Polynices

having his actions for the city of Thebes, but in reality he is being selfish about his power. Creon has also shown his selfish and sarcastic moments towards his family regardless of how close they are to him. Firstly, Creon’s decree to not allow Polynices to be buried inside of the city because he was a tyrant shows how deep down he used this as a reason to remove any power from that side of his family completely. Antigone wanted to bury her brother inside the city in order to please the gods,…

The show opens with Antigone pleading her sister to defy Creon and his laws to assist her in proper burial rites for Polynices, their fallen brother. In the first scene there is a direct impression of empathy for Antigone as she shares her feelings of misfortune to her sister. “My own flesh and blood - dear sister, dear Ismene, how many griefs our father Oedipus handed…

Sophocles play, Antigone, individuals should follow moral law due to the severe corruptness of the state, and the need for the reinstitution of justice and equality. For example, when arguing with Antigone, Creon reveals the truth about Eteocles and Polynices, when he says “You think you know it but you don’t. No one in Thebes knows except me… But it was necessary to make a hero out of one of them, so I had men seek out their bodies… I gave orders for whichever corpse was less damaged to be…

any one else would, even though he is considered a traitor. She fights for this and expresses this view to Creon: “No matter-Death longs for the same rites for all” (584). Although in this passage she is referring to death rites for her brother Polynices, it can also be interpreted as equal death rites for men and women. This presents the idea that in death men and women are equal, rather than women being below men. With the idea of death on Antigone’s…

decisions. Antigone experiences the same moral dilemma as Nora herself. She is expected to adhere to her moral code as a woman: to care for her loved ones. Unfortunately, she encounters other duties on top of this certain “code”. She wants to give Polynices a proper burial, but is chastised for her decisions by others around…

Antigone was justified in her criminal acts because she did something that she knew would end up getting her in a lot of trouble, but because in her eyes the law was unjust, she followed her moral beliefs. Antigone knew that it was a law that Polynices was not to be buried, but she does it anyway. The original punishment for Antigone was death,…

Could something be born from a deplorable situation, such as prejudice notions paving a long, difficult, but rewarding way for equity? Sexism associates with feminism more frequently than not even though they’re clearly on opposing sides. Due to the injustice given to women way back in ancient times and unfortunately, till now, feminism is born and is progressing towards its objective, albeit slowly; females, and even males, are making statements that feminism should be of importance. From just…

original offense… [because] merely bringing harm upon an offender is not enough to satisfy a… vengeful spirit” (Jaffe 1). Antigone, displays an exemplary example of the cycle of retaliation; Antigone disobeys Creon’s fíat and buries her brother, Polynices; therefore, Creon gets revenge for Antigone’s actions by shutting her it cave to starve to death. Antigone was betrothed to Haemon, Creon’s son, so Haemon commits suicide to get revenge against his father. “… [Haemon] laid by her [Antigone]……

At one point or another in one’s life we are shackled to something. That something may be a relationship, ourselves , or even power. Power is probably the one thing that us as humans think we will be forever in control of, but truthfully, we are never fully in control of situations or people and at any instant we can lose power to others. Just as Antigone from Antigone by Sophocles and Equality 7-2521 from Anthem by Ayn Rand struggles to defy power in order to regain it . Antigone was a level…

How does one measure the greatness of a leader? Is it through the way he or she commands his or her people? The way he or she handles problems? Or through the sacrifices made for others? Whatever the case may be, many characters and historical figures exert qualities of a leader that should be looked upon. A great leader doesn’t hold himself or herself above the people. He or she is able to put the interest of others in front of his or her own. In Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, Oedipus is…