Antigone Chorus Essay

Antigone: Juxtaposition of Written Play vs Movie After reading the written play, Antigone, as well as watching it, there were some distinct divergences in how I viewed the overall characters, setting, and costumes from paper to on-screen. While reading the written play, I often imagined the characters being in many different settings, depending on the scene. For example, Antigone and Ismene’s first scene was a very intense and secretive conversation between them concerning the proper burial for

     Haimon has a certain tendency to be overlooked in Sophocles’ Antigone. At first he appears to be a minor character, an accessory to the overt conflict occurring between Kreon and Antigone. We see Haimon supporting his father, but soon thereafter in conflict with him. Haimon expresses disregard for the life of his cold bride to be, yet is defined as being driven by lust. Several questions come up: who does Haimon really support, what drives his actions, and what is his

longer. One example of a classic feminist could be Antigone, a fictional woman written of by Sophocles in the fifth century before Christ. In some ways, Antigone even shows

downfall of the characters in the play Antigone, by Sophocles as a result of their inability to rely on their wisdom and their determination to remind arrogantly. The chorus, at the end of the play, narrates a famous quote, “wisdom is supreme for a blessed life, and reverence for the gods must never cease. Great words, sprung from arrogance, are punished by great blows. So, it is one learns in old age to be wise.” (Sophocles, 1348-1353) The chorus in Antigone is a representation of the people of Thebes

A: Setting: The setting of Antigone is the mythical past of ancient Greece. It is taken place in Thebes near Athens. The story itself though is written around 441 B.C. What’s so important about this setting is it was the first of its kind to be set in Athens due to them not being able to have their plays set in Athens. The front of the palace of Thebes is a great place for majority of the play to be taken place due to the irony that both Antigone’s mother and brother both had fatal incidents here

which all contain a deluge of sentiments that permeate global society and culture. Riddled with disparate interpretations and theories, Antigone sparks acrimonious debate regarding a plethora of its details, such as characterization, theme, and undertone. Antigone, written by the Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, recounts the events of Oedipus’ daughter, Antigone, following her brothers’ deaths. Sophocles manipulates Antigone’s character to model the loyal, dutiful individual the Greeks idolized

Antigone Enter ANTIGONE and Ismene from the palace. ANTIGONE: Ismene, my dear sister through common blood, do you know of any evil from Oedipus Zeus will not perform on us who still live? For I have seen nothing—nothing painful, nothing mad or shameful or dishonorable—(5) that is not among your or my sorrows. And now what do they say? The general has just put an edict over the whole city. Have you heard it? Or have you avoided learning how our friends suffer the fate of foes?(10)

Antigone; The Tragic Hero      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

in the Chorus, an element of ancient drama which a modern dramatist finds very difficult to use. Anouilh has not made this attempt, and has kept only one actor whom he still calls the Chorus. This actor in a kind of prologue introduces the characters to us and gives a few facts necessary for the understanding of the plot; at one stage he explains the author's views on the nature of tragedy. He also speaks a few times to Creon in the course of the drama. Thus, in Anouilh's play the chorus serves as

that’s why their children are there to influence them towards making good decisions. This idea is reflected in the story, Antigone by Sophocles, Haemon recognize his father’s position in this argument, but rather joining him, he disagrees with his point of view and tries to persuade Creon to be reasonable, listen to the chorus, and most importantly to show mercy upon Antigone. While both Haemon and Creon make their stands clear in their disagreement, Haemon’s argument