Antigone The main theme for Antigone is that people sometimes have to learn the hard way from their mistakes. This theme is expressed in the final four lines of the play. They read‚ There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished‚ And proud men in old age learn to be wise. These lines are an important part of the play. They symbolize Creon ’s bad decisions‚ his defiance of the gods‚ the punishment
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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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Antigone There comes a time where pride can cause a person to go against what they consider right; In the play Antigone by Sophocles demonstrates how someone having too much or too little pride can be the downfall of themselves or what the effects it can have on a person are. Although pride is something that we all possess‚ we must pick the right time to display it for everyone to see. Throughout the play‚ Antigone continues to demonstrate a strong sense of pride to her own family values
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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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The play “Antigone‚” by Sophocles displays an interesting storyline in which the main characters Antigone and Creon undergo various obstacles due to their actions. Throughout the play‚ Antigone attempts to secure a respectable burial for her brother Polyneices. By choosing to protest and defy Creon’s rule‚ Antigone unquestionably breaks the law. However‚ her defiance does not seem like an act of civil disobedience against injustice because Antigone was acting in her own self-interest when considering
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Sophocles’ Antigone has always been a beloved classic‚ and its tragic conflict between familial duty and both overarching divine laws and legal institutions raises many questions regarding the hubris of mankind. However‚ cherished as Antigone is‚ values evolve in conjunction with the passing of time‚ and as certain turns of phrases and values become obsolete‚ it is crucial that various translating methods keep these ancient texts relevant. In Antigonick‚ translated by Anne Carson‚ throughout the
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Antigone Essay Prompt #6 Sophocles’ Antigone is a tragedy in which demands of the human psyche create conflict. Taken place in ancient Greek times‚ characters of the story remain holy to the greek gods. Zeus being the influence of religion‚ and Aphrodite’s over powering wrath of human instincts ultimitley lead to catastrophe. Throughout the story‚ Antigone is torn between the rule of the law and the rule of the gods. Antigone deals with conflicts arising from three demands made upon the human
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Antigone | Quote | Comments | Analysis | 1. "And now what is the proclamation that they tell of made lately by the commander‚ publicly‚/to all people? Do you know it? Have you heard it?/Don’t you notice when evils due to enemies/are headed towards those we love?"Line 8-12 | Antigone speak to Ismene about their brother Polyneices‚ that it is unfair to unbury him. Also she refers to the situation of the evil‚ cursed their father Oedipus who had been expelled outside from Thebes. | | 2
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Sophocles was born in 496 B.C.E in the deme colonus. He had grew up during the most brilliant intellectual period in Athens. He had two sons named Iophon and Ariston and also a wife by the name of Nicostrate.He was the son of Sophillus who was a wealthy amour manufacturer in the rural community of the Hippeios Colonus in Attica that was just outside of Athens.His artistic career had began in the earnest in 468 B.C.E when he had took the first prize in the Dionysia theatre competition that was over
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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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