Analysis of Antigone Today the United States is controlled by three branches‚ but the executive branch is the branch that is commonly referred to when mentioning the United States; the President. Who was once just a loyal friend of Oedipus‚ now the ruler of Thebes‚ Creon can be considered Thebes’s president. A ruler who believes and insists that his word is final when it deals with anything under his jurisdiction‚ meets a match in Antigone‚ the daughter of the former ruler of Thebes before he
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Thebian play of Antigone has excited many debates over the years. The most prevalent being who exactly could be characterized as the tragic hero in the story. The argument that Antigone is the hero is deffinatly a strong one. There are many critics who believe that Creon‚ however‚ is the true protagonist of the play. In order to determine whether or not Creon is the tragic hero one must first examine what a tragic hero is. Aristotle states that a hero is neither purely innocent nor purely malevolent
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The word honor means a handful of different things. Honor means high respect‚ as that shown for special merit or esteem. It is also a good name or reputation. It also can mean glory or recognition or distinction. Also a mark‚ token‚ or gesture of respect or distinction is also honor. A military decoration is also an honor. The word honor is used in many different ways. In the bible "Honor thy mother and father" is always used‚ it is a sign of respect. Your mother and father are in charge of
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Antigone tells Ismene that Creon has ordered that Eteocles who had died defending the city is to be buried with full honors while the body of Polyneices is left to rot.Creon has declared that anyone that attempted to bury Polyneices would be stoned to death public.Antigone had revealed to Ismene a plan to bury Polyneices in secret despite Creon’s order. When Ismene had refused to defy the king Antigone had rejected her and goes to bury her brother.Creon
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mindset to have time taken to really think about and understand what they mean. One of these cheapened‚ romanticized concepts‚ is honor. Honor always has‚ and always will‚ exist in some way or form in every single society‚ including America‚ however morphed and faded it might be. In the early stages of society‚ when people traveled around in nomadic family clans‚ honor was existent‚ pivotal to a man or woman’s existence‚ manifested in different ways. A man was expected to be a strong‚ skilled hunter
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every action is a motive. In Sophocles’ work of art Antigone‚ there are many possible motives for the character’s actions. Creon causes Polyneices burial to be forbidden‚ sentences Antigone to death‚ and locks Antigone in a stone room because his motives were to be a fair and unbiased ruler. Creon says‚ “and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare‚ -I have no use for him‚ either” (1. 153-154). Creon punishes Antigone because he knows that pardoning a guilty person just
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SOPHOCLES (496-406 B.C.) Antigone I. Introduction Antigone is a Greek dramatic play tragedy by Sophocles. Sophocles was born into a wealthy family (his father was an amour manufacturer) and was highly educated. Sophocles’ first artistic triumph was in 468 BC‚ when he took first prize in the Dionysian theatre competition over the reigning master of Athenian drama‚ Aeschylus. Sophocles wrote the three Theban plays‚ a collection that has survived for centuries‚ and for good reason. One of these
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Truth in the Eyes of Justice Greek theater encompassed many aspects that reflected the moral values and ideals of society. Their customs were tightly woven into the scripts of plays. Antigone and Oedipus the King‚ two renowned works of the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ explore these values through a plot thick with corruption‚ virtue‚ and determination. These plays reveal the burdens two Theban kings‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as their lies and poor judgment corrode the integrity of their city‚ their
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Antigone Analysis Antigone is a strong willed woman that defies her uncle’s orders and buries her dead brother Polyneices‚ who fought against Thebes in the civil war. She goes and buries her brother‚ and performs the rituals of the dead. I believe Antigone buried her brother out of divine edict‚ and not to defy the king. She may have been incredibly angry about the way her brother’s body had been treated‚ but I believe she done what she has done out of her own beliefs.
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Crystal Green Dram 105 Dr. Rodda October 7‚ 2010 Sophocles’ Antigone Sophocles’ Antigone brings to life the underlying culture flaws in the Greek city-states by showing how the idea of filial piety and divine law undermine each other and were used as a means to justify the ends. Athenian citizens enjoyed a wide range of powers of self-governance: citizens elected military leaders and held judicial authority. Every male citizen enjoyed these rights. Women were not considered citizens; they were
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