Ancient Greece: Morally Right Or Breaking The Rules

The conflict between allegiance to the ruler and faithfulness to family honor and the gods is a distressing problem for Creon and Antigone. They each express and are committed to extreme opposite views on where loyalties should be placed. Creon’s strict definition of citizenship calls for the ruler to come first, a commitment to the city’s laws that causes him to believe that Polyneices forfeits burial rights because he attacked the city. Antigone, however, is devoted to the gods and family above obedience to the ruler and believes loyalties to both gods and family outweigh loyalty to the city, and so disobeys Creon and buries her brother. It is the responsibility of all citizens to figure out whether Antigone is guilty or not guilty of the

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 to power forces Polynices to leave Thebes. Some time passes and Polynices returns with the army from Argos and attempts to overthrow his brother. The two brothers fight and kill one another and the war ends. Creon, the uncle of the two

‘’Antigone is a story about Antigone, a woman who suffers the dead of her parents and brothers. The story focuses on her seeking proper burial for one of her dead brothers who fought against his own city. Creon the king, honors one of the dead brothers for fighting for his city and declares death to any who dares give burial rites to the brother who opposed the city. “As for Polyneices, who perished so miserably, an order has gone

Antigone by Sophocles shows the brave actions of a character who stands by their beliefs and chooses to do what they think is right. In the story Antigone, King Creon declares that Polyneices, Antigone’s brother, will not be buried because of his treacherous acts. Loving her brother, respecting God’s law, and justice cause Antigone to oppose the king, Creon, and bury her brother Polyneices.

Disobedience of the law leads to punishment if a person is caught. When people do not do as they are told, things tend to turn out differently than if they had been done like they are supposed to. In the play Antigone, by Sophocles, the protagonist Antigone plays a major role in the events that take place when she disobeys and commits her crime against the state. Antigone is to blame for the madness that occurs after burying Polynices because she knowingly defies Creon’s orders and disobeys the law of the land.

Around 442 BC in the city of Athens, Greece, Sophocles wrote the greatly admired tragedy, Antigone. Antigone includes many themes such as Freedom, Protection of Personal Dignity, Obedience to Civil Law, Protection of Community/Nation, Loyalty/Obligation to Family, and Observance of Religious Law. Many of the Greek tragedies that have been written include a tragic hero that has his/her tragic flaw. In Antigone there are two main characters; Creon, the tyrant king of Thebes, and Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. One of these main characters must be chosen to be the tragic hero in the story. Creon and Antigone are almost polar opposites when it comes to views of society, but their attitudes are almost identical.

Conflicts that institute in a royal family directly result in a catastrophic incident leading to outcasted characters alone. In the Greek play, Antigone, exhibits a tragic story about a family where a king named Creon believes he’s required to kill his niece, Antigone, for her valiant action. Antigone wanted to honor her brother Polynices so she disobeyed her uncles order, Creon, and buried Polynices. Creon endeavored to make Antigone lie and not tell anyone about the burial for the sake of his son, because Haemon, Creon’s son, is profoundly in love with Antigone. Antigone was reluctant to retain her mouth close and was willing to die than abide by the rule of the government. Antigone contributes to Creon’s development as a tragic hero by having opposing views, developing the theme of regret.

The play Antigone by Sophocles is about a girl named Antigone who tries to bury her brother after he had passed away. However the ruler of the kingdom, Creon, is stopping her from doing so. Antigone disobeys Creon by going against Creon and burying her brother. She also said to Creon that she doesn't have to listen to his rules and must do what is right. Creon didn't like that and threw her in a chamber. In the chambers Antigone ends up hanging herself. Because of this Creon’s son, Haimon, tries to kill him for killing Antigone but Haimon ends up stabbing himself by accident and dies. Creon’s wife was devastated by her son’s death and also killed herself. With no one left Creon realizes he had made a huge mistake by killing

In the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, king Creon created a law that denied proper burial rites to anyone who invaded or betrayed the city of Thebes. Antigone defied this law by burying her brother, Polynices, after he was harshly accused of being a traitor. Both Creon and Antigone showed an unbending passion toward their perception of justice, unwilling to accept that honoring the law and honoring the individual conscience were both justified in different ways. The stubbornness that they shared lead them both to meet their downfalls, which conveyed the idea that being too proud to accept guidance from others ultimately leads to dire consequences.

