Polynices

Sophocles wrote the play Antigone in 441 B.C., and he is one of the three Greek tragedian writers. Sophocles lived from 496 B.C. to 406 B.C. and he is from Athens, Greece. Shakespeare wrote the play Othello in 1622 A.D, and he is known as one of the best play writes ever, Shakespeare is from Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. The two texts that are going to be compared are Antigone, written by Sophocles, and Othello, written by Shakespeare. Both writers are very distinct from each other and…

need to obey anyone. Antigone the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, siblings; Eteocles, Polynices, and Ismene. Both of Antigone’s brother killed each other in a battle between Thebes and the City of Argos. Antigone to give respect to her brother Polyneices she wants to bury him, but King Creon orders that corpse of Polynices remains unburied because of his fighting against Thebes. Although Creon orders for Polynices Antigone disobeys and is caught trying to bury her brother's body, she is later…

A tragic hero is a character who makes a judgment error that leads to the downfall of that character. Unfortunately for Antigone, that character is her. Although Creon makes bad judgments, he is not a hero because he did not make a personal sacrifice for what he believed in. Antigone resolutely believed that burying her beloved brother, Polyneices, was the conscientious thing to do, even though Creon inhibited the proper burial for whom he believed to be a traitor. Antigone believes “Creon is…

does not receive a burial there will be no way for family members to reconnect with them in their life after death. Creon, who is the king and Antigone’s uncle, sets a law in place that no one is to bury or even mourn the death of Polynices. Creon is refusing Polynices…

The focal point of Sophocles’ Antigone is the protagonist’s desire and search for justice. Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, is the play’s tragic heroine who fights against the evil Creon, the current King of Thebes. Her rebellion against the king was ignited by her thirst for justice, stopping at nearly nothing to combat the immoralities standing in her way. In her heart, the sacredness of family and honor is the pinnacle aspect of her life. These beliefs of hers create the source of…

Sophocles, Creon is a misanthrope, or a person who mistrusts other people which ultimately leads to the demise of his family. Creon became king of the city of Thebes after the death of the former king, Eteocles, while fighting his brother who also died, Polynices. When the throne became Creon’s he was immediately faced with some tough decisions regarding the burials of the former king and his brother. He announces to the people of Thebes that he will bury the king with a ceremony and that the…

previous to Antigone which cause the conflicts to arise. Oedipus was predestined to kill his father and marry his mother. In order to escape this fate he runs away only end up completing his prophecy. With his mother he fathers four children: Eteocles, Polynices,…

Action, drama, regret and sympathy demonstrate a tragedy. A Greek play written by Sophocles and created in 441 B.C.E. called Antigone portrays a tragedy. In the play Antigone, a character portrays the characteristics of a tragic hero. A tragic hero characterizes a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction. In order for a character to be a tragic hero he or she has to have a flaw or error, nobility, excessive pride, suffers more than…

People choose this laws depending on how they will benefit them. If the laws were flip, Creon would have justified his actions by declaring that because of his moral laws no one should bury Polynices with the proper burial rites. He expected everyone to follow his orders because he had the authority to dictated anything he wanted. Creon’s authority comes with a huge price in this play. In this play, Creon is the maximum authority and he expects everyone to obey whatever he says. Creon claims…

disobedience, idealism, and martyrhood caused by Creon’s tyranny, Antigone reveals her role as a catalyst of the tragic vision in Sophocles’ play. In Antigone, Creon’s tyrannical rule inspires Antigone to seek democracy. Creon forbids anyone from burying Polynices. Creon views obedience to his orders as imperative, and rules tyrannically over the city. Creon tells the Leader to, “See that [he] never sides with those who break [his] orders (Sophocles 69).” Creon also emphasizes loyalty to him…