Character of antigone

Antigone is a story that takes place after a war. The story seems to center around two people. One is Creon the brother of the late queen of Thebes. The other is Antigone the daughter Oedipus, the late king of Thebes. Which one is the main character? There are many reasons that can come from one’s reasoning and textual evidence that support which one is the main character. By reading the play one can find evidence that Creon might be the main character. Out of