The Tragis fate of our human birth
Name: Miriam Gauci Student Number: 215253
The Tragic Fate of Our Human Birth
Sophocles wrote this particular tragedy play to warn the audience of the dangers and consequences associated with a dictatorial city. The two main characters in the play are Antigone and her uncle Creon who is the king of Thebes. In the play Creon passes a decree stating that Eteocies will receive a sacred and honorable funeral for defending the city against its enemy. While Polyneices body will be left uncovered for the birds and dogs to attack. The decree also prohibits anyone from burying or even mourning the death of Polyneices, and anyone who defies this law will be stoned to death. Antigone is headstrong and stands up for what she believes in, especially when it involves making a choice between being loyal to her family and being loyal to the state. This is why she defies Creon’s decree and fulfills her moral obligation because she believes that her brother corpus is sacred and must be treated with dignity regardless of the consequences she will endure.
On the other hand Creon loyalty is with the state. He declares this to the city elders when he says that:
“It is the city that protects us all, she bears us through the storm, only when she rides safe and sound can we make loyal friends” (Lines 188-190)
When Creon finds out that Antigone was responsible for burying Polyneices’ body is furious with the idea that it was a women who defied his law. Creon refuses to show any pity, and he sentence Antigone to death by entombing her in a cave with enough food, so that the Gods would not blame him for her death and curse our city. On his way back he meets the blind prophet who warns Creon that the Gods are in favor of Antigone decision, and unless he alters his decision he will bring doom on his City, saying that it is not too late to correct his error in judgment and that it is a wise man who admits he was wrong. In order
The Tragic Fate of Our Human Birth
Sophocles wrote this particular tragedy play to warn the audience of the dangers and consequences associated with a dictatorial city. The two main characters in the play are Antigone and her uncle Creon who is the king of Thebes. In the play Creon passes a decree stating that Eteocies will receive a sacred and honorable funeral for defending the city against its enemy. While Polyneices body will be left uncovered for the birds and dogs to attack. The decree also prohibits anyone from burying or even mourning the death of Polyneices, and anyone who defies this law will be stoned to death. Antigone is headstrong and stands up for what she believes in, especially when it involves making a choice between being loyal to her family and being loyal to the state. This is why she defies Creon’s decree and fulfills her moral obligation because she believes that her brother corpus is sacred and must be treated with dignity regardless of the consequences she will endure.
On the other hand Creon loyalty is with the state. He declares this to the city elders when he says that:
“It is the city that protects us all, she bears us through the storm, only when she rides safe and sound can we make loyal friends” (Lines 188-190)
When Creon finds out that Antigone was responsible for burying Polyneices’ body is furious with the idea that it was a women who defied his law. Creon refuses to show any pity, and he sentence Antigone to death by entombing her in a cave with enough food, so that the Gods would not blame him for her death and curse our city. On his way back he meets the blind prophet who warns Creon that the Gods are in favor of Antigone decision, and unless he alters his decision he will bring doom on his City, saying that it is not too late to correct his error in judgment and that it is a wise man who admits he was wrong. In order