Antigone is an ancient Greek tragedy written sometime in or before 441 B.C. The play includes a chorus and several main characters including‚ Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Creon and Haimon as well as a few other minor characters. The play begins with Antigone and Ismene. Antigone and Ismene are sisters‚ both daughters of the once king of Thebes‚ Oedipus. Oedipus suffers from a terrible fate and has long since left Thebes.
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ANTIGONE The major characters are: Antigone oldest daughter or King Oedipus Ismene youngest daughter of King Oedipus Creon King of Thebes Antigone and Ismene lost both of their brothers in a battle against the City of Thebes. Eteocles is the younger of the two and Polyneices. Eteocles claimed his kingship after his father‚ King Oedipus was exiled from the City of Thebes for incest and patricide. He also exiled his brother. Polyneices was angered by these actions and decided to
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the relation of the obligations imposed on human beings as citizens and members of the state‚ and the obligations imposed on them in the home and as members of families” (Collins). Creon‚ as the King‚ was attempting to fulfill his commitment as a ruler by issuing the edict to refuse Polyneices a proper burial. Creon believed in upholding the law and his right as the King to exercise his power. This becomes evident when he says‚ “These are my principles‚ at any rate‚ and that is why I have made the
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is the true hero in a tragedy‚ in which his or her fatal flaws determine the outcome of the story. In addition to the hero’s flaw‚ fate and other external forces such as people and the environment also have an effect on the tragedy. In “Antigone”‚ Creon best represents the true tragic hero based on Aristotle’s Theory of Tragedy. His contributions to the events of tragedy are shown through the sequential structures of inciting incident- beginning of the problem‚ Hamartia- the tragic flaw or mistake
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HAMMAD ALI Student ID#200332373 Assignment # 1 Due Date # 2013-07-10 “Summary and Evaluation of Arguments Made By Creon” Character assumes that state laws are very valuable for the protection and survival of the country. He thinks that family and divine laws are not as important as the rules established by the king. The person who breaks these rules should be punished. Moreover‚ a disloyal person should not be treated in the same way as a loyal and enemy of the country
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in a negative way is King Creon using fear in Antigone by Sophocles. Many times in Antigone King Creon abused his power in a negative aspect. For example‚ when the Sentry spoke to him that someone had disobeyed his edict‚ the Sentry showed fear because he was afraid of how the king was going to react and King Creon fed on that fear which then filled him with rage. This shows that King Creon used that fear to gain more power over the people. This also shows that King Creon has a great amount of power
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Antigone’s tests are emotionally straining‚ rather than physically. For example‚ Creon refuses Polyneices a proper burial‚ causing Antigone to decide between following the law or standing up for what’s right. “His own brother‚ traitor or not‚ equal in blood‚” (line 410-411) shows how Antigone values justice and morals‚ which is what
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Antigone: Changing Views of The Chorus The chorus‚ a group of common people who follow the actions of the play Antigone‚ waver in their support of either Antigone or Creon‚ depending on their actions during a particular part of the story-line. Early in the play it is evident that they are extremely pro-Creon‚ but a short time later they seem to sway into the direction of Antigone and support her actions. This incongruency about the them‚ however‚ was an extremely interesting feature of this
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Antigone’s Room. She sits with her head bowed. Enter Creon. Creon: Antigone. You are the daughter of a traitor - Oedipus. While you wait upon your judgment to be dealt‚ please tell me. Tell me why you have done what cannot be undone and damned yourself to this fate. Antigone: I do not feel damned. I do not lie here and claim my actions as regrets for they were of my own will. I believe that I have done what is right for my family and to the gods. I have stood up and apart from those that condemn
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plans to bury her brother. Her sin of breaking the law is nothing more than sympathy and nobility. Antigone’s character is described as greater than average. She is the daughter of the great Oedipus who stepped down as King and presented the crown to Creon. She is related to the King and the family of power. Even though she was great‚ Antigone was nowhere near perfect. She broke Creon’s laws in oder to bury her dead brother and set him to rest. Antigone always acted before she thought and
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