enemy is an enemy‚ even dead.” “It is my nature to join in love‚ not hate.”(~~~~~~~~~~). The main theme in Antigone is doing what you believe is right‚ Antigone does this by going against the law to give her brother a hero’s burial. Antigone is the tragic hero in Antigone by Sophocles for doing what was right. 1st body Once Creon declares that polyneices won’t have a hero’s burial‚ Antigone acts immediately‚ she knows that her brother deserves a burial and she was ready to break the law in order
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"Power corrupts‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely‚" said Lord Acton generations ago. In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ there was a character named Kreon‚ the antagonist‚ who was the king of Thebes. Thebes was an autocratic state where Kreon had absolute power. Throughout the course of the play‚ Kreon abused his privilege of absolute power; and this caused him to suffer greatly‚ even though he was warned by a few people of his bad deeds. What Sophocles commented on absolute
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play‚ Antigone‚ minor characters are utilized as the primary method of portraying the theme of the play to the audience‚ displayed through the way in which the character Ismene portrays the role of women‚ the way in which the character Choragus tells of the importance of fate‚ and the way in which the character Haemon is exemplified as an innocent loss of life due to the hubris of others. Sophocles uses the character Ismene to represent the thematic role of women within the society of Antigone‚ through
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of Genesis‚ Job‚ and Antigone they all discuss the theme of punishment for disobedience‚ the role of knowledge‚ laws of Gods‚ and laws of man kind. Each individual theme is presented differently within the stories‚ but they share similar concepts for punishment and laws. Genesis and Antigone discuss the consequence of disobedience towards a powerful force. However‚ in Genesis Adam and Eve disobeyed God which is considered breaking the laws of God‚ while in Antigone‚ Antigone breaks the law of mankind
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through the play of Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ Antigone believes in the supremacy of religious law and tradition. Although Creon has proclaimed to the city that the traitor‚ Polynices‚ should not be buried‚ Antigone insists on following the religious law requiring that females bury the deceased of their family. Antigone’s pride ensures that she will die rather than renounce her beliefs or loyalty towards her brother‚ thereby brining further tragedy to herself and others. Antigone is a young uncompromising
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Nia Washington Marxism In Antigone by Sophocles‚ there are a lot of social class struggles that go on throughout the play. The conflict between the higher class and the lower class shows periodically and develops problems. The main character‚ Antigone‚ goes through a series of problems dealing with social class. Antigone does not want to marry the prince and live the life of luxury. The Sentry and King Creon go through some conflict with the way Creon is talking to the Sentry. Every character
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Reflective Statement 18 March 2014 Word count: 341 Reflective Statement: Sophocles’‚ Antigone Reflective Statement Question: How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the Interactive Oral? The Interactive oral on Sophocles‚ Antigone helped me gain a deeper understanding on women’s role in Ancient Greece society during the fourth and fifth centuries. Understanding the historical context of the play I was able to develop a deeper insight
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In the Greek tragedy Antigone translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald‚ Antigone responds to Creon’s unjustified decree by honoring her brother Polyneices‚ after he dies. After Antigone’s father dies‚ her two brothers fight for the throne. King Creon‚ the new King of Thebes‚ sides with the other brother Eteocles and buries him with honor and for him to seek happiness after life. However‚ Creon leaves Polyneices to decay as a way to tell his people that Polyneices will be going to hell and
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Jean Anouilh’s version of the play Antigone follows the main protagonist Antigone as she attempts to bury her brother’s dead body‚ but is foiled by her uncle Creon’s edict that the body must remain outside‚ and rot in the sun‚ and be eaten by scavengers. A major character trait of Antigone’s is that she is rebellious‚ and continues to attempt to bury her brother’s body even after she has almost been caught. Anouilh utilizes the conflict between Antigone and Creon‚ and the repercussions that it has
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Why is Antigone the tragic hero of the story? Antigone is the tragic hero because she chooses to bury her brother Polynices‚ even though Ceon her uncle prohibited anyone to touch his corpse and to let it decay. This shows that Antigone has a lot of loyalty towards her family and her brother. Ceon wanted Polynices to have the least honorable death‚ this is because Polynices was against Ceon and the Plebs‚ so Ceon wanted to give Eteocles a honorable burial because Eteocles was on fighting for the Plebs
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