Antigone Analysis

On the evening of Wednesday October 9th, I attended a performance of The Antigone Project presented by the University of West Georgia Theater Company in the Blackbox at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. Adapted from the play Antigone written by Sophocles in 443 B.C. This production was written by Jameela Smith, Deja Culver, Myles Wright and, Jenna Miller, directed by Amy Cuomo. Bringing Antigone to a more modern time made the play entertaining.

Throughout the play, Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character, whose actions

5. I believe that this play should have been called Creon instead of Antigone, because Creon is last man standing, facing all the tragedy that his fatal flaw caused. As much as Antigone has her own flaws, and causes her own death through her hubris, she doesn’t ever feel as if she had made a mistake. She is proud of the fact that she tried to honor her brother, and disobey Creon’s self-made law. She blames Creon’s cruelty for her death, not her own decisions.

Antigone is a play written by Sophocles. The genre of the play that Sophocles wrote was based on tragedy. It is one of the first plays that use tragedy. In the play a young girl named Antigone, stands up against her uncle Creon who is the king. She stands up for her rights, so that she can give a religious burial to Polynices. She was a girl with a lot of will power. This essay talks about the relationship between Antigone and Creon. This essay would contain paragraphs where there would be comparisons between Antigone and Creon’s Relationship.

Who knew the conflict of two brother’s could cause so much damage? As five deaths resulted in this conflict, at least people that are now dead will be able to lie in peace. Because of Antigone’s strong emotions, braveness, and beliefs, she is a tragic hero.

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.

This play features two characters with the human trait of pride. Pride can bring about great bravery in the case of Antigone and too much of it may lead to ruin as depicted in what happened to Creon. In the play Antigone is a martyr because she

It was interesting how the film made it easier to see that Creon is not truly a bad person. For example in the film Creon gave Antigone several opportunities to save her own life, even thinking about killing his own guards. Creon was just doing the job and accomplishing the responsibilities that come with being king. It is also stressed in the play that Creon does not want to be seen as a liar to his people. In the play Creon says “I’m not about to prove myself a liar, not to my people, no, I’m going to kill her!”

The play Antigone by Sophocles is a play like no other. There are three major themes or ideas which have a very important role in the play. The first major theme is fate, on how the play comes about and the turn of events that come about throughout it. Another main theme or idea is the pride the characters have and their unwillingness they have to change their minds once they are set on something. The last major theme is loyalty and the practical problem of conduct involving which is a higher law between the divine laws and those of the humans. It is an issue of which law is the "right" law, and if Creon and Antigone's acts are justifiable or not. The issues that Antigone and Creon have between them

In Antigone, Creon’s mind is pulled in two opposite directions: His hubris, and, in contrast, his human duty to the gods. His decision to not follow the gods’ decrees and the consequences of that decision are used by Sophocles to remind the audience to stand with the gods.

The rumble that had ensued between Creon and Antigone was a lot like a political discussion between two presidential candidates. Neither one was wrong, but yet people were almost required to decide whose idea was better than the other. This meant that many people would have to think more clearly about whose idea is better because in the case of Antigone, the decision would also affect your life. The problem was that neither one was ready to back down from what they thought was correct. Also, if one was willing to be more open minded than the other, then Antigone wouldn’t have martyred herself for what she believed was right. The play, “Antigone” makes readers realize that when two good ideas collide, there can only be one truly better idea

Although Antigone is considered a tragedy, these tragical actions revolve around love. Antigone is the second of The Three Theban Plays written by Sophocles, all Ancient Greek tragedies. In the city of Thebes, Creon, the ruler of the city, orders that one of Antigone’s brothers, Eteocles, be buried formally, however the other one, Polyneices, left to “rot.” Inside, Antigone knows this is truly unfair and tries to bury Polyneices formally, however, Creon catches her and is extremely upset. Throughout the play, a combination of love and grief control actions, resulting in the characters defying law, defending lovers, and even killing themselves for others.

As individuals we grow, we magnify our knowledge, augment to our experiences, learn from our mistakes, heed the advice of others and mature into someone we can be proud of. As children, we look to others older than us to pave the way for us and educate us about life. Nevertheless, when we reach the state of adulthood, we should be able to give advice and take advice just as easy. As the years go by not only do we age, we get wiser. Being wise means being able to make a sound decision by incorporating experience, knowledge, and good judgment. One cannot be wise and arrogant. This essay explores the tragic downfall of the characters in the play Antigone, by Sophocles as a result of their inability to rely on their wisdom and their determination to remind arrogantly.

Unlike most Greek tragedies, Antigone is not essentially about the opposing powers of good and evil. Instead, the play demonstrates the conflict between one’s duty towards their family and their country and social expectations. “Antigone presents a conflict between family loyalty and loyalty to the state, between demands of the state and the will of the individual” (MacKay, 166). The king

The modernization of the play Antigone would cover a broader range of issues than initially anticipated. As was previously stated, grief, death and burial rights are all themes throughout this adaptation. The concept that one has a right to be buried connects to the Grecian belief that it allows the spirit to continue on