Polynices

Antigone and Fahrenheit 451- How Women Start the Fire In traditional literature, women tend to play the supporting role, often the best friend or love interest. The few women who play an essential part in the story are often defined by their romantic endeavors rather than their power and influence over others. However, in Antigone and Fahrenheit 451 women are the match that starts the fire, crucial for the action of the novels to occur. Clarisse McClellan from Fahrenheit 451 introduces…

Antigone is the story of two brothers and their sisters. The brothers, Polynices and Eteocles died while fighting on opposing sides of a civil war, in hopes of gaining control of the city, Thebes. Since both brothers died, the siblings uncle, Creon, becomes the ruler. Creon makes the decision that Eteocles will be buried with honor but Polynices will not be buried at all. This infuriates Antigone, and she plots a way to bury Polynices without Creon knowing. Antigone then tries to convince her…

Antigone and Medea are both strong women who end up in conflict with the law. These two Greek plays, Antigone by Sophocles and Medea by Euripides, are centered around two women fighting back and responding in a manner they think is right. Antigone and Medea take place in ancient Greece, Thebes and Corinth, respectively. Antigone will do anything possible to achieve her goal, regardless if it hurts those she loves or breaks the law. By comparing and contrasting these main characters, we are able…

Creon, King of Thebes, forbid anyone from burying Polynices (Antigone and Ismene’s brother) after he attacked Thebes. According to Creon, it was the right thing to do to a traitor of the state. However, Antigone believed that it was inhumane and morally incorrect to leave a body unburied, especially if it denied a safe passage to the underworld for her brother. In Antigone by Sophocles, Ismene argues that Antigone should not bury Polynices, but Antigone simply states: “He is my brother. And he…

during the speech to the crowd of people by Creon when he says “proclamation has forbidden the city to dignify him with burial, mourn him at all” (Sophocles 27-28). Antigone and her sister continue to argue, causing Antigone to take action and bury Polynices herself. Because of her actions Creon was forced to punish her biased on the decree he made. The arguing continues with the two sisters. Antigone not fearing death continues to bury the body herself. An example of Antigone being fearless is…

dynamic character, he quickly changes from the stereotypical harsh ruler to feeling more compassion toward Antigone. Creon denies Antigone a burial for her brother, Polynices, he considers him a traitor. Antigone argues that "[he] was not a slave who died but [my] brother." Creon is the new king of Thebes since both previous rulers, Polynices and Eteocles, were killed in battle. In being so new to the throne, Creon wants everyone to follow the law and under no circumstances break it as he says…

character has and knows their place in the society; however, the sentry is unsure. The great difference in power between the Sentry and Creon makes him terrified of Creon and afraid of the way that Creon will react to the news that someone had buried Polynices body on his watch, so he is careful to obey Creon to prevent being punished. Alternatively, characters who are more powerful and…

Five People with Huge Consequences How can one person make a difference? In the Greek dramatist Sophocles’ play Antigone, After the war of Eteocles and Polynices, Creon ends up becoming king because the two brothers killed each other. While he was king he decided to bury Eteocles and not Polynices, which angered Antigone because she thought it was immoral. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, A group of conspirators plan to kill Caesar after they kill Caesar, Antony and Octavius…

Sophocles’ play Antigone demonstrates that only the most resolute character can escape the pain of fear and regret. Kreon and Ismene, lacking confidence in their decisions, endure the torment of regret and blame, leaving Kreon with the thought of his past choices and Ismene with the fear of the wrong actions. The title character Antigone represents the ideal of resolve, insulating this verb is confusing) her from the agony of second-guessing her decisions. The contrast between the two…

hate you” (108), later in the play when Ismene wanted to claim some of the blame for helping give Polynices his burial rites and be executed along side Antigone she was told she could not “share my dying” (615) by Antigone. Ismene being executed would lack honor, she would be dying for something she had “never touched” (616). Antigone felt that because she had not participated in helping to bury Polynices, she should not have the face the retributions for it, and that now Ismene would live her…