Antigone the Tragic Hero Tragic heroes are characters who have made a bad judgment that ends up in their downfall. Some celebrities may also be considered tragic heroes. An example of a tragic hero is Antigone from the play Antigone. Antigone describes to her sister‚ Ismene‚ that she wants to give their brother‚ Polyneices‚ a fair burial. Polyneices and Eteocles‚ their other brother‚ fought each other to their death to become the king of Thebes. Since they both have died‚ Creon became the new
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significant theme in Sophocles’ Antigone is whether or not the law of man conquers divine law. Amidst the play‚ the newly crowned king Creon proclaims that the body of Polyneices will not receive a proper burial‚ but instead will be publicly shamed and left to be preyed upon by wild animals. Upset with Creon’s mandate‚ Antigone mourns the death of both of her brothers‚ Polyneices and Eteocles‚ and gives Polyneices a proper burial so he can move on to the afterlife. Antigone asserts that divine law will
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“Antigone” Timeline: - Select 6 key events in the play “Antigone”. - Include these events in a chronological timeline. - Your timeline must include the following: ▪ - Name of the event. ▪ - Page number of the event. ▪ - A paragraph reaction that you have towards the event. 6 CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS: 1. Antigone decides to bury Polyneices’ body despite what King Creon’s orders are against that action. PG. 773 - For this
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perspective. One example of this is shown through the play Antigone by Sophocles. Within the play there are two characters who foil each other for what they believe is right. Therefore‚ they believe that they are self justified‚ while the opposite party views there actions negatively. This is similar to how our current culture views the actions on past leaders and figureheads. The main theme of the perspective of what is right in the play Antigone is similar to how our culture reacts to the choices of
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Bernd DRAM-3713-300 12 February 2015 Consideration of Antigone Antigone is a tragedy that tests even today’s readers with the dilemma of man’s law and the laws of man’s religion. One can easily see the side of her moral obligation as well as her obligation of relation and love‚ since Polyneices was also her brother. Such a dilemma‚ crossed with the law of the land and the law of her faith‚ still vex men and women today. Although Antigone met a tragic end‚ the tragic hero in this story is Creon
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for what was right than sitting around Antigone. Lady and thinking about things while life passes you by‚ whereas Shakespeare believes that being too passionate is foolish and often ends in catastrophe. In both Romeo and Juliet and Antigone‚ familial love is a theme that overshadows and interferes with all themes. The preponderant nature of the parents is used to show Shakespeare and Sophocles’ opinions on the actions of the youths‚ Juliet‚ Romeo‚ and Antigone. Lady Capulet is a mouthpiece to show
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Antigone v. The Roman Women In the play‚ Antigone and Creon battle a philosophical war dealing with the controversy of the Greek ideals. They both based their actions on their beliefs of what is right and wrong. The whole problem arises when their believes and ideas encountered each other‚ making it contradiction between morals. Antigone’s side of the conflict held a much more heavenly approach‚ as opposed to the mundane road that Creon chose to follow. Antigone feels that Creon is disregarding
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emergence‚ literature has been defined by elaborate plotlines‚ skillful settings‚ and a notable theme. However‚ the most important aspect of a great story is the lead character. Protagonist Antigone and Brutus both exhibit unique characteristics that influence their motivations. In Sophocles’ greek tragedy Antigone‚ the title character is forced to make a decision between her brother’s burial and her uncle’s decree. However‚ her strong will and stubborn personality causes her to disregard her uncle’s
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supportive of his father’s idea at first‚ but as he begins to think it through‚ he begins to question it. He eventually agrees with it and begs his father to forgive Antigone for her actions. 2) What two things does Creon seem to fear the most? Creon fears his authority being challenged by a woman‚ and his pride also being hurt by a woman‚ Antigone. 3) Haimon uses a metaphor of a leader as a tree in flood time. Explain how this metaphor demonstrates the main point of his arguments in regards to Antigone’s
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and Antigone different and similar? They have many difference and not that many similar. This will show us how they grew up‚ similar and different‚ and how they helped out. Ismene and Antigone will show us how they will act in the story. They both responsible something in they family‚ how they both feel with each other. The began show about they life and how did they ground up. Ismene and Antigone were two people and Ismene was someone is who represent the law and did good thing‚ Antigone is
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