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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ANTIGONE PROLOGUE (1-116): Antigone‚ resolute and determined‚ proposes to Ismene that they flout the decree of Creon and bury the body of Ploynices‚ even at the cost of death. Ismene is afraid to join her and tries to disuade Antigone from her purpose‚ urging the weakness of women ant the necessity of obedience to the state. Antigone‚ in a burst of furious anger‚ scorns her advice. PARADOS (117-79): The Chorus of Theban Elders hails the defeat of the Argive army and the lifting of the siege of
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209). Crean automatically assumes that the man committing the deed is male‚ indicating that women are not capable of taking action in the same way as men. Women are further portrayed as weak and helpless when Creon is talking about his discord with Antigone‚ “If we must lose‚ let’s lose to a man at least” (lines 539-540). Creon’s statement reveals that he thinks women are so inferior to men that losing to a woman is disgraceful to a
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Antigone is the problem in this play‚ she wants to go against Creon’s orders which declared that Polynices body may not be given a proper burial for helping the forces which invaded Thebes‚ but Antigone knowing this insists on giving him a proper burial nevertheless. She felt that she was right‚ and the Creon laws had no right to decide who does and who doesn’t have the right to a proper burial. Polynices fought because he was following his morals. For some reason‚ he was in favor with the other
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very little respect; they could not vote or own land. A woman’s place was in the household‚ and their main role was to produce young. With this information we can see how Antigone being a women affects the way Creon treats her. Creon is a fair but strict ruler. He does not allow his rules to be broken without a consequence. Antigone Creon’s orders by by burying her brother. Her punishment decided by Creon is to be buried alive in a cave. Creon says “But while I live‚ no women masters me.” (107). With
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Elizabeth S. Antigone Analysis 5-2-13 It isn’t uncommon for people to challenge society for what they believe in. For example‚ in day to day life‚ Society says to not stone your wife if she has an affair‚ while the Bible says that it is alright. In Antigone by Saphocles‚ Antigone was right to disobey Creon by burying her brother‚ because she knew that he deserved the same rights as everyone else‚ despite the fact that he went against Creon’s rulings. Creon decided that Polyneices wouldn’t
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is what Antigone does in Sophocles’ story Antigone. She clearly disobeys King Creon’s order that no person should bury Antigone’s brother‚ Polynices‚ which is punishable by penalty of death. In this case‚ is Antigone’s decision the correct one? Her actions affect many of her other countrymen negatively because they cause problems within the royal family‚ disagreement among the people and directly relate to the death of three people including her own. By burying her brother‚ Antigone knowingly
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Samantha Albert Mr. Jordan Antigone Fear/ Pity Fear and Pity Shown in Antigone The Greek Philosopher Aristotle defined tragedy as a form of drama that evokes fear and pity in the audience. The tragic play Antigone conflicts that definition because although pity is evoked throughout the play‚ modern audiences have difficulty experiencing fear because they fail to acknowledge the role fate plays in their everyday lives. At the end of
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The historic play of “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ is not only about getting closure for a loved one but also what it means to be heroic and stand up for what you believe in. They are faced with conflicts between the will of man vs. the will of the god’s. As wells as contrasts between Antigone vs. Ismene. This piece also gives us insight about the history of the story and the history of ancient Greece. This ancient Greek play embodies a deeper lesson shown through the different conflicts and
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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 the patriarchal organization of society‚ however‚ these plays reinforce the
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