cursed or that fate was lead you to your destiny? In the philosophical play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus believed she was “destined” to die because of her family’s curse that has proved itself true through many different family deaths. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ ordered that Antigone’s brother would not be buried since he was fighting against Thebes in the war. Eventually‚ Antigone went against the law‚ buried her brother‚ and was condemned to death. Sophocles
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Sympathizing with Antigone Very few things in life are entirely one-sided‚ with the clear and unbiased result being obvious. Life in general is much more complex‚ with multiple viewpoints and intricacies being required in order to have a grasp on the reality of a situation. In Sophocles’s Antigone this fact still holds true. Antigone and Kreon are locked in an argument over the burial of her brother‚ Polyneices‚ with Antigone going against the law set up by Kreon and burying her brother. Both
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Task: Write an essay about the conflict between Antigone and Creon in Antigone‚ by Sophocles. Show how each is right in his or her own fundamental belief. Then show how the tragedy was inevitable or show how one side was wrong and should have changed. In Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is conflict between the characters Antigone and Creon. Antigone is characterized as a rebellious girl‚ who turns into a martyr‚ and just lost both her brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices‚ in a war between the city-states
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of Thebes. Antigone and Ismene were sisters to Eteocles and polyneices. Creon favored Eteocles and he perceived him as the cities champion and ordered that Eteocles could be buried in a grave with every rite of sanctity given to him as a hero. Polyneices was rejected by Creon because he felt that Polyneices would have led them to slavery so he proclaimed that he not be given a burial but rather watch him get chewed up by birds and dogs because he was a wicked person. Antigone felt that despite
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Obedience to authority is everywhere. Whether it is a student obeying his teacher‚ citizens following the laws or a child obeying his or her parents there will always be a scenario of obedience to authority. There are of course different levels of obedience ranging from a group of people following their leader‚ such as on a sports team‚ to extreme religious cults. Religions itself have different levels of obedience. Depending on how fanatic an environment you’re in‚ the level of obedience is obviously
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“O look upon me‚/ The last that remain of a line of kings!/ How savagely impious men use me‚/ For keeping a law that is holy‚” (Sophocles‚ Antigone E3. 940-943.42). This quote spoken by the character of Antigone at the end of Sophocles’ classical Greek tragedy Antigone truly shows that Antigone is the tragic hero of this famous play. Antigone perfectly portrays the Ancient Greek philosopher‚ writer‚ and scientist Aristotle’s four characteristics of a tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic
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or most complicating choices. Antigone’s decision to bury her brother‚ Creon’s choice to sentence Antigone to death‚ and again Antigone’s choice to end her life were important decisions that other characters based their conclusions around. The choices of the characters in Antigone change the outcome of the play and the lives or choices of other characters.<br><br>The famous "first" decision of Antigone was to bury her brother Polyneices against Creon’s order and Ismene’s opposition. Three deaths including
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Antigone is a complex character in the play. The play begins with Creon explaining through an edict to the entire town of Thebes. Polynices‚ who is Antigone’s brother‚ dies in an attempt to take over Thebes. Creon‚ the leader of Thebes‚ doesn’t allow Polynices to be buried correctly. This infuriates Antigone. Antigone wants to do something about this‚ because she has integrity. When Antigone has her mind set on something‚ she goes out and does it. Do what you think is right‚ even if it is against
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Inner Turmoil: When You Have to Choose In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the tragic hero‚ Antigone‚ must choose between the laws set by man‚ and her religious beliefs and family loyalty. When her brother‚ Polynieces‚ is killed in battle‚ King Creon sets forth a law prohibiting the burial of Polynieces. Antigone is very loyal to her family; we see this when he buries Polynieces’ body‚ even when Creon forbade it. On many occasions‚ people are faced with tests where both answers are right‚ but those people
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stanza? Cite one example of personification in the first stanza. Cite four images of light in the first stanza. Cite five sound images in the first six stanzas. In the first stanza‚ the Chorus refers to Polyneices attacking Thebes after Eteocles assumed rule. Because of this‚ Thebes regards Polyneices as a traitor. “O orb of aureate day‚ How glorious didst thou rise” (Antigone 1.1.4-5) personifies the sun as rising. Four images of light are “Sunbeam bright! Thou fairest ray” (Antigone 1.1.1)‚ “O
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