In the first scene of the play Antigone makes her case clear that she is going to bury her brother no matter what Creon has put as law After she tells her sister Ismene that she is going to bury Polyneices Ismene has her own thoughts about it as shown when she says The law is strong and we must give in to the law in this thing and in worse I beg the dead to forgive me but I am helpless I must yield to those in authority Antigone is reluctant to give in to the laws Creon has put forth and believ
Antigone the Tragic Hero In the play from Antigone Sophocles portrays Antigone as the tragic hero The King Creon possesses some of the qualities that constitute a tragic character but does not have all of the necessary traits Antigone however contains all of the aspects that are required for her to be considered the tragic hero She is more of a hero then Creon for many reasons she is brave a good and upstanding person she focuses on becoming a better person and is consistent in her behavior Ant
The Tragedy of Antigone The role of fate seems to have a heavy hand in many Greek tragedies Often at times it can be difficult to determine whether the protagonist is steering their own course or being pulled along by an unseen current From the beginning of this play however it is clear that Antigone is steering herself towards her own death In all of our lives we are faced with choices who we are and what we believe always serves to direct us down a particular path Antigones family had clearly
Antigone Literary Analysis Sophocles has written 125 plays but only seven of his plays are with us today Antigone was one that survived and is one of the most famous tragedies ever to be written In the background of Antigone the readers are informed about the two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles who went to war Polyneices sided with the enemy and both brothers died Creon king of Thebes gave Eteocles a proper funeral but forbidden anyone to give Polyneices a burial Hence Antigone begins Antigone
The Greek play Antigone was written by Sophocles in 441 B C In the play the two main characters show traits of a tragic hero A tragic hero is a character who is honorable but has a certain flaw that forms a downfall I believe Antigone acts as more of a tragic hero than Creon due to her level of determination She is an extremely straightforward and good hearted person with a positive attitude I also believe that her behavior remains persistent throughout the play Antigone was a great person who
Although Antigone and Creon both exemplify the characteristics of a tragic hero Antigone is heroic for standing up for what she believes in while Creon is cowardly Antigone being the tragic hero of the play has to make the decision of giving her other brother a proper burial or not which puts her sister Ismene and her life on the line Even though Ismene says which means she doesnt want to be involved with the whole situation Antigone is careless over the whole situation even if that means buryi
In Sophocles play Antigone and William Shakespeares play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar both Sophocles and William Shakespeare respectively show Antigone and Brutus the main characters in Antigone and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar their struggle with the consequences of their actions In both plays the main characters have to deal with the consequences from the act of choosing what they think is the right thing to do Although both Antigone and Brutus can compare through the way both their attempts
Antigone In Sophocles play Antigone the protagonist is forced to choose between the law and her own human rights The script consists of a willful young woman Antigone determined to stand up to the king in the attempt to bury her deceased brother Her two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles fought and killed each other in battle The new Theban king Creon declares that Eteocles will be buried and honored as a hero while Polyneices body will not be buried but instead rot away in disgrace The penalty f
In Sophocles and Anouilhs versions of Antigone the playwrights have very strict guidelines when portraying their female characters This portrayal is supported through the reversal of gender roles as well as stereotypical appearances of women Through the breaking of gender stereotypes and the failure to abide by gender law the characters in both versions of Antigone succumb to the temptation of suicide By examining the characters in each play it is clear that those who follow gender laws and hav