Antigone

” Mariah Carey talks about darkness overcoming a person but tells them that they just have to remember they aren’t alone. In Antigone, Creon summons Antigone and Ismene to his palace so that he can send them to their death. Although Ismene is innocent, she was not going to let Antigone go through it alone and was going to die along with her. Ismene stayed loyal to Antigone until death literally made them part, which gave me my next song, “Loyalty.” In this song, Kendrick Lamar repeats the word loyalty

The play Antigone was written by the playwright Sophocles in 441 BC, and centers around the titular character Antigone in the ancient city of Thebes. The play focuses on the story of Antigone’s burial of her traitorous brother Polynices and the consequences that follow. In burying her brother Antigone defies the law of her uncle Creon. However, by not burying a dead body Creon’s order defies the will of the Gods, as a soul could not travel to the underworld to be judged without a proper burial. In

Antigone Essay In any story or piece of literature, there will always be the main characters to fill the pages with incessant adventure. The characters whose names appear on almost every page and the characters whose actions the story revolves around. However, a story will also always have its minor characters. These are the characters that contribute heavily to the plot, yet aren't mentioned quite as often and are underestimated regarding their importance in the story. In the Greek masterpiece

chose to study more into Antigone. I compared her female character to Katniss. Katniss is a female hero in the Hunger Games. This sparked my interest because media does not always portray female character as heroes. I looked more into this by searching for an article about female heroes. It was a challenging topic to find more research about this subject. It was even harder to find a critic of Antigone that talked about her female character. I realized that after reading Antigone her character was very

2nd Conflict: Male vs. Female Through the characters of Antigone and their various interactions, the conflict between male vs. female illustrated that females were seen as weaker and ignorant while males were capable in handling major decisions and being in positions of power. “For they are but women, and even brave men run when they see Death coming” (214). This reveals that Creon does not believe in the capability of Antigone and her sister. Because they are women, he believes that despite

The Sympathy of a Spartan Woman If Spartan women were in the audience while the Antigone was being performed, they would sympathize with Creon for his profound duty to his state in light of the compassion he felt for his family.  The Antigone is written by Socrates with the intent to display the changing culture of the Hellenistic Era from the strength of the state to the strength of the individual however, this display of individualistic culture is not philosophy held by Spartans. The duty of a

The classical play Antigone, composed by the Greek author Sophocles, contributes to the historic idea that women are inferior to men. Creon, the king of Thebes, bolsters the idea that women are not valued in the society of Ancient Greece, by stating that bending or yielding to a man would be bad, but yielding to a woman such as Antigone would be disgraceful. Sophocles portrays the status quo of women in Ancient Greece through his character Antigone. She shows disobedience in breaking a newly established

Sophocles’ play, Antigone, teaches us that our actions determine our fate and consequences and others’, as well. He specifically focuses on how our pride and stubbornness can cause us to make the wrong decisions. The play focuses around Oedipus’ daughter, Antigone, and her fate. Antigone and her half sister, Ismene, make their way to Thebes to change their brothers’ fates and prevent their deaths. However, she finds her brothers dead and their uncle, Creon, has taken the throne. He prevents one

of actions that inflict harm to yourself. In Antigone by Sophocles, Ismene states, "think how much more than these our own death would be if we should go against Creon and do what he has forbidden!” This quotation means that going against Creon will result in a devastating death. Her sister, Antigone, is willing to die because she feels that this would bring her honor. However, Antigone doesn’t truly understand the value of her own life. Antigone states, "I am not afraid of the danger; if it means

No matter how close brothers and sisters are, siblings will ultimately disagree at one time or another. Just like oil and water, Antigone and Ismene don’t mix. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Ismene acts as a foil to her sister Antigone by highlighting their differing opinions as women in a Greek society. One conflict always brought upon Antigone and Ismene is the power of man versus the power of the Gods. While Ismene believes that she has “no strength to break laws that were meant for the