Sophocles

Creon said “He would: for you honor a traitor as much as him.”Antigone responds, “His own brother, traitor or not, and equal in blood...” (Sophocles 2.110-111). Antigone believes that Polyneices deserves the same respect as her brother Eteocles because there both brother and share the same blood. Antigone does not care what Creon says to about the act she commits because she strongly believes…

men and women into distinct gender roles. In Sophocles’ Antigone and the biblical creation myth “Genesis,” we see a very pronounced gender hierarchy created by males with a need for dominance and power over women. These male leaders, ultimately, created the sexist society in which the stories take place. In Sophocles’ Antigone, the patriarchy is created by the need for control over the women. We see this most blatantly in the character of Creon. Sophocles characterizes Creon as a sexist and…

books and Oscar winning movies are dramas. Sophocles, known as one of the greatest tragedians of all time, paved the way for all the future dramatic writers. Being as talented as he was, Sophocles had a very successful and prosperous career. He competed in the prestigious Dionysian Dramatic Festival 30 times, and died with 24 victorious first places under his belt. As a result of, growing up wealthy and being taught by the best professors in Athens, Sophocles’ prolific writings were a tasteful…

The intricacy of the character of Antigone is well developed through the course of the play by Sophocles. Being a lead role in the play, Sophocles evidently intended for her character to be perhaps one of the most difficult to understand. Antigone plays a more masculine role, the laws of the city are being defied by her and no one seems to acknowledge the laws of the gods, which she feels, should be acknowledged more. Her temperament is the same in terms of her rebelliousness against Creon…

tragedy takes on the deceitful disguise of love, working its way into million of hearts before exposing itself. Examples of this date back as early as the beginning of time, but became more vocalized in the BC era through the production of plays. Sophocles, a famous play writer from ancient Greece, shared this idea of love through the heartbreakingly sophisticated play Antigone, the last play in the three Theban plays. Throughout his play love exposes its evil to Antigone, a sister devoted to…

The exploration of Antigone, a play by Sophocles, through the interactive orals has developed my knowledge and understanding of the play, as the effects of time and place on social and cultural context is discussed. It allowed me to consider others’ opinions, some of which contradicted my own. As Antigone contravenes King Creon’s decree of Polynices unburied body, the contradicting matters of state and law, and family arise, encouraging readers to consider their own beliefs of right and wrong.…

Oedipus Rex is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, one of three classical Athens’ great tragic playwrights. Oedipus the King features a boy who was born into nobility and cursed to kill his biological father and marry his mother. The curse was placed on King Laius who had done an unforgivable sin to the son of King Pelops who reigned over Pisa. An oracle warns King Laius of Thebes that his wife, Jocasta, will bear a son who will one day kill him and bear children with his own biological mother…

Creon is Not Enough to Stand in My Way “It was not God’s proclamation. That final Justice That rules the world below makes no such laws.”(Sophocles.I.357-358). Prior to Antigone by Sophocles, two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, who were both previous rulers of Thebes. Polyneices wanted power but Eteocles would not let him reign as ruler, so Polyneices went to an outside city and took the city’s army and attacked Thebes. These two brothers had met on the battlefield and killed each other…

comparison of Anouilh and Sophocles Antigone, the modern version of Sophocles original play was written in France during World War II, by Jean Anouilh to reflect the situation in France at the time and is different from the original in several ways. While Jean Anouilh was writing Antigone (1943), the Germans were occupying the country of France, which seemed to fit the story of Antigone, because a revolution had taken place. The original play, written by Sophocles in the Fifth…

human nature to be influenced by people with lots of passion and drive; Antigone exemplified strong will and determination, which eventually led off on those around her. Her ambiguous personality transformed her and the lives of other. In the play Sophocles Antigone, Antigone’s fiery determination towards her brothers and the gods changes Ismene’s ability to only see what is wrong, Creon strong desire for power, and Haimon ability to stand up to his father. Throughout the play Antigone’s…