As a sequel to Oedipus Rex, Sophocles writes the greek tragedy of Antigone following the ruling family of Thebes and its new ruler, Creon. Due to the battle over the throne of Thebes, both sons of Oedipus victoriously die, leaving their uncle Creon to take the throne. As the new ruler, Creon establishes his first law to not bury the body of the traitor, his nephew Polyneices and condemns death as a punishment to anyone who tries to bury him. Tension and conflict rises as his niece Antigone rightfully buries her brother against his law, leading for Creon to be put to the test: will he pardon his niece who is rightfully serving the gods or keep his power and authority by sticking to his law? Antigone by Sophocles is a story about family, power

Identifying the tragic hero in Sophocles’ Antigone has been an ongoing controversy for years. It is out of the ordinary for there to be two tragic heroes in a Greek tragedy and in Antigone there is only one. Creon possesses some of the traits that confirms a tragic hero but he does not have all the paramount traits. The tragic hero in Antigone is indeed Antigone, she embraces all the attitudes of a true tragic hero. Aristotle describes the traits each character must have to be identified as a tragic hero.

Greek drama was written in such a way that the characters are the pivotal aspect of the play. The main characters in Sophocles’ epic play, Antigone, are both very strong personalities, which naturally leads to conflict. Antigone and King Creon both have very intense beliefs and roles in this play that oppose each other, and although there is a family tie, will lead to an imminent tragedy. Antigone is a young women who believes in the loyalty of her family and fears no one and nothing. She is willing to give up her bright future and her life and disobey the edict of her uncle and bury her deceased brother. Antigone displays her heroic characteristics through her fearlessness, loyalty, perseverance, and is therefore the tragic heroine of

“Antigone” is a well-known Greek tragedy from tragedian, Sophocles. “Antigone” is about a young woman named Antigone who ignored King Creon’s decree by giving her brother, Polyneices, a proper burial and is subjected to death. Antigone goes forth in obeying divine law and not human law. This action upsets her sister, Ismene, and leads her to facing the consequences of death. “The Last Days of Socrates” is about Socrates awaiting his upcoming execution because he is being accused of corrupting the youth of Athens. While Socrates awaits his execution, he receives a visit from his old friend Crito. Crito wants to help Socrates get out of prison. Sophocles and Plato both presents dynamic between these characters where one set of characters inquires and examines and one set of characters act selfishly, does not inquire, and sticks with the status quo within their society.

Antigone is a complex, yet debatable play, written by Sophocles somewhere around 442 BC. Chronologically, it is the third of the three Theban plays, but was the first to be written. In addition, Antigone was also one of the most famous tragedies ever to be written. The setting of the play is set in front of the Palace, Thebes, and Ancient Greece. Though most Greek playwrights were from Athens, their plays are hardly ever set there. It begins with the death of two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, leading opposite sides in Thebes ’civil war. They are both killed in battle fighting for the ruling throne. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, declares that Eteocles is the one to be honored and Polyneices disgraced by improper burial. The punishment is that Polyneices’ body will not be buried by holy rites, and instead, it will be left unburied. Antigone and Ismene, the sisters of the brothers, are also descendants of the cursed Oedipus. Antigone is the result of the accidentally marriage between King Oedipus and his mother Jocasta. In Sophocles’ tragic play, Antigone, it was the conflict with morality and self-reassurance that drove the story along and it was the unpredictable actions of Antigone that left audiences with a feeling of confusion, yet acceptance. However, there is still much disagreement among literary critics interpreting what is the main central conflict of Antigone. Some

The Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles (tr. Robert Fagles) follows the result of a war on Thebes. Antigone’s two brothers (Polyneices and Eteocles) fought against each other in a civil war for control of Thebes. After both brothers were killed in the war, Creon becomes king, and orders that Polyneices, the brother on the opposing side, not receive a proper burial. This decree leads Antigone to ignore Creon in order to give Polyneices the burial the Gods require. Antigone is convicted, and condemned to be buried alive in a cave, but the result harms Creon. People often follow passion rather than requirement, as exemplified by Creon and Antigone; however, this often ends with disastrous consequences.