Antigone Analysis

Written by the Greek writer Sophocles, the play Antigone continues to touch audiences around the world with themes that are relevant to this day. In the play, Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, and his wife Jocasta, is confronted with conflict as both of her brothers had slain each other after Polynices was exiled from Thebes, then marched back to regain his throne. Creon, the now ruler of Thebes, put forth a declaration stating that only Eteocles was to be buried, while Polynices had been barred from burial as he was considered a traitor. During the play, Antigone fights back and forth on her decision of putting the unwritten law of the gods before the law posted Creon. Two important themes that are showcased throughout the story

   In the Antigone, unlike the Oedipus Tyrannus, paradoxically, the hero who is left in agony at the end of the play is not the title role. Instead King Creon, the newly appointed and tyrannical ruler, is left all alone in his empty palace with his wife's corpse in his hands, having just seen the suicide of his son. However, despite this pitiable fate for the character, his actions and behavior earlier in the play leave the final scene evoking more satisfaction than pity at his torment. The way the martyr Antigone went against the King and the city of Thebes was not entirely honorable or without ulterior motives of fulfilling pious concerns but it is difficult to lose sight of the fact

A tragic play called Antigone; written by Sophocles, who has created a stubborn, hubris, and cursed king; king of Thebes- a man named Creon. He had a son, Haimon, who fell in love, and was engaged to his cousin, Antigone. Antigone was royalty, with characteristics like her father. She was strong-headed, hubris and loyal to her family. Creon’s respect for Antigone vanished, because she buried her brother, Polyneices with pride and love. One of Creon’s law was not to bury Polyneices or even pray for him, and whoever does will be punished. Antigone did not deny her deeds, family or not, Creon, her uncle, still punished her for her crime that she has committed. Creon and Antigone, who are both hubris and stubborn people, who’s plan ended their lives; either in a cruse or a rope around their neck. However the true tragic hero is someone who has

Later on in the play, Creon finds out that the body had been buried, he was furious. Creon orders one of the Guards to find whoever buried the body, or the guard would face death himself. When the Guard finds the culprit, Creon questions her, it was Antigone, and she wasn't denying what she did. Creon and Antigone argue back and forth about her choices, Creon even because in her Ismene, who falsely claims she was part of the disobeyance. Creon decides to spare Ismene and to imprison Antigone in a cave. Tiresias, the blind prophet, warns Creon that the gods side with Antigone. Tiresias spoke that bad things will happen to him for his injustice. At the end of the play, a Messenger comes to tell Creon that Haemon, his son, has killed himself. When the messenger told Creon’s wife, Eurydice, she disappears. A Second Messenger later arrives to tell Creon Eurydice has killed herself. In her last breath, she cursed her

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

Antigone is a Greek tragedy written by the dramatist Sophocles in the early 400s BC, which takes place in the city of Thebes. The play follows the story of a girl named Antigone and her disobedience to the laws of Thebes ruler, Creon. Several centuries following the work of Sophocles, Aristotle published a product of dramatic theory, known as Poetics. In this work, Aristotle discusses the different aspects that make up a true tragedy. According to Poetics, Creon is the character whose attributes fit him perfectly into the mold of a tragic figure. Creon believes he is doing good, but his fatal flaw leads him to his demise. In addition, the character of Creon exhibits more pathos, or pity than the character of Antigone. Because Antigone doesn’t experience all of Aristotle’s three vital pieces of tragedy, while Creon does, this just proves that she cannot be the tragic figure of this story.

Even after she has performed this deed, Antigone’s personality remains the same. She does not show any change whatsoever when she was punished. Until the end of her life, the readers have no clue on what she

The character of Antigone in Sophocles’ play, Antigone, is one of the most controversial tragic characters in classic literature. The war in her city has torn her family apart, caused the death of both her brothers, and created a reason for her to fight against the King, her uncle. Her uncle, Creon, makes a ruling that her brother, Polynices, is not to be buried because he is a traitor, but according to her religion, her brother’s soul will not go to the afterlife until he is buried. In defense of her brother, she buries his body illegally and is subsequently sentenced to death. With her complex patterns of thought, bold actions, and the end she encounters, the character of Antigone causes debate among critics as to

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.

