Persuasive Essay On Antigone

“Make these excuses, I will heap/ The earth over my brother’s body” (63). Although no one would help her, Antigone took a stand against injustice and honored her brother by burying him, even though Creon said this act would be punishable by death if anyone committed this act of insubordination. Especially in the age that Antigone lived in, it was considered foolish to simply go against a man’s orders, let alone the Kings. Not to mention that Antigone was related to the King, making the situation even worse. She committed a supremely precarious action, especially for a woman. Not only does she bravely follow her morals, but she does a great job of justifying them in her arguments. Antigone was a civil disobedient by disobeying

Full of drama and tragedy, Antigone can be used to relate to current conflicts. One such conflict is that between Haemon and his father Creon. Haemon looks up to Creon with honor and pride, but as conflict arises, that relation is disassociated and new feelings grow. The first conversation between them is what initiates the downfall of their bond. While it seems that Creon is the most important person in Haemon’s life, Antigone is in fact the one that has won Haemon over.

Authoritative figures, like parents, counselors, or teachers, are there to teach us from right from wrong and protect us from the possible mistakes one could make through the journey of life. In my journey, I’ve been blessed enough to have family that cares for my well-being and give me a roof over my head, unlike a great portion of society. They have taught me to push and exceed in any event or situation, no matter how “hard” it may seem at the time. They wouldn’t push me to do a certain thing or yell that I wasn’t doing everything I could possible do but all they simply said was, “the more you do now, the less regret you’ll have later in life, but Tara, never push yourself to impress others”. That saying will stay with me forever, because how many people can say they have parents that care but also are very lenient at the same time, I’m sure not very many. I’ve very thankful that I have my family

A tragic hero is a person of nobility with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. This person is fated by the Gods or by some supernatural force to doom and destruction or at least to great suffering. But the tragic hero struggles to a great extent against this fate and this cosmic conflict wins our admiration. I would argue that Antigone is considered the hero in this amazing tragedy written by Sophocles. She has many tragic flaws which lead to her downfall.

Individuals with little power are willing to pursue what they believe in no matter what. People will do what they believe is right even when others think it is wrong. In Antigone by Paul Roche, Antigone is a woman that isn’t very powerful but decides that she must disobey a King’s edict. She is doing this because she believes it is what she must do for her brother. Through her actions, Antigone demonstrates that her understanding of justice is that if you have no power or are controlled by someone more powerful than you, you must still do what you believe is right. She provides a proper burial for her brother even when there was an edict that did not allow it, Antigone takes full responsibility for what she did and does not regret it, and she

Of the tragic figures in Antigone, Creon is the most obviously evil because his motives are self-serving and his fate the worst. As the play begins, we learn that Antigone has defied Creon's royal decree by performing sacred burial rites for her exiled brother, Polyneices. Polyneices has been declared an enemy of the state by Creon. The sentence for anyone attempting to bury him is death by stoning.

Cayden Walters Mrs. Whitlock Lit & Comp 2, Block 3 10 November 2015 Pride connected to Antigone, and hubris disorder Pride has always been an interesting thing to talk about because of all the controversies lately that have dealt with it. Pride is a theme that is a part of the play “Antigone” by Sophocles that refers to one’s overabundance of self-belief and confidence due to their powerful position, usually causing a later downfall. Similar to the pride that Creon had from his powerful ways, the theme of pride from rulers and people of power still exists today through the study of hubris, or politicians’ pride as a medical disorder.

     Antigone, by Sophocles, is a story about the struggle between Antigone, who represents the laws of the gods and Creon, who represents the laws of the state. The play takes place circa 442 B.C. in the city-state of Thebes. The story revolves around the burial of Polyneices. Polyneices led an army against his brother, Etocles, the King of Thebes. They killed each other in battle and the new king, Creon, made a decree that only Etocles was to be buried because Polyneices was his rival. Antigone, sister of Polyneices and Etocles, feels that she needs to bury Polyneices in accordance to Zeus’ law, but this went against Creon’s decree. Also, Antigone has to bury Polyneices without the help of her sister

Antigone was a Greek tragedy with multiple acts and scenes written by Sophocles around 441 b.c. The Game, was a one-act play written by Louise Bryant in 1916. Both plays have strong protagonists and antagonists. They have minimal stage directions allowing freedom and movement. The plays were written in a Dramatic Point-of-View so the audience does not know the internal thoughts or emotions of the characters and instead uses dialogue to characterize the individuals.

Antigone herself represents the highest ideals of human life -- courage and respect for the gods. In the mythical story "Antigone", Antigone first demonstrates feminist logic when she chooses to challenge a powerful male establishment. This establishment is personified by her uncle Creon, who is newly crowned as the King of Thebes, and it is usually challenged by whole city-state. She believed that the law of the gods (to give proper burial rights to every dead body) was more important than the law of the King. Creon became angry that a woman questioned his sovereignty and commanded her to death even though she was the daughter of Jocasta, his sister.

Living in ancient patriarchal Greek society, women were held to strict values and were always subordinate to men. Sophoclean tragedy provides a window into this society, and reflects on the topic of gender inequality; however, the works show a disconnect of relativity between different points of view. While male characters in both Oedipus the King and Antigone presume that their female counterparts are held equally to them, the female characters are much more aware of societal differences that justify their inferiority.

     Antigone is a classic work that never ceases to be analyzed by critics and students around the world. The debate over who is the real tragic hero of Sophocles’ play Antigone is a topic that is heavily discussed. To this day there is still no agreement. Some people believe that Antigone is the real tragic hero of this tragedy, while others believe that the hero is in fact her uncle, Creon. It is logical to say that Antigone is the tragic hero of Antigone more so than Creon because she is a likeable character, extracts pity from the audience, and her plight affects many.

When expressed differently in movie form, Sophocles’ plays Antigone and Oedipus Rex share differences and similarities. Both capture the ancient tragedies each in its own style, with modern and traditional elements. Retold by Jean Anouilh and produced in 1972, the film Antigone tells of the acts of the original Greek play in a modern manner. Inversely, the 1957 film Oedipus Rex clings to the William Butler Yeats adaptation true to the famed ancient play. The two contrast in physical appearance as well as language.

Fear is a very distressing emotion caused by the belief that something dangerous, evil or painful is going to happen. It could be real or imagined fear. Fear is one of the most important human emotions, helping to keep us safe by alerting us to danger. The fear response prepares us to run or withdraw from threatening situations. Everyone has at one point of life experienced fear whether regarding anxiety or tension about something. Fear can occur in different ways such as laziness, cynicism, arrogance, recklessness, apathy, and despair. Fear of failure and looking stupid, fear of denial and disapproval and finally fear of not measuring up or being incompetent. Fear has the mandate to trap us in jobs, careers, relationships and disorient our

A subject of debate in Sophocles’ play Antigone is which character complies with the characteristics of a tragic hero. The qualities that constitute a tragic hero are, in no particular order, having a high social position, not being overly good or bad, isolation, being tenacious in their actions, arousing pity in the audience, a revelatory manifestation, and having a single flaw that brings about their own demise and the demise of others around them. Creon possesses some of these qualities but, does not completely fulfill them all. Antigone does, however, conform to the persona of a tragic hero.