Core Values In Antigone By Sophocles

large or small, internal or external. In the ancient Greek set play, Antigone, the author Sophocles challenges his characters to choose between family or authority. The author Sophocles illustrates the two concepts of family versus authority, while proving family ties to be more important through the main character Antigone, the heroine of the story, as a symbol for family. Creon, the antagonist, represents authority. Sophocles writes the play out to uphold a theme of an authoritative king who only

The play Antigone by Sophocles provides multiple themes to the reader. One of which is Individual vs State as Antigone goes against Creon 's rule. This act of defiance is due to the feeling by an individual that what they believe is correct over that of a states law. This theme when applied to modern times can be interpreted as government vs personal freedoms. A person will always act on the values that they have and on those values souly, even when that is against the laws set in place. This idea

large or small, internal or external. In the ancient Greek set play, Antigone, the author Sophocles challenges his characters to choose between family or authority. The author Sophocles illustrates the two concepts of family versus authority, while proving family ties to be more important through the main character Antigone, the heroine of the story, as a symbol for family. While Creon the antagonist represents authority. Sophocles writes the play out to uphold a theme of an authoritative king who

behaviors within novels and pieces of literature help the authors capture the audience’s attention by creating tension and a sense of suspense. Novels and plays both portray the same ideas through this creation of suspense. Antigone, an ancient Greek play written by Greek tragedian Sophocles and the famous dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood are both forms of literature that use tension and suspense in this context. Their messages of oppression of communities captivate and engage the

Seamus Heaney’s adaptation of Sophocles Antigone takes inspiration from the foreign policies of George Bush’s administration, (McElroy. S, 2007 NYT). This is most notably seen through the character Creon and how he dictates to the people. Sophocles version of Antigone was written at a time shortly before Sophocles became one of ten generals that led a military expedition against Samos. I am going to be looking at the scene in which Creon and Haemon argue over Antigone and ultimately part on bad terms

individual has the power to neglect the law due to personal interest, the society will deteriorate into chaos. Although Sophocles’ Antigone and Plato’s Crito do not exhibit a shared interpretation of when it is justified to disobey the state, considering both pieces will strengthen an understanding of when it is appropriate to practice a degree of law breaking. In Sophocles’ Antigone, the sister of a fallen “traitor” wishes to perform the proper burial, which has been outlawed by the autocratic ruler

Antigone takes place just after a war between Antigone’s two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices. Eteocles fought on the side of Thebes whereas Polynices resembled an invader. Afterwards, Eteocles is buried and seen as honorable. However, Polynices is denied a proper burial because he is considered a traitor to Thebes. In this play, Sophocles uses Antigone and Creon as foils by characterizing Antigone as a martyr and Creon as a tyrant to urge the reader to realize that one’s own morals are more significant

behaviors within novels and pieces of literature help the authors capture the audience’s attention by creating tension and a sense of suspense. Novels and plays both portray the same ideas through this creation of suspense. Antigone, an ancient Greek play written by Greek tragedian Sophocles and the famous dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood are both forms of literature that use tension and suspense in this context. Their messages of oppression of communities captivate and engage the

than, Antigone, the protagonist, of the early 500 B.C.E Greek tragedy Antigone. This play was written by Sophocles. Throughout this play, Antigone shows core values of loyalty to her family, loyalty to the gods, and commitment to ownership. And it seems that these core values have an affect on the choices she makes. Throughout this play Antigone's core values are often influencing her choices. One of her predominant core values is to have loyalty to her family. In the play when Antigone is faced

nothing.” In the play Antigone, the main character Antigone has a strong belief in her core values. The belief in her core values was so strong that it even caused her death. The play Antigone takes place and was written in 500 B.C.E. It is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. Antigone also has flaws like she is very stubborn and to loyal. Loyalty is a good virtue but too much can be a flaw. Antigone has many core values, but some of them outshine the others. One of her core values is that she has a