One reason Antigone is to blame for her own death is because of her obsessive hubris. Hubris which means excessive pride was shown throughout the whole story from many different characters, Antigone being one of them. In the beginning of Antigone Creon the ruler made a proclamation the Polynecies, Antigone’s brother was not allowed to have an honorable burial. He was to be left out in the open where animals could do as they wish to him. Since he is the ruler, he assumed no MAN would ever go against his final ruling. When he found out that he was properly buried he was flabbergasted. On page 704 Creon states “ I swear by god and by the throne of God the man who has done this…
Antigone felt it was right to bury her brother because of her families beliefs. In Episode I, Antigone herself said, “If thus thou speakest, thou wilt have hatred from me and will justly be subject to the lasting hatred of the dead. But leave me, and the folly that is mine alone, to suffer this dread thing; for I shall not suffer aught so dreadful as an ignoble death.” (Sophocles). For Antigone to say that she would rather die than to have her brother not properly buried was a big thing to me. She obviously is willing to put her life on the line for her family, because she knows the consequences if she gets caught.…
Similarly, both women's decision and actions starts their tragic path. Antigone is decided to bury her brother, Polynices, being aware that disobeying will lead to death. While talking to her sister, Ismene, she said "he has no right to keep from my own"60. Antigone believes that as the woman of the family is her responsibility to bury her brother and it's the law of god which should overrule the law of state. She doesn't fear confrontation and admits to Creon that it was her who bury his body at the time of accusation. Antigonie says "give me glory! What greater glory could I win than to give my own brother decent burial?"561 She believed her death was her glory. Her pride and ambitious way to be remembered made her fearless of death.…
In her farewell speech, Antigone reflects back on her decision in providing the proper burial rites for her brother, Polyneices, hence purposefully breaking the law set by king Creon, her own uncle. Thus, she awaits her slow death in a cave as punishment. During her speech, she addresses various family members: her father, mother, brother. Antigone additionally comments on her judgement, both through the eyes of Creon and the eyes of the gods.…
Even though Antigone feels sorry for herself, she still thinks she did nothing wrong. As Antigone is being led to toward the vault, she is talking to the Chorus about her death. She complains that she will die “‘Unwept, friendless, with no marriage hymn, unfortunate, I am taken down the prepared road”’ (4.882-884). She keeps complaining throughout the whole walk with the Chorus. Antigone feels that she will die unlamented, but the Chorus thinks she will be remembered for her bravery. The Chorus thinks that her anger is what led her to her own demise, but thinks she did the right thing. When they approach Creon, he still doesn’t change his mind, but Antigone doesn’t care because Polyneices was the only family left, so she had to bury him. The…
Antigone believed that not burying her brother Polyneices and burying her other brother Eteocles due to the command of her uncle Creon was a very wrong thing to do and being the loyal person she was she did not accept this law carried by her Uncle and disobeyed him with the mindset knowing burying her brother Polyneices was the right thing to do know the consequences that came with it.…
Antigone proves herself to be a very loyal family member when she states, “That must be your excuse, I suppose. But as for me, I will bury the brother I love” (Pro. 64-65). She cares not of the law set forth by Creon when it conflicts with her beliefs concerning loyalty to loved ones. She chose the law of the gods above all other decrees, disregarding that the cost is her life. Even after the body’s guards brush off the thin layer of dust to negate the effect of the prompt burial given by Antigone, the heroine risks life and limb to see that Polynieces receives a proper burial, and she is arrested in the process. Her retort to Creon’s accusations was, “I do. I deny nothing.” Antigone is confident in her choice at this point. She even stands up for Ismene’s fraud confession, and she will “not have [Ismene] help” because Antigone’s loyalty to her family is too great (1. 132).…
Antigones’ family history didn’t only affect her its most of the reason why her brothers ended up the way they did. Antigones’ value of family outweighed her value of the law and respecting her soon- to – be father in laws wishes. For many now, the law may outweigh the other values. Another huge factor in Antigone killing herself was that both her parents did also. Which even today may not be too far off.…
The question of justice comes up a lot within Greek tragedies. Throughout the book, The Republic, Socrates is trying to define justice and what it truly means. A famous philosopher, Martha Nussbaum, analyzes the idea of human ethical life according to the Greeks and understanding the cause of human tragedy. I will be relating Martha’s interview to the story of Antigone, answering the question of whether her execution was just or not. I do believe that Antigone’s execution was not just because there was an imbalance in the parts of the soul.…
Antigone's reasons for burying her brother were strictly to demonstrate love, loyalty, honor, and respect for her family and for her brother to be accepted in the gods' land. However, the main reason that Creon is angered is not the fact that Polynieces fought against his city, and yet the insult and betrayal of his own niece, especially by being a female figure who disobeyed him in public; it is even worse because she is his son's (Haemon) fiancé, and, therefore, his ego is quite damaged. "Go down below and love, if love you must love the dead! While I'm alive, / no woman is going to lord it over me". The type of punishment given to Antigone was very severe and cowardly, in contrast to the main reason that caused…
At the beginning of the play, Antigone found her brother dead after a war and Creon refused to bury him. Antigone thought that she had to bury him to please the gods. She became angry at Creon’s decisions against her because she is the niece of him and part of the royal family; but Creon is still sending her away to die. Antigone especially displays her loyalty to her family “Last daughter of your royal house / Go I, his prisoner, because I honored / Those thing to which honour truly belongs” (Sophocles 151) This signifies that Antigone is over trying to try to gain Creon’s forgiveness because he is sending her away to die. This makes Antigone loyal since she defied the laws of Thebes to help her brother even though her own sister told her not to. Antigone displays a loyalty that expresses itself as selfless and bravery towards her family but, she doesn’t allow herself to benefit from the same qualities that she gives to everyone else. Although Antigone has been sentenced to death, she is accepting her fate. She is brave enough to know that she is going to die while knowing that there is a brighter side of the situation. Antigone reveals one idea about her fate by saying “If this is God’s will, I shall learn my lesson / in death” (Sophocles 150) Antigone is expresses how even though she is going in the path of death, she is accepting it as long as it’s the God’s wishes. Even though she knows that all her actions are going to result in her death, she still is not giving in to Creon’s views on the situation. Antigone shows bravery in the face of death by standing up to Creon by wishing him the same punishment for the wrongs he forced upon…
Without even contemplating the repercussions she would face, Antigone selflessly decides to bury her brother against her uncle’s will. She states, “I will bury him by myself. And even if I die in the act that death will be a glory” (Sophocles 63). She shows her perseverance in standing by her morals by saying this. She says she will bury him her self, displaying how proud she truly is of her pious rebellion. Her willingness to jump into the hands of death, for a sacred burial of her brother, is uncanny. When confronting her sister, Ismene, about her plan to bury their dear brother, Ismene feels that it is the unlawful thing to do so decides not to participate. Ismene then tells Antigone that she will support her sister silently, and will not tell anyone of it. Antigone’s response is, “Dear…
If she had been pliant and had conformed to the laws of Creon she would not have died. Antigone had a separate opinion on the matter and “she has never learned to yield” (II, 86). She was completely shameless in burying her brother and denied nothing. Actually, when her sister Ismene offered to keep Antigone’s actions a secret, Antigone thundered, “Oh tell it! Tell everyone” (Pro 76)! She “dared” to defy Creon, and did not fear the consequences of her actions (II, 65). She even put her pride above Creon as she said, “Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way” (Pro,…
By burying her brother, Antigone knowingly and willingly went against royal orders and in doing so chooses her own death. She knows as well as anyone in the town that death would come to all that disobeyed Creon's order. Antigone says to this "no one will ever convict me for a traitor,"(Act I: Scene II: Line 361) and decides to bury the body, this is quite ironic because by burying her brother a traitor is exactly what she is convicted of being. Antigone's actions went against her homeland. Creon had declared that "Our country is our safety. Only while she voyages true on course can we establish friendships truer than blood itself. Such are my standards. They make our city great."( Act I: Scene II: Line 382) He says this meaning that if everyone acted as a whole they would always prosper. If someone were to go against the laws and ideals put by Creon it would only cause dissension. When Antigone went against the law this was exactly what happened. Chaos would not have ensued if she trusted her king to be right in his decision, just as all the townspeople and her sister Ismene did.…
Due to the previous actions of Oedipus had lead his family to have a curse, and now it is has reflected onto his children. The first conversation of the play is between Ismene and her sister Antigone and we see that they both discuss the “heavy hand of god is upon us” that has been placed on their family. Antigone wants to change the town’s people’s minds on how they see and think of their family by trying to do the right thing by the God’s and have a burial for her brother Polyneices like everyone at that point in history should have been. Sophocles tries to persuade the readers by making the prologue of the play the conversation between the two sisters by showing us that Antigone is doing the right thing by wanting the burial to take place and he always shows how Ismene is a perfect example of the role and attitude of many of the women in ancient Greece “we are women; it’s not for us to fight against men” and showing that she is afraid to do anything in case she is looked at by people like her father was. Whilst Antigone was wandering city to city with her father Oedipus she…