Antigone Character Analysis

Antigone was a Greek tragedy that ended in Antigone’s death along with her brother’s. In the beginning of the of the tragedy we learn of her brother’s death “Creon buried our brother Eteocles with military honors, gave him a soldier’s funeral, and it was right that he should; but Polyneices, they fought as bravely and died as miserably, they say that Creon has sworn No one shall bury him,” (LN 15-20). King Creon’s decision for not giving Polyneices a proper burial is because he was a traitor. However, that was Antigone’s brother and she felt besides Polyneices actions, he still deserved a burial. Antigone has lost her parents and just has her sister Ismene left so, despite the order handed down by Creon, Antigone feels that it’s still appropriate to give her brother a proper burial.

The opening events of the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, quickly establish the central conflict between Antigone and Creon. Creon has decreed that the traitor Polynices, who tried to burn down the temple of gods in Thebes, must not be given proper burial. Antigone is the only one who will speak against this decree and insists on the sacredness of family and a symbolic burial for her brother. Whereas Antigone sees no validity in a law that disregards the duty family members owe one another, Creon's point of view is exactly opposite. He has no use for anyone who places private ties above the common good, as he proclaims firmly to the Chorus and the audience as he revels in his victory over Polynices. He sees Polynices as an enemy to

The play “Antigone” is a tragedy by Sophocles. One main theme of the play is Religion vs. the state. This theme is seen throughout the play. Antigone is the supporter of religion and following the laws of the gods and the king of Thebes, Creon, is the state. In the play Creon has made it against the law to bury Antigone’s brother, something that goes against the laws of the gods, this is the cause of most conflict in the story. This struggle helps to develop the tragic form by giving the reader parts of the form through different characters.

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

“Zeus did not announce those laws to me. And Justice living with the gods sent no such laws for men,” (508-510) said Antigone with frustration towards Creon about the act of her burying her brother, even though it was against the law. Antigone’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of stubbornness, disrespect, and anger to be highlighted within Creon’s character. Ultimately, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by finding in himself that he is wrong about what should have been done with Polyneices’ corpse and the character interactions advance the plot and/or develop the theme by keeping a conflict between Antigone and Creon about who is right.

In the story, Antigone by Sophocle is a Greek tragedy whose characters misfortunes lead to their final deaths. This play is about a royal family’s cured and King Creon’s selfish ways. Antigone is a young royal lady who fights for her beliefs and defies the king’s ruling by burying her dead brother. In the end, to the king’s dismay, finds that all his loved ones, dead. Creon and Antigone differ from each other by how Antigone is loyal, beliefs, and consideration.

The play “Antigone” by Sophocles, and translated by Paul Roche, is set in Thebes where Antigone’s uncle, Creon takes control of the throne and leads the fall of Antigone’s family. In battle for the throne, both of Antigone’s brothers die, and while Eteocles is given a burial, burial for Polyneices is refused under the assumption that he was a traitor. The tragic hero demonstrates hamartia and hubris which lead to their downfall. Throughout the play Sophocles proves that Creon is the tragic hero which lets his distrustful and stubborn attitude leave him in sorrow.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" by Martin Luther King Jr. So while reading the Greek play of "Antigone" by Sophocles. In every book or play there is always that one character that you feel very connected with. There were many characters in the play that I have connected with, but the one that I thought I connected the most with was Antigone.

In the past empires have crumbled due to tyrants and their pompous self-confidence. Sophocles’ Antigone is set during King Creon’s of Thebes short-lived but revealing rule. In the play, Creon’s niece Antigone upholds a resounding respect for theoi, which contradicts Creon’s interest in social and political order. When Creon announces his decision to ban the burial of traitors, especially Polyneices, he contradicts religious law and his irritates Antigone who intentionally glazes her brother’s corpse with dust. Antigone’s recalcitrance clashes with his inflexible dignity, spurring conflict throughout the play.

In the impressive play, Sophocles Antigone, translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, the character that tends to receive more attention is Antigone the one who was willing to die for her brother. Although most people may see Antigone as the strong one, Ismene is the actual strong character in the play because she is able to stay loyal to her state and leader in spite of her own sister asking her to disobey the law. Antigone may be looked upon as the strong one but there is more to being strong than just fighting. A strong person is also a person that goes against the willingness of doing something because it's the "right thing" to do.

  The dilemma of identifying the true hero, or heroine, of Sophocles’ Antigone has tortured students for years. It is indeed a difficult decision to make. The basis for this decision is what the reader perceives to be Sophocles’ dramatic issue in this play. The dramatic issue of the play is twofold: Antigone is a fanatic who is driven by her religious fever to bury the body of her criminal brother, Polyneices, against the edict of Creon. In the second part, Sophocles shows how the new King Creon’s refusal to change his decision in the face of adversity is admirable, but at the same time his political morals end up destroying his family. His fall from grace is tragic, whereas Antigone's fall is

The characters Creon and Antigone, from Sophocles’ Antigone, act as cautionary figures for the audience as they warn against the intense belief in and dedication to a single perspective, as doing so leads to a certain lack of malleability that is detrimental to maintaining a fully functioning society. The onlookers of this play, the Athenian people, come to naturally notice the benefits of remaining within the middle ground between beliefs such as those that Creon and Antigone stood for. The unfortunate events that follow these characters actions accentuate the need for balance between the two components that influence societal laws; these elements become understood as the heavenly or divine laws of the gods, and the written or state laws

Being compared to a person can be a compliment or a shameful moment. It’s all about how you personally see the being. In Sophocles play, Antigone, I caught myself comparing my personal attributes to Antigone's. I will analyze Antigone and I in these three categories; simple appearance, bold personality, and interesting childhood life that resemble each other in an extraordinary way.

Sophocles brings to life the characters of Antigone and Creon, developing for each, a sense of responsibility and a set of morals, which clash dramatically with the opposite character’s. By pitting these two characters against one another, Sophocles not only successfully contrasts the ethical views of each, but also cleverly exposes the true face of humanity. Antigone is placed as both lead character and heroine of the play, as she holds a domestic, reasoned and more acceptable stance; any audience would name her as heroine. A.E. Haigh, author of ‘An analysis of the play by Sophocles – The Tragic Drama of the Greeks’ clearly states that Antigone lives a more familial motivated lifestyle, saying, “Antigone, however, seems to have been of a more domestic type.”1 Antigone’s resilient, and somewhat egotistical, feeling of responsibility toward family is what drives her to

In the Greek tragedy Antigone, written by playwright Sophocles, a conflict is presented in the aftermath of a rebellion against Thebes, wherein the brothers Polyneices and Eteocles kill each other, as leaders of opposing armies. Creon, their uncle, assumes rule of Thebes, as the only remaining heir of the previous king; then honors Eteocles as a hero, but forbids any burial for Polyneices, calling him a traitor. Antigone defies this, claiming the gods require him to be buried. This essay will argue that Creon was correct to forbid the burial of Polyneices. Both Antigone and Creon have ample justification. The justification, and flaws therein, for Creon’s actions will be discussed, resolving the conflict.