Antigone and Thelma’s glory In earlier times and unfortunately still now‚ women are considered to be less than men. In the movie Thelma and Louis and in the play Antigone women are depicted as inferior to men. Thelma‚ an old fashion woman who is bullied by her husband and Antigone‚ a traditional woman who is deprive to follow her believes by a king‚ fight through their story to stand up for themselves in a patriarchal society. Similarly‚ both women’s decision and actions starts their tragic path
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Sophocles’ Antigone presents Oedipus’ daughters Antigone and Ismene as a non-conformist and a conformist. In postwar Thebes‚ Antigone must persuade Ismene to help bury their brother Polyneices‚ who is branded a traitor by the new king Creon. In a new decree Creon states that he will not give any traitors a proper burial. Antigone’s indignation over Creon’s decree makes her the non-conformist. Because of her loyalty to her brother she wants to “bury him” even though‚ as Ismene points out‚ “the new
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that drive Antigone to action. When I read the play I believe‚ it is a strong sense alligence to her family‚ and pure anger that drives Antigone to make the decision to act against Creons law and bury her brother Polyneices. After loosing her mother to sucided‚ her father and her twin brothers‚ Antigone and her sister Ismene are the last of the Labadcus family (a royal family). The lost of so many loved ones in a short period of time begins to manifests feelings in Antigone causing her to believe
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In the play Antigone‚ the two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles had the opposite characteristics of each other. Polyneices showed that he was couargeous‚ and determind‚ Eteocles displayed that he is arrogant‚ competitive‚ and stubborn. In the play when Oedipus died (their father and brother) both agreed that they would take turns of being king of Thebes. When it was Polyneices’ turn Eteocles disagreed to let it be his turn and he was unfair to his brother. Eteocles forbid Polyneices to enter Thebes
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Sophocles has different characters‚ Antigone is the younger daughter of oedipus and Jocasta. Creon is the brother of antigone. Creon is Antigone and creon is powerfully‚ built but a weary and wrinkled man suffering the burdens of rule. Antigone is sallow‚ withdrawn and a brat. The chorus frames the play by introducing the action and characters under the sign of fatality. The Nurse is an addition to the Antigone legend. She introduced on everyday‚ element into the play that heightens the strangeness
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INTRODUCTION Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus‚ the king that married his own mother‚ Locaste and unwittingly killed his father‚ Laios. When he learned what he had done‚ he blinded himself and left Thebes‚ voluntarily went into self-style exile and died over there. Antigone and Ismene are siblings‚ the only surviving children of Oedipus. The other two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles quarreled and killed each other in a battle when Polyneices returned to assault Thebes‚ then Creon
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Tragic Hero Within the tragic play Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is a dichotomy between the two main characters: Antigone and Creon. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon both portray a tragic hero; however‚ Antigone illustrates more qualities of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is one who fails to attain happiness and whose failures excites pity‚ has a great integrity of character‚ and is nether extremely benevolent nor malevolent. These are all qualities Antigone has and Creon does not. There is
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Sacrificing Womanhood: Antigone In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ an obvious power struggle between men and women exists as they are bound by traditional gender roles. Antigone‚ the antagonist‚ becomes dissatisfied with the powerlessness and supposed inferiority of Greek women. She disturbs the traditional gender roles by going against the king’s commands and sacrificing herself for her brother. She insists that her extreme family loyalty drives her to sacrifice herself‚ but her dialogue with the other
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slowly isolates Antigone by taking away those dearest to her heart‚ she feels as if her home is below with the ones she cares about rather than in a corrupt world full of animosity. She tries coping with the pain but desperately needs to connect with death to maintain her happiness. Antigone also tries to escape her fate through death but safeguards the respect of the gods while doing so “[...]all for reverence‚ my reverence for the gods (1034)”. However‚ Antigone’s obdurance causes her to loose reverence
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Tragedy and Antigone The well-known play‚ Antigone‚ is a representation of classic tragedy written by Sophocles. The story’s protagonist‚ Antigone‚ is portrayed as a tragic hero whose efforts to keep her family close quickly backfire on her. When Antigone’s brother dies‚ she wants to face the consequences and do the right thing in order to respect her brother and properly bury him. Antigone’s sister‚ Ismene‚ also displays the heroic qualities that Antigone does when she attempts to save her sister for
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