In Antigone‚ Sophocles illustrates two characters‚ Antigone and Kreon‚ whose morals clash throughout the play‚ leading to their inevitable fate. Although Kreon qualifies himself to become a leader of a city which grieves from the attacks of Polyneices‚ Antigone’s actions elicit more admirable qualities‚ because they stretch beyond the unthinkable and challenge the idea of authority. While Kreon tries to become a good leader‚ Antigone also becomes a leader in a sense‚ much like her father Oedipus
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The idea of any rule being righteous is often questioned‚ since a righteous rule or law is very ambiguous . In the past‚ Hammurabi created the first complete set of rules called‚ Hammurabi’s Code‚ that was intense in some area’s ‚ and too lenient in others. In some of his rules‚he wasn’t fair to the accused‚ to the victim‚ and to the society in all his laws. The accused should be punished enough to learn the lesson. Being harsh is necessary in some cases‚ but some cases harshness goes to the extreme
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In the story “Antigone” there are characters who are honored and characters who are a disgrace based on their actions in the story. Eteocles is a person that deserves to be honored as he was a courageous and determined person in the story. He showed full responsibility and loyalty towards Creon and the City of Thebes. Even though it was brother that went against him‚ Eteocles fought him back in order to protect his country and the people from any violence or harm. Eteocles was considered a hero
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“I did not think anything which you proclaimed strong enough to let a mortal override the gods and their unwritten and unchanging laws‚” (lines 510-513) proclaims Antigone‚ once again asserting her opinion on whose laws she is justified to follow. Antigone’s persona contrasts with Creon’s character ultimately due to their conflicting motivations about which laws should be followed: the word of the gods‚ or the laws of man.These conflicting motivations the characteristics of unreasonableness‚ anger
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As the new monarch of Thebes‚ Kreon is insecure and unsure on how to regain the polis’ trust. The aftermath of this civil war has left the city in great havoc and in a state of confusion‚ their trust in the monarchy has significantly diminished after Oedipus and the civil war between his two sons‚ Eteokles and Polyneices. Kreon‚ as a way to reclaim order and allow the city to put all the blame and hatred towards an individual for all of their recent calamities‚ claims that Polyneices shall not be
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In Sophocles’s tragedy Antigone‚ and the family she has left their trust and the ability to function is on the line. The character named Antigone shows her bravery and loyalty by staying true to her words. Antigone defies the law to not bury Polyneices. Antigone gets herself and her sister‚ Ismene‚ into trouble with Creon. Ismene didn’t like the idea of defining the decree Creon put out and left Antigone alone. Antigone is willing to go against a king to do what’s right that shows loyalty to her
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In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ Antigone’s brother‚ Polyneices dies a traitor to the theban people and the king‚ Creon‚ decrees that no one is to bury the traitor despite the necessity of a proper burial for passing onto the afterlife. Believing that Creon is unjust‚ Antigone buries her brother. When her death is sentenced‚ Haemon‚ the king’s son‚ goes to talk his father out of killing her and the conversation quickly turns into an argument. In an attempt to effectively persuade each other‚ Haemon
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The poems “If we must die” by Claude Mckay and “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley relates to the play Antigone because they all have something to do with dying in honor and control who you are. Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body. Ismene refuses to help her because Ismene is afraid of getting the death penalty. Antigone says if she dies from trying to bury her brother Polyneices‚ she will die in honor knowing that she will do anything to have her brother die peaceful and the way he is supposed
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Antigone: A Rhetorical Analysis Ruler of the Thebes‚ the fictional kingdom in the play Antigone‚ Creon in his speech argues that Polyneices‚ son of the late ruler Oedipus ought to have no burial. He supports his clam by first appealing to false authority‚ then using sentimental appeals‚ and lastly by comparing Polyneices to his brother‚ Eteocles. Creon’s purpose is to make sure nobody disobeys him in order to seem powerful in the eyes of his citizens. He adopts a demanding tone to assure he is well
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Contextualisation of Antigone. Original Setting Antigone is set originally in Ancient Greece in Thebes‚ The play is about the Princess Antigone rebelling against her Uncle‚ King Creon of Thebes‚ after he states that her brother Polyneices‚ who rebelled against his country‚ will not be buried after his death in war. Her other brother‚ Eteoclese is going to be buried with full military honours. Antigone‚ finding this unfair‚ asks her sister Ismene to assist her in burying their brother‚ who refuses
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