What Is The Moral Of Antigone

Antigone is a play written by Sophocles and is about a young girl named Antigone who struggles with written laws of her city, Thebes. Her uncle is King Creon and sentences her to death because she decided to bury her brother, Polynices, after it was declared that he deserved no burial. Antigone's sister, Ismene, was too afraid to go along with her. Antigone's fiancé, (who is also

In Antigone, Antigone and her sister Ismene return to Thebes in an attempt to reconcile their brothers—Eteocles, who was defending the city and his crown, and Polyneices, who was attacking Thebes. However, both brothers were killed, and their uncle Creon became the king. He forbade burial is the corpse of Polyneices, declaring him a traitor. Antigone, moved by love for her brother and convinced that the command went against the law of the gods, she buried Polyneices secretly. Antigone lines 72-74 “And if I have to die for this pure crime,/ I am content, for I shall rest beside him;/ His love will answer mine”. It was Antigone’s fate to die after burying her brother. It also was her fate to be Oedipus’ daughter/sister.

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

The play “Antigone” by Sophocles present different aspects of conflicts such as … Social vs. moral laws in the ancient cultures. The ability to follow the desired moral law brings various results and different reactions from the society. Going against the law of Creon in the play brings consequences such as being branded the name the “traitor” and facing punishment by the state. Similarly, in today’s world going against the law leads to serious effects and punishment by the state law. A good example is the imprisonment of a couple in Florida for helping the homeless. Despite the state law however, I believe that moral law should not be neglected especially if it serves humanity and only brings economic and social benefits to a country.

Antigone is too prideful and does not obey the law that King Creon has made for Theban citizens: that no one can bury Polyneices' body, since he had caused the deaths of many Thebans. Ignoring the rules set by the the king, Antigone decides to bury her brother as she sees it is her duty to her family, and to the gods. Due to her action which was a direct result of her pride, Antigone is later condemned to death. Similar to the example of the pride of Oedipus’ sons, Antigone’s pride led her to disobey her king, even knowing it would cause her death. Despairing of her fate of death, Antigone instead commits suicide by hanging.

The story Antigone, written by a very well know Ancient Greece tragedy playwright by the name of Sophocles, follows Oedipus’s daughter Antigone as she makes the choice to bury her brother, Polynices. After the death of Oedipus and his sons, Polynices and Eteocles, Creon is crowned the new ruler of Thebes. However, before Creon had been crowned and made the new ruler of Thebes, the brothers had encountered war and conflict. Both had been slain on the battlefield, with Polynices left to the dogs because he was seen as a traitor to Thebes and its people. Despite the law that Creon had put down preventing Polynices from being buried, Antigone makes the choice to go against it. Fate will now play off of the actions of her free will and the decisions

Antigone is having difficulty in her life. First, her own sister wouldn’t even help her bury their brother because she was too scared of what society thought and the laws. Antigone has been caught trying to bury her brother. Even though Ismene has nothing to with the burial, she tries to cover up for Antigone. Surprisingly, Antigone would rather get the blame than her sister who did nothing. Antigone is proud of what she did, she stood up for what she believes in and honored her brother. Oedipus deals with his conscience in a huge decision in Antigone. The oracle tells Lauis, Oedipus father that if he has a son, his son will kill him. Lauis is murdered and Oedipus searched to find who had killed his father, but he discovered that he was responsible. Oedipus chooses to marry his mother and kill his

The theory of right and wrong characteristics or good and bad behaviors is concerned with morality; its role can shape an individual’s personality which can affect his or her call of action. It is only natural that we should have some sort of sense of duty and physical forces from our experiences that make us have moral laws. It’s an aspect of humanity which helps them generate rational decisions and it also serves as guidance for mere goodness. Our existence defines who we are as an individual because of our values that aid us see past our wrongdoing and improve our future. Sophocles’ story of “Antigone,” Antigone’s character portrays a strong individual who is loyal and values her family more than the society.

Antigone is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, written around 442 B. C. The story happens when Polyneices and Eteocles, two brothers of Antigone have been killed in battle after they fight each other for the throne of Thebes after Eteocles had refused to give up the crown to his brother. Creon then resumes power and declared that Eteocles will have a proper burial with the formal rites. However, Polyneices' body will be left unburied on the battlefield for the dogs and vultures to eat, as a punishment for him. Creon declared that anyone who is burried Polyneices will be punished by death.

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.

The universal idea or theme of this story i decided focus on was the theme of morality that is seen throughout the play. There also a use of a few rhetorical devices like symbolism, imagery and irony that add to the overall theme.

Antigone is a complex, yet debatable play, written by Sophocles somewhere around 442 BC. Chronologically, it is the third of the three Theban plays, but was the first to be written. In addition, Antigone was also one of the most famous tragedies ever to be written. The setting of the play is set in front of the Palace, Thebes, and Ancient Greece. Though most Greek playwrights were from Athens, their plays are hardly ever set there. It begins with the death of two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, leading opposite sides in Thebes ’civil war. They are both killed in battle fighting for the ruling throne. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, declares that Eteocles is the one to be honored and Polyneices disgraced by improper burial. The punishment is that Polyneices’ body will not be buried by holy rites, and instead, it will be left unburied. Antigone and Ismene, the sisters of the brothers, are also descendants of the cursed Oedipus. Antigone is the result of the accidentally marriage between King Oedipus and his mother Jocasta. In Sophocles’ tragic play, Antigone, it was the conflict with morality and self-reassurance that drove the story along and it was the unpredictable actions of Antigone that left audiences with a feeling of confusion, yet acceptance. However, there is still much disagreement among literary critics interpreting what is the main central conflict of Antigone. Some

Antigone, is part of Sophocles trilogies it begins right after the fall of the house of Oedipus. The plot of the story takes off after the consequences of Theban civil war. Eteocles and Polyneices, Antigone’s brothers both died during their battle against each other to claim the throne of Thebes. However, Creon who is Oedipus’s brother in law got claimed to be the king. Following the brothers deaths, Eteocles, under Creon’s orders had a proper funeral since he died defending the city where as Polynices’s body was left to rot. Who ever tried to burry Polynices body will be sentenced to death by Creon. Antigone refuses to have her brother’s body rot without a proper funeral so she went off alone and buried her brothers body. When Creon

Antigone is the last of the three Theban Plays, written by Sophocles. Antigone and Ismene, Oedipus’s daughters, discuss a disaster that has just developed. Their brothers Eteocles and Polynices have been killed during a battle for control over Thebes. Creon is now the cities ruler, and he has ordered that Polynices not be given a proper burial because he brought a foreign army to Thebes. Creon placed sentries over his body and threatens to kill anyone who tries to properly bury him. Antigone, in spite of Creon’s new ruling gives her brother a proper burial. A nervous sentry approaches Creon and tells him that while the sentries slept, someone gave Polynices a proper burial. Creon believes that the sentry was bribed into performing the burial

Antigone, daughter and sister of Oedipus, believes to live a fated life. When her brother Polyneices is denied a burial by the King of Thebes, Creon, Antigone gets in trouble for following the laws of the gods. Her choices get her sent away and eventually lead to her death. In Sophocles play, Antigone, the characters show clashes between divine law and civil law, with the divine law having a bigger impact in the play.