her own uncle‚ Creon‚ to bury her brother. After reading this short play‚ I believe that Antigone was right to bury her own brother’s body. I believe that Antigone is correct in burying her brother. Now‚ although Antigone’s brother betrayed the city of Thebes and its law of the new king‚ their uncle‚ he rightfully
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who are courageous and can make their own decisions. He uses Creon’s character to represent the arrogant and stubborn viewpoint of men during this time period. When Creon is told of the burial of Polyneices’ body‚ he tells Sentry‚ “If you do not bring light to the those men who have done this...” (Sophocles 1139). Creon automatically assumes it is a man thus influencing Sentry that it must be a man as well. When Sentry comes back he explains what he saw. “For there was no mark of axe’s stroke
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sorrowful or disastrous conclusion. In the tragedy of Antigone‚ Antigone is the protagonist who has conflict with a superior force‚ who happens to be her Uncle Creon. She wanted proper burial of her brother‚ which Creon was trying to prohibit. She went against his wishes to her sister‚ Ismene’s‚ dismay and buried him anyway. This angered Creon so he threatened her and basically put her on death row. Antigone’s fiancé‚ Haemon‚ who is also Creon’s son‚ stands up for her. This can be compared to Romeo
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that he must go back to Pride Rock. Similarly‚ in Antigone‚ the mentor figure is Tiresias. He helps Creon realize that he has been too arrogant for his own good. Mentors have been offering advice to others since the dawn of time‚ but a mentor is not the only archetype in use in the past and present. Another archetype that appears in Antigone is the father and son relationship. In the story‚ Creon and Haimon are father and son and they both had extremely different views. In comparison‚ we see father
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English a lang & lit writtent task 2 Awethu Kakaza DP2 If Antigone had been written in a different time or place or language or for a different audience‚ how and why might it differ? The adaption of the play Antigone by Jean Anouilh is proof that works of literature can successfully be altered for a new purpose. By taking a solid story that possesses merits that the author requires and melding them with new attributes‚ an author can craft a new tale that can display their message by using
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feminist‚ determined to do what is right even in defiance of patriarchal law. 5.) Ismene is the foil for her stronger sister. In comparison to Antigone she has almost no agency‚ primarily because she is terrified of disobeying men in power. 6.) Creon cherishes order and loyalty above all else. He cannot bear to be defied any more than he can bear to watch the laws of the state defined. 7.) Haemon defends the moral basis of Antigone’s actions while warning his father that the people of Thebes
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the chorus helps to strengthen Creons position and helps give further emphasis to one of the key themes in the play of Power. At this point in the play‚ the Chorus are very much seen as Creons people. The Chorus are then called upon to act as counsel for Creon‚ where he declares that the body of Polynices‚ the so-called traitor‚ should remain unburied without adhering to any of the customs of that time. The chorus seem to have power within the story here as Creon is seeking their support in his
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Antigone is composed of Theban men who were summoned by the newly crowned king Creon. Its interaction was mainly with Creon. Sophocles has shown a relation between the chorus and Creon‚ both being old and wise men of Thebes. They are introduced rejoicing the victory of Thebes over Argos. As the play develops they get actively involved commenting on every action and decision of the main actors. Its support wavers from Creon to Antigone during the course of the play. The women of Corinth formed the
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Analysis The opening events of the play quickly establish the central conflict. Creon has decreed that the traitor Polynices must not be given proper burial‚ and Antigone is the only one who will speak against this decree and insist on the sacredness of family. Whereas Antigone sees no validity in a law that disregards the duty family members owe one another‚ Creon’s point of view is exactly opposite. He has no use for anyone who places private ties above the common good‚ as he proclaims firmly
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that had been passed over the Thebes by its king‚ Creon. The two sons of Oedipus‚ Eteocles and Polynices killed each other. Polynices was with the army or Argos who had invaded the Thebes. Eteocles who died fighting for Thebes “shall be buried‚ crowned with a hero’s honors” (Sophocles‚68); but Polynices had been declared a traitor by Creon‚ the King. Thus now‚ “he must be left unburied‚ his corpse carrion for the birds and dogs to tear” (68)‚ and Creon completes his verdict to the people saying “These
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