the course of Antigone‚ written by the playwright Sophocles‚ we come to find that the feud between Oedipus’ sons Polyneikes‚ the elder‚ and Eteokles‚ the younger‚ results in the death of both men. Polyneikes had rebelled against Thebes‚ while Eteokles remained loyal to his family’s home. Kreon‚ Uncle to Polyneikes‚ Eteokles‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ has seized the throne and as a result of Polyneikes’ betrayal‚ declared a law that he shall not be buried nor shall he be honored. Antigone and her only remaining
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In Sophocle’s Antigone‚ readers are deceived by the title. Most readers assume that the title character is the tragic heroine of the drama. In actuality‚ Creon fills the description of a tragic hero better than Antigone in many ways. A tragic hero is defined as one who is of royal lineage‚ a flaw in character‚ and not exceedingly just. Creon is clearly the unremitting yet capricious tragic hero that Sophocle’s creates to model the classic tragic hero. Creon‚ King of Thebes‚ was not born of royal
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personalities of the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are very different. Antigone would have been a strong‚ successful 90’s type woman with her open-minded and strong attitude towards her femininity‚ while Ismene seems to be a more conservative 1950’s style woman. Antigone acts as a free spirit and a rebellious individual‚ while Ismene is content to recognize her own limitations and her inferiority. In the play‚ "Antigone‚" by Sophocles; Antigone learns that King Creon has refused to give a proper
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violence. Throughout the play‚ the family members spit insults at each other and abuse each other emotionally. The first to do this is Antigone when she tells her sister “you will make me hate you‚ and the hatred of the dead by all rights‚ will haunt you night and day”(108-110). Ismene wants her sister to be safe and not make rash decisions but when she tries to help Antigone treats her like an enemy. Ismene loves her no matter what so she does not spit insults back at her. She is the only character who
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Honors 16 April 2013 Oedipus Rex and Antigone Essay Prompt What would happen if one were to witness a wealthy‚ powerful leader who could wish for nothing more in his life? Sounds like everything a man could dream of‚ right? What if this mighty leader had flaws that brought him to commit a grave mistake that led him to a road of misery? How would that same witness feel towards him now? In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy‚ Antigone‚ the antagonist‚ King Creon‚ undergoes this exact scenario. Another
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decisions one makes in life are influenced and acted upon based on one’s belief in the supernatural. As shown in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and in the story of Antigone by Sophocles. When one is little and innocent
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The Power of Love In the play Antigone‚ there are negative and positive qualities each character possesses such as: determination‚ willfulness‚ deceit‚ greed for power‚ freewill‚ and fate. Eteocles‚ Polynices‚ Antigone‚ and Ismene all grew up in harmony and peace. Until their father‚ Oedipus‚ realizes that he had fulfilled a prophecy that his parents were trying so desperately to avoid. Oedipus who was abandoned by his parents as a child fulfilled the prophecy by unknowingly killing his father and
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Ancient Greek society was patriarchal to the point that women were not even considered to be citizens. Unsurprisingly‚ this dynamic of male dominance extended into their theatre practice‚ in which men played all of the characters--even the female characters--and men composed the entire audience (Della Gatta). Remarkably then‚ Antigone and Lysistrata both feature strong and assertive titular heroines‚ despite the androcentric culture in which they were were conceived and performed. Rather than challenging
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Hour Antigone The play Antigone supports Creon’s claims that the rule of the king must be obeyed even if it is wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. It is tragic that so many lives had to be lost. It is hard to be a king and maintain the rule of law. King Creon is a strong king that demands to be obeyed no matter what the cost. Tragically he lost so many that he cared for. First his brother dies‚ then his two nephews fight over the throne and end up killing each other. Eteocles was the king
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Treaty of Versailles‚ which was the peace treaty that ended World War I. Several countries were involved in treaty negotiations‚ but some countries were excluded and did not have any demands met. So what resulted is an unhappy compromise‚ sparking a chain of events that eventually let to World War II. So as a result‚ war was an unintended consequence of the the Treaty of Versailles. Just like in history‚ there are unintended consequences in Sophocles’ tragic play‚ "Antigone." Tragedy creates a cause
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