Daughters of Oedipus‚ are discussing weather or not their brother Polyneices should receive a proper burial. Ismene has conflicting opinions because the king of Thebes‚ Creon‚ declared that Polyneices does not deserve a proper burial. Creon declares that anyone who tries to bury Polyneices will be killed. Antigone is strong willed and knows that it is her moral duty to give her brother a proper burial despite of what Creon believes. Despite Creon’s threats‚ Antigone holds her duty to the gods and to
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the men. In essence the Greeks valued their women almost as little as a common slave was valued. These values and traits associated with femininity in ancient Grecian societies are demonstrated throughout Sophocles mythical account of a woman of Thebes named Anigone. He however recognized that these beliefs about women were not representative of how women of ancient Greece were and thus highlighted the strength and importance of the role of women in Grecian society through his epic poem‚ proving
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Antigone. Creon is Antigone’s uncle. He was proclaimed king of Thebes after Oedipus’s tragic fall from power. He has raised his sister’s children as his own after she fell into madness. He was to rule Thebes until Eteocles and Polyneices could rule together as adults. After their deaths in battle he was proclaimed king in his own right. His first statute forbade burial to Polyneices‚ or any of the other soldiers who attacked Thebes. After Antigone disobeys this law by burring Polyneices‚ he sentences
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playwright Sophocles‚ there is a perfect example of this shown through the character Kreon. The brother of the late queen of Thebes‚ Jocasta‚ and brother-in-law of the late king‚ Oedipus‚ Kreon assumes the throne of the city of Thebes. He regards his nephew Polynices‚ the attacker of Thebes‚ as a traitor. Consequently‚ in his first act as King of Thebes‚ he forbids the burial of Polynices under pain of death‚ a ruling that appears to violate an ancient moral law and sacred tradition: the right of all
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protagonist Antigone and antagonist Creon is brought about by their tragic flaw which is following their own concept of justice; Antigone- a strong willed egocentric girl- followed religious law over civil law while Creon- the huborous stubborn king of Thebes- followed civil law over religious law. Antigone’s mortal righteousness to uphold the gods laws and Creon’s belief that he is the authoritarian with absolute power following civil law contribute to their tragic downfalls. Antigone’s absolute
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calls for the state to come first‚ he says‚ "…whoever places a friend above the good of his country‚ he is nothing I have no use for him." From Creon’s perspective‚ Polyneices has given up the right to a proper burial as a citizen of Thebes because he fought against the city. In attacking Thebes‚ he has shown his disloyalty to the state and has lost his right to be a citizen. In fact‚ Creon is more devoted to his laws than he is to his own family’s happiness. Refusing to pardon Antigone for burying Polyneices
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Throughout his life‚ he was faced with situations that he just could not surpass which led to his gruesome destiny. He was born into a world where the future held nothing but lies and despair. Oedipus‚ is brought into the world by Queen of Thebes‚ Joecasta and King‚ Laios. In his early life he did not have an ideal childhood. King Laius is presented a prophecy where his fate is reveled. Luckily for Oedipus‚ the servant who of which was summoned to kill this baby‚ places him on the hill
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stated that one should not place a friend‚ in this case a brother‚ in front of one’s country. One could say that Antigone is selfish in her pursuits of doing so‚ Pinnow 2 for although Polynices was Antigone’s brother‚ he was planning to destroy Thebes if he was victorious in overtaking it. Further evidencing
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ruler of the land‚ is obligated to carry out social order. He has ordered that the body of Polynices should be left to rot because he was a traitor to the city. Antigone has disobeyed Creon’s orders by digging up her brother’s grave after his proper burial rites were forbidden. She has already buried her parents and brother Eteocles‚ who died fighting Polynices‚ and feels obligated to honor her brother’s life. Antigone is also determined to obey the gods‚ because it is against morality to leave any
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the Action One of the most important characters in Sophocles’ Antigone is actually a group of individuals. The chorus consists of a group of Theban elders‚ and they serve as the voice of the people. These men are considered the wisest in all of Thebes. “Their attitude to what is going on is always shaped by their responsibilities and special interest of their position” (Kirkwood 3). The chorus is not attached to any one character specifically; it reacts to its own thoughts and emotions (3). The
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