journey to fill the void inside of him and search for the enlightenment that he craves. Before he experiences his awakening, he faces many obstacles and fights many battles between his internal values and the values of the world. Likewise, the play Antigone is the story of a tragic hero who defies the rules of her society in order to do what she feels is morally just. She is eventually charged with treason and sentenced to death by the society because of her act of heroism. It is made
Antigone is a very interesting play that was enjoyable to read. This play is somewhat long, but reads quickly as the characters in the play are interesting to learn about and understand. I liked how Antigone is a strong female heroine with a sense of righteousness and courage, especially when it was set and written in a time when male heroes were more common. The exposition of this play, that is spoken through the chorus right after Ismene and Antigone first dialogue at the beginning of the play
In the play Antigone, if they were to eliminate Ismene from the story, the effect it would cause on the play would drastically change the entire story. For in the play, at the beginning, Antigone and Ismene were talking of how Antigone wants revenge for the death of their brothers. While, Ismene is expressing sorrow she is pleading that Antigone doesn’t do something so drastic. As said in the story by Ismene “I, for one, I'll beg the dead to forgive me— I'm forced, I have no choice—I must obey
Throughout the character of Antigone, women finally get to present real life viewpoints about their character.The feminist movement has strongly been sought equality between sexes of females and males. At certain times of the play of Antigone, there are many points that an individual must analyze when considering themes. There are many distinct actions going on at once and they all blend together to form a strong story. Some of the main topics that are discussed in the play are pleasure, the struggles
Finnis’ is renowned for his ‘seven basic goods’, making reference to the question of ‘how is your life going’, an approximation of human flourishing. Furthermore, for a deeper analysis, nine methodological requirements of practical reasonableness, utilised to determine sound decision making, shall conclude the analysis. These two lists combined are said to create unchallengeable and universal principals of natural law. Finnis’ basic notions in regards to natural law are deemed best evident when
Justification of Creon in Antigone by Sophocles Antigone is a tragic play written by Sophocles in about 441b.c. The play is a continuation of the curse put upon the household of Oedipus Rex. Sophocles actually wrote this play before he wrote Oedipus, but it follows Oedipus in chronological order. The story of Antigone begins after the departure of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, into self-exile. Oedipus’ two sons, Eteocles and Polyneices, were left to rule over Thebes. An argument over rights
producing many plays. It is said that the original Greek playwright, Homer, is cause for Sophocles inspiration; he was a “pupil of Homer” (The Oedipus Trilogy). Not
In Sophocles’ Antigone, gender roles is a major theme throughout the play. The play was written during the ancient Greece era, around 442 B.C. As stated in “Roles of Men and Women in Ancient Greece”, during these days, men were dominant and held all the power, so women were automatically treated as less. Antigone and Creon portray the conflicting sides between male and female, and Ismene and Haemon foils into Antigone and Creon’s actions. Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon each show differences
Antigone and Aristotle’s definition of tragedy The beauty of tragedy is its ability to capture the audience and evoke a particular emotion in it. Tragedy, as Aristotle defines it, “accomplish[es] by means of pity and fear the cleansing [katharsis] of these states of feeling” (Poetics 1449b 27-28). Aristotle claims that tragedy offers some certain value for the audience – a social and psychological value – through the empathy it sets in place for the audience. Sophocles’ tragic play, Antigone, is
Analysis and Comparison of Ophelia and Antigone Analysis of Antigone Antigone 's story begins in the middle of things as the audience is expected to be aware of her background. Antigone firmly believed that she and her sister were the final victims of a curse that was placed upon their family long ago. The rest of her family members had already paid the price of the evil, and it was, therefore, their destiny to die as well. As a result of the curse, Antigone, and her sister Ismene are destined to