In Sophocle's tragedy, Creon, the king of Thebes, has forbidden the burial of Polyneices, his nephew who fought against the city. Antigone, Polyneice's sister, goes against Creon's orders and buries her brother. When Creon discovers her crime, he sentences Antigone to death. Creon's son, Haemon, who loves Antigone, begs his father to change his mind but Creon won't budge, even after a prophet warns him that the gods are unhappy. Tragedy ensues when Antigone hangs herself, Haemon kills himself, and Eurydice, his mother, kills herself after hearing the news.
Antigone is the story of the title character, a fiery heroine who seeks to bury her brother after his failed attempt to rebel against the ruler of Thebes, the powerful Creon. Creon has decreed that her brother's body is to be shamed publically. Antigone's rebellion against Creon sets off a chain reaction of suicide, defiance, and emotional devastation that claims her life and leaves the ruler a broken man.
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely in Antigone Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely said Lord Acton generations ago In the Greek tragedy Antigone written by Sophocles there was a character named Kreon the antagonist who was the king of Thebes Thebes was an autocratic state where Kreon had absolute power Throughout the course of the play Kreon abused his privilege of absolute power and this caused him to suffer greatly even though he was warned by a few people of his bad deeds W
This excerpt from Jean Anouilhs Antigone is the most dramatic of the play consisting almost entirely of dialogue between the two main characters Creon and Antigone It is the climax of the play where the tension and power struggle between two powers namely Creon and Antigone happens in its entirety I have chosen this particular passage as besides it representing the climax of the play Antigone it is certainly the most drawn out and influencing scene and is where the plot and character developmen
Many times in life one will come upon a situation where they are forced to decide between what ones conscious tells them to do and what the laws of man require them to do In Sophocles Antigone the main character Antigone comes to this crossroads She must either follow the Kings law and leave her brothers body to be dishonored as it rotted away in front of the city or do what her conscious tells her to give him a proper burial Antigone is forced challenge man made law in order to follow her cons
In literature many writers use a tragic hero in a drama Sophocles uses Antigone as the tragic heroine of this Greek drama A tragic hero is a person who has too much of one quality in their personality Examples of a tragic heros qualities are extreme happiness or extreme sadness A surplus of one quality can manufacture an issue or problem in a situation I chose Antigone as the tragic hero of the play Antigone She is a brave respectful and recalcitrant woman These qualities make the story of Anti