Romeo and Juliet/Antigone Rossiter Worthington Raymond once said‚ “Life is eternal‚ and love is immortal‚ and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.” Many themes can be illuminated in this quote‚ but there are three that stand out and relate to the plot lines of these two tragic plays‚ in a way that makes the emotions and perception of the characters much more palpable and heartfelt. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Sophocles’ Antigone both develop a complex
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In this play‚ Antigone is has already been fated to die at a young age‚ and one of Antigone’s many themes is Freewill vs. Fate. According to the definition of tragedy in Greek Theatre‚ Antigone would be defined as a tragedy. Antigone knew that if she buries her brother‚ the consequence would be death‚ as said by Creon. Ismene also tried to persuade Antigone. Regardless she goes and buries her brother. When she realizes that she has made a wrong decision at the end of the play. Antigone was not able
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AP English K. Grant Conscience vs. Society Characters in both of the plays must choose between following what society says is the right thing to do and following what they believe in their hearts to be the right thing to do. Often‚ choosing to follow the conscience is the more difficult road to walk. For one of the two plays‚ identify the difficult choices the characters make and analyze the effects that these choices have on the characters’ lives Antigone is a daughter of the marriage between
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Sophocles’ play "Antigone" illustrates the conflict between obeying human and divine law. The play opens after Oedipus’ two sons Eteocles and Polyneices have killed each other in a civil war for the throne of Thebes. Oedipus’ brother in law Creon then assumes the throne. He dictates that Eteocles shall receive a state funeral and honors‚ while Polyneices shall be left in the streets to rot away. Creon believes that Polyneices’ body shall be condemned to this because of his civil disobedience and
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Individual Vs. State The clash between individual conscience and governmental law is a time-honored struggle of mankind‚ involving the conflict between adhering to civil law and giving allegiance to a higher law‚ or power. Everyone has their own beliefs as to what is moral and immoral. Many people today will oppose the government and sacrifice themselves because of their personal belief that certain laws are unjust. Gandhi‚ the leading advocate for independence in India‚ demonstrated this when
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Daniel Nierenberg Comparative Essay 11-20-01 "Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" It is only natural that an author use similar vessels of literature‚ such as figurative language‚ literary devices‚ and elements in his/her work. It is even more apparent between works that are connected by character‚ time‚ and theme. Sophocles did this when he wrote "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone". When comparing the two pieces‚ it becomes evident that very similar vessels connected these very different plays. Sophocles uses a
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The play Antigone was written by Sophocles in about 442 B.C. Now back in his day‚ there were kings‚ queens‚ and kingdoms. But things have changed since then and by the time the year got to be 1970‚ most of that was gone. I’m sure it was hard for the director of the 1970’s version of Antigone to write a script based on a concept most living people have never seen before. So that is probably the reason why the book and the movie are so different. In the book‚ there are little breaks from the story
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Passion vs. Reason Human emotions are one of the most powerful factors in the world. Whether it is love‚ lust‚ hate‚ or even greed‚ everyone is selfish and everyone bases their choices from their compelling emotions. A person’s emotions blind them from seeing the overall effect of their choices. This can be seen especially in Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragic play by William Shakespeare. This play is the first to involve the idea of star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who act on their emotions in a way
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in a society. Whether through the power of fear or the expression of reason‚ it is usually the voice of an individual that influences the thoughts and actions of an entire society. Good examples of the power of a single person on a large group are seen throughout the Sophocles play Antigone. Two characters that influence the actions of the other characters are Creon‚ the newly appointed king of Thebes‚ and his niece Antigone. The conflict that unfolds between these two begins with the death of
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While Antigone by Sophocles and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry are very difference stories they have many similarities. Antigone is the about daughter of Oedipus trying to do what she believes is good. Her brothers have killed each other and while one gets a proper burial‚ the other is left to be eaten by wild animals. The reason he is not allowed to be buried is because King Creon believes he is unworthy of it. The main character Antigone defies Creon’s law and buries her brother anyways
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