Antigone is a tragic story of love, death, betrayal, and heartbreak. The tragic hero of the story is Creon, the king of Thebes. Creon was 5th in line for the throne and thought that he´d never make it there. His brother, King Laius, was killed by his son, Oedipus, and Oedipus married his mother and became king. When he found out who he was married to he gouged out his eyeballs and went to live with his daughter, leaving his two sons to take the throne. They shared it for a few years but soon grew greedy for the power. This lead them to kill each other in battle and Creon to take throne. He is a tragic hero because of his errors in judgement, bad actions, and excessive pride.

In Sophocles’ play, Antigone the character Antigone contrasts Creon’s values. In the play, Antigone is determined to give her brother, Polyneices, burial rights. On the other hand, Creon, the new king of Thebes, is saying that Polyneices is not to be buried because he tried to kill the king, Etolcles, which is also his brother. Growing up, Antigone and her family had a messed up life. Her father, Oedipus, was left to die.

In this ancient Greek play, Sophocles narrates a conflict between father and son in which the father suffers with dominance and power. When the author Sophocles wrote "Antigone" he included many conflicts. The main conflict arises between Creon and Antigone when Creon refuses to give Antigone's brother Polynices a proper burial because Creon believes he had Thebes attacked. When Creon refuses to grant Antigone's wishes, she takes matters into her own hands and Creon is shocked a woman disobeyed him. Even though the main conflict is what brings the story together, the dispute between Haemon and Creon is what sets off the climax of the play.

This story is marked by tragedy after tragedy; Antigone and Ismene are presented with a father, that dare to killed his father to married his own mother. Two brother that followed the similar example, and consequently killed each other to for throne to have power. We don’t know what age they were when her parents died, but by inference we can argue that they were young. Although, Antigone and Ismene experience some life-hard moments together, their view on certain situation are shaped differently throughout the play. Antigone, see the situation with her brother Polynieces as outrageous offense to her and her family values, especially after being an active member of leadership in the city of Thebes. Antigone, experiences had made her a stronger than other women, she doesn’t fear man, and is

Antigone is a play that was written in ancient Greece by the playwright Sophocles. It is the third play in a trilogy of tragedies about the city-state of Thebes, revolving around Oedipus Rex. Antigone starts the day after a civil war fought between the two sons of Oedipus Rex after his death. The civil war ended in death for both brothers, so their uncle, Creon, assumed the role of King of Thebes. The main conflict of the play begins when Creon gives one brother, Eteocles, a burial with honors, but passes a law forbidding a burial for the other brother, Polyneices with the penalty of death. One of the sisters of Eteocles and Polyneices, Antigone disagrees with this law, and decides to bury Polyneices, resulting in Creon sentencing Antigone to death. A conflict emerges between Antigone and Creon, who appear to be opposites. However, despite Antigone and Creon’s different stances on law, they are ultimately more similar than different because of their shared value of loyalty and their shared characteristic, hubris.

Antigone is a tragedy with the opposition of state laws and religious laws. The main protagonist is King Creon ruler of Thebes, who has recently stepped up to the throne, after his nephews Eteocles and Polyneices had killed each other in a war over the throne. Creon declares, that his nephew, Eteocles shall receive a proper burial for defending Thebes, while Polyneices's body will be left to rot for attacking Thebes. This idea is greatly opposed by Creon's niece Antigone, as it goes against what she believes is morally right, and that Polyneices was a person and deserves to get a proper burial like everyone else. Despite being the antagonist Antigone is the hero of the play. This is because she is doing what she believes is the right thing to do, she claims, "Say that I am mad, and madly let me risk the worst that I can