antigone
Sara Ortiz
Mr.Johanson
Honors English 10th
29 October 2013
Antigone Essay: Ode to Man
Since the beginning man has always been an admirable creation that dominates and controlled almost all of the earth. Man is exalted everywhere because of his capacity to guide entire cities and to follow the rules of the gods to bring honor to him and his city. But fate plays a misfortunate trick on man: death. The only thing that is a man cannot control is death, because, although men are great, death can overcome their greatness. So, men should be careful with their power because it can either destroy them or glorify them.
In the book Antigone, written by Sophocles, there is an Ode to Man that exemplifies all the greatness and power that a man has but not even his power can overcome death. In the Ode to Man the main point is that man is the earth’s biggest wonder but that he has to follow earthly rules and the rules of the gods to bring honor and glory to his city. The three main points that Sophocles makes with this ode are that man is the greatest wonder in all the earth that not even his power can defeat death, and the decisions that man makes will control his fate.
The Ode to man states that men is the greatest creation on earth. The chorus says, “Numberless are the world's wonders, but none more wonderful than man” (Sophocles 332). Also O’Brien writes, “Humanity´s awesome, violent capacity to overcome its natural enemies the sea, the earth, and the animal kingdom, forms the subject of the first strophe and antistrophe” (O´Brien 46). Also, throughout the ode, Sophocles explains that there are many strong and admirable animals that are free and wild but that man has the capacity of taming them and making them work for his own benefit. What Sophocles wanted to say in this ode was that nothing can compare to man’s abilities and power except one thing. Like any other mortal being, man has to face death eventually, and that is something not even his greatness can
Mr.Johanson
Honors English 10th
29 October 2013
Antigone Essay: Ode to Man
Since the beginning man has always been an admirable creation that dominates and controlled almost all of the earth. Man is exalted everywhere because of his capacity to guide entire cities and to follow the rules of the gods to bring honor to him and his city. But fate plays a misfortunate trick on man: death. The only thing that is a man cannot control is death, because, although men are great, death can overcome their greatness. So, men should be careful with their power because it can either destroy them or glorify them.
In the book Antigone, written by Sophocles, there is an Ode to Man that exemplifies all the greatness and power that a man has but not even his power can overcome death. In the Ode to Man the main point is that man is the earth’s biggest wonder but that he has to follow earthly rules and the rules of the gods to bring honor and glory to his city. The three main points that Sophocles makes with this ode are that man is the greatest wonder in all the earth that not even his power can defeat death, and the decisions that man makes will control his fate.
The Ode to man states that men is the greatest creation on earth. The chorus says, “Numberless are the world's wonders, but none more wonderful than man” (Sophocles 332). Also O’Brien writes, “Humanity´s awesome, violent capacity to overcome its natural enemies the sea, the earth, and the animal kingdom, forms the subject of the first strophe and antistrophe” (O´Brien 46). Also, throughout the ode, Sophocles explains that there are many strong and admirable animals that are free and wild but that man has the capacity of taming them and making them work for his own benefit. What Sophocles wanted to say in this ode was that nothing can compare to man’s abilities and power except one thing. Like any other mortal being, man has to face death eventually, and that is something not even his greatness can