Sophocles

can be considered nobel; rather possibly commits her actions of disobedience with the purpose of death. “So let me and this ill-considered plan of mine endure this terrible thing;for I will suffer nothing So bad as to deny me a death with honor ( Sophocles 57).” Antigone recognizes clearly that she could have taken better actions to honor her brother, and perhaps avoided the actions that she herself refers to as “ill considered”. However, the very real prospect of death she is faced with does…

Antigone is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, which is the third of the Theban plays, but was the first written. The female hero of the story shows intense flashes of leadership, toughness and doesn’t easily fold under pressure. Standing up against the ruler, also her uncle Creon. Antigone, although discouraged by others along the way, especially with even living after her mission is complete are slim. The more important fact of her being a female emboldened by a strong no holds barred belief of…

As Oscar Wilde once said “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” This quote correctly portrays the tragedy that is reveled in Oedipus the king, written Sophocles. Oedipus who is the protagonist in the play is characterized as a tragic hero. As he is a man of high estate and suffers from a tragic flaw, combined with his own fate he is a man who is destined for his downfall. Despite all this, prior to his death, Oedipus shows redeeming qualities and order is finally restored. Oedipus is…

the choruses are made up of city elders who express their opinions of the current events that they witnessed or are witnessing. Sophocles used this group of city elders or (Thebans) to give us an idea of the story’s action and to tell us what its going to happen in future events. He also uses the chorus to express the larger impact of the characters actions and to…

justice, and she will pursue her own view of justice no matter the cost. In Antigone, Sophocles uses Antigone’s determination to achieve her belief of obeying the law of the gods to show her complete inability to obtain success in order to convey that when a person becomes preoccupied with…

In Sophocles’s Antigone social norms, especially the roles of women in society, are brought into question. The moral dilemma of law versus religion is also examined in this play, and both of these topics can be seen through the relationship of sisters Antigone and Ismene. Ismene strictly following the social norms expected of women creates an emphasis on Antigone’s behavior and enhances the reader’s view of her as the heroine of the story. Both sisters are strong characters, with a firm set of…

Although most of them were bad he tried to make up for them. Some of his many bad decisions was being stubborn and being closed minded, Sophocles shows this when Creon says, “ I have made the following decision concerning the sons of Oedipus: Eteocles… is to be buried with full military honors… Polyneices, I say is to have no burial” (Sophocles 777). This is showing his stubbornness by showing how he cant change his mind for his nephews whom he should love unconditionally even if that person…

Rural Influences Not until one is blind, can he truly see. This is a prevalent theme throughout Greek mythology and literature, particularly in “Oedipus Rex” where Sophocles nurtures the theme that true sight requires, not eyes to see, but the capability to see through the surface of things. Sophocles believed, one must be able to understand what they are seeing, its not enough to just see it. Teiresias, who is only physically blind character, is the only character that throughout the play who…

for her diseased brother, morally believed it was right to break the law and bury him. Antigone tries to get her sister, Ismene, to help her in the act of burying their brother, but she refuses (Sophocles). Ismene states that she cannot break the law, or disrespect her citizenship by burying him (Sophocles). Their brother, Polyneices, was treated unfairly by not being buried alongside with his brother Eteocles, who Creon, the King, allowed a burial and respected farewell for. Creon strictly…

retain their unique characteristics and values, they are susceptible to persecution. Because their potential effects, one may struggle to discover moderation between conformity and nonconformity. This struggle is an idea that can be explored in Sophocles’ Antigone. In this Greek tragedy, Creon, the king of Thebes, wrongfully sentences his daughter-in-law Antigone to death and eventually…