Antigone” written by Sophocles mentions Antigone, the niece of king Kreon, burying her brother Polyneices even when she knows it will cause great conflict. Kreons decision to kill Antigone leads to many others deaths. One of the strongest human drives seems to be a desire for power. In “Antigone”, Kreon, King of thebes seeks power over his son Haimon, Antigone, the citizens and kingdom Thebes. First of all, Kreon seeks to gain power over his son Haimon as a father and a man. As a…

In the epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer, Antinous shows up about half way through the poem. It is in The Odyssey he is mean and doesn’t like Odysseus. Odysseus kills him in part four of The Odyssey. Antious shows in the poem that he is black-hearted, hated, and arrogant. Antinous in the epic poem is arrogant. The first example that he is arrogant is on page 998. Antinous insults Odysseus when he first gets to the house. Another reason that he is arrogant is on page 999 when Antinous throws a…

Antigone by Sophocles is a play about a young woman name Antigone who buries her brother, Polyneices, even though the king, who is also Antigone’s uncle Creon , banned it. She then proceeded to fight with him and tells him that it is her spiritual duty. Creon says that his duty to his kingdom comes first. During the play, Creon’s actions are better than Antigone’s because he shows his strength as a ruler by putting law before family and religion. The first reason why Creon acted correctly is…

Original Alphabetical  What is the setting? Kingdom of Thebes, palace of Creon  To whom does Antigone refer as general and why does she use that term? Creon to represent his power. Wanting to emphasize his superiority over Thebes.  What new suffering must Antigone and her sister, Ismene, endure? They endure the sorrow of not being able to bury their brother  Contrast Ismene and Antigone Antigone does whatever and does not care about what people think. Ismene cares about what people…

In the play “Antigone”, by Sophocles, I am going to prove Creon the new king was foolish, prideful, and stubborn. I will also prove that his actions affected his future in a bad way. These actions and choices did not only affect him but his family and kingdom. I will also talk about his foolishess and how he handled encounters in the wrong way. These following paragraphs will provide all the evidence I will need. In scene one Creon is having a meeting to establish his position as the new king.…