The Ideologies of Antigone When first reading Sophocles’ “Antigone‚” one might just think of a family torn apart over a sister’s bad decision to defy the King. However‚ given a closer look much more is revealed throughout the play. Several of the principles explored in “Antigone” are rules and order‚ and determination. The notion of rules and order are a focal theme throughout the play. “The central purpose is obviously the relation of the law which has its sanction in political authority and
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day” (Creon) This quote was important because this was the basis for the drama of Antigone. This quote was from Creon referring to Polyneices. He was saying that since Polyneices went against Thebes‚ that Polyneices will not get buried. If this piece of the book was not said‚ this drama would not be a drama. 2. “Curse you! Find the love for your outlet down there. No women while I live shall govern me.” (Creon) This quote reflects Creon’s hubris. At this point of the second episode‚ Creon was
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Antigone as a Feminist Icon Male authority is a dominant theme in Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Men occupied the land‚ ruled the towns and assigned the women duties to perform. Antigone‚ however‚ believed that she was just as strong as the men who ruled society during that time‚ which led to her downfall. The goal of the feminist movement has generally been to seek equality between the sexes. Through the women’s movement‚ women have won the right to vote‚ and can now compete for traditionally male
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Elizabeth S. Antigone Analysis 5-2-13 It isn’t uncommon for people to challenge society for what they believe in. For example‚ in day to day life‚ Society says to not stone your wife if she has an affair‚ while the Bible says that it is alright. In Antigone by Saphocles‚ Antigone was right to disobey Creon by burying her brother‚ because she knew that he deserved the same rights as everyone else‚ despite the fact that he went against Creon’s rulings. Creon decided that Polyneices wouldn’t
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The play Antigone Is about Oedipus’s three two sons Eteocles and Polynices killing each other in a conflict over who rightfully is king of Thebes. With both of the possible heirs to the throne their uncle Creon is king of Thebes. Creon passed a law stating that giving Polynices a proper burial was illegal. Creon stated that “proclamation has forbidden to dignify him with the burial‚ morning him at all” (Sophocles‚ 1109‚ 228). The reason for this law is that Polynices shared the throne with his brother
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Sophocles’ play "Antigone" portrays an uncle‚ Creon‚ and a niece‚ Antigone‚ smashing heads when their own individual loyalty contradicts each other and their beliefs. The ending justifies how loyal Antigone is to her family while Creon is loyal to the state. Sophocles illustrated Antigone has hot-headed and her loyalty to her family right from the start of the play. The play opens with Antigone discussing the burial of her deceased brother Polynices with her sister Ismene. Creon banishes anyone
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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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Antigone vs. Socrates In the plays Antigone and the Crito the two lead characters‚ Antigone and Socrates‚ showed completely different ideas regarding their responsibilities to the State. Antigone believes in divine law and does what she thinks that the Gods would want her to do. Socrates‚ on the other hand‚ believes that he owes it to the State to follow their laws whether he thinks they are right or not. In Antigone‚ her brother Polynices‚ turned against his own city by attacking his own
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Alex Hamilton Mrs. Wolf AP Lit. 6 December 2012 Creon‚ the True Tragic Hero Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is one who is in power or associated with power. They have a hamartia‚ or flaw‚ that will ultimately cause their own downfall. Many would use this and claim that Antigone is the tragic hero of the self-named play‚ but one character has a much more grand fall from the heavens after he losses both wife and son to Antigone (isn’t exactly their main reason‚ but Antigone’s actions
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Heroism Antigone is born under great wealth because of her parents and her family. She lives her whole life with no struggles and she is very lucky for that. Although both her parents die‚ she still has an extremely stable future. She is about to marry her cousin Haemon and still be filthy rich‚ but‚ she was not going to let that control her life. When Antigone hears about Creon’s law against the burial of her brother Polynices‚ she knew that someone had to make things just. She knew that Creon is the
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