Family Neglect In Antigone, Julius Caesar, By Jon Krakauer

Although Antigone shows equality for women and rights, each character in the play has different views and believes. As a tragic hero of the play, Antigone has a tragic flaw and is very brave, as she defies Creon’s law and buries her brother, despite the fact she knows she will have to face consequences. Ismene and Creon on the other hand, do not appreciate

Being that Antigone is the protagonist, her character is important in the play. She made the decision to bury her brother knowing that it was against Creon’s law. Ismene refused to help Antigone, which left her angry, yet still determined to bury her brother. She knew that burying her brother could lead to her own death, but she continued to show courage, strength, and determination throughout her role. In the beginning, Antigone says, “Dear god, shout it from the rooftops. I’ll hate you all the more for silence/ tell the world!”(17,100-101). This was said to Ismene, when they were discussing burial plans and Ismene was telling Antigone that she was against the plan. Antigone’s dialogue shows that she is not worried about being punished or worried about who knows what she has done. It is clear that Antigone is sincere about honoring the gods, her actions show that she feels that she is pleasing the gods and that is all that matters to her. “These laws/ I was not about to break them, not out of fear of some man’s wounded pride, and face the retribution of the gods.”(30, 509-511). This demonstrates how she feels about man’s law vs. divine law. In the plot, there was not one time where Antigone denied

In Antigone written by Sophocles and translated by David R. Slavitt, Antigone decides to risk her own life to be able to bury her brother in a respectful way in which she thinks is right. Antigone had an enthusiastic determination about it, approached it without regret, and also choose her destiny and her sisters. Her father’s fate was a big affect on if she was going to precede with burying her brother or to no give him the respect like the rest of the surrounding community. Even though Antigone risked her whole life and her entire future she made the right decision by burying her brother and sticking to her own judgment.

Imagine knowing that both your brothers have lost their lives due to foolish decisions. The man who comes to power in place of them decides that only one of them is worthy of a proper burial. One of them is glorified and the other is left to be eaten by animals as he is thought to be a traitor. Being one of the last in your line you decide to take it upon yourself to respect the laws of the gods and honor your brother. In Antigone, a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles , Antigone faces the consequences of defying mans law in order to follow the laws of the gods.

This shows that she deserve to die and she is going for what she believes in, which shows massive courage and lionhearted Antigone. Broken Hearted Ismene Throughout the Antigone, I believe that Ismene was the least courageous

In addition to emphasizing that Ismene disagrees with the idea to sacrifice yourself for your family especially when a higher power contradicts the acts, you wish to do. Ultimately, Antigone is trying to create fear of regret for not stepping in for her own family no matter the circumstances that believe

Antigone let her emotions get in the way instead of thinking first before doing. She was stubborn, carefree and incredibly irrational, her actions proved it. When caught for burying Polynices, she did not hesitate do say she was guilty, but instead took the blame right then and there knowing what the outcome of her actions were going to be. No law nor king was going to change or regret her decision of burying her brother. Antigone was not as mature as Ismene.

If she was not so fearful of him then Ismene could have helped Antigone bury Polyneices better and possibly save Antigone's life. In addition to the emotions that caused negativity was love. Love causes the incarceration and death of Antigone. All of these emotions listed in some way had a negative effect in the play.

Antigone’s desire to follow her own beliefs demonstrates her courageous actions. Ismene exhibits emotional distress when she reminds her sister the consequences of her actions. Ismene feels unnerved with the idea of breaking the law. Ismene acknowledges her sister’s goal, questioning “why rush to extremes?/It’s madness, madness” (81-82). Ismene demands Antigone to pause and make a more rational decision.

Throughout life you always have your family to share the smiles, the tantrums, the unseen moments, and tears. As we make it through to adulthood, we all secure those special bonds that we have with our family, but obeying the law has been embedded into our minds since a young age so which is more important? The book, Antigone is a greek-mythology tragedy play written by Sophocles about a curse put onto a man named Oedipus where he is destined to kill his father, marry his mother, and bring unfortunates to his city. Antigone, the main character is the result of an incest marriage between Oedipus and his mother Jocasta, the play begins with Antigone attempting to convince her sister to bury her brother, Polyneices’ body, going

By following the rules, it sometimes leads to more consequences. Sophocles’ grim and tragic drama, Antigone, teaches the reader to stand up for what they believe in no matter the cost. When Antigone’s brother, Polyneices, was killed she was angered when they wouldn’t bury him. In Antigone it shows how she becomes rebellious throughout the play.

Ismene, the vigorous girl of the family, does as told and follows the laws. When she finds out that Antigone is disobeying Creon, she becomes perturbed. Ismene says she cannot act against the law and that the consequences of acting against the laws put fears in her. Ismene being righteous interferes with her decision of whether to help her sister or not. Eventually Ismene recants and wants to help Antigone with the illegal burial of their brother Polyneices, unfortunately Antigone rejects. Ismene recanting angers her sister; She feels that Ismene should of chose her in the first place and now the option of helping no longer exists. Without the help of Ismene, Antigone obtains entanglement by the guard for the strenuous entombment of her brother

Antigone is a strong willed woman who questions authority in a time when women were expected to be civil and obedient. Ismene is the image of a perfect girl who is beautiful, obedient, and timid, while Antigone is confident and refuses to conform to the stereotypical woman who is servant to men. “Will you lift up his body with these bare hands / and lower it with me? Antigone questions her dutiful sister (52-53). Ismene is uneasy about break the law and questions, “What? You’d bury him / when a law forbids

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

Not only is Antigone courageous and highly motivated by her morals by standing up for her political and religious beliefs, she also protects her personal ones when she buries her brother. Antigone places family above her own life, and she refuses to let a man stand in her way of maintaining her ideals. She buries Polynices out of her own loyalty to her brother even after her sister, Ismene, refuses. Antigone is cruel to her for not taking part in illegally burying their brother. Instead of being caring and considerate, she becomes irate and at the end of their conversation says, "Go away Ismene: I shall be hating you soon, and the dead will too, for your hateful words," Antigone's flaw was her headstrong behavior and her stubbornness, which ultimately brought about her downfall and the downfall of those around her. Her persistence of course, is what forces Antigone to rashly take matters in to her own hands. Creon then decides to take Antigone's life "Away with her at once, and close her up in her rock-vaulted tomb. Leave her and let her die". To everyone's surprise Antigone does not run from her death sentence suggesting a great trait of braveness, which the chorus recognizes before her exodus from life. The notion that a person has no say in the affairs of their loved ones and the fact that those laws were defied deserves