Antigone Play Review Essay

There has been much talk about Sophocles’ “Antigone” over the years. The play by Sophocles has been subject to many criticisms that delve into mainly the decisions behind actions exhibited in the play. In this review, “Antigone” will be broken up into sections. These sections are characteristics that like many of the characteristics of a Shakespearean tragedy. This review is mainly compromised of those characteristics that are alike, with some references those that are unalike. The scholarly critical articles that are addressed show diverse views in order to display the different levels of which this play was conceived of and how these views tied into the development of the story.
Exciting Force
Tragedies like any good tale have some type of exciting force that brings all
She is so fixated burying her brother in the proper way that she is unable to focus on anything including her own life. The way she is portrayed is as unpredictable and unstable.
Hamartia
Antigone brought all of the misfortunes to her with her fatal flaw, also called Hamartia. Although Hamartia is a term that ties to Greek tragedy, the definition ties to Shakespearean tragedy. Words like ‘fault, failure, guilt’ all of which are used to define Hamartia, are all things that Antigone demonstrates throughout the play. The fault is that she is not allowed to bury her brother’s body. The failure is in her attempts to bury her brother. The guilt is knowing that she can never properly bury her brother’s body.
Throughout the play, Antigone pays no mind to anyone around her. At first glance, it seems as though she is loyal to family, but in reality, she has only shown any compassion towards those who are already. The animosity between Antigone and Creon can be acceptable since they are two opposing forces but what about Ismene? In one line of the play Antigone said: “Look, leader of Thebes. I am the last of your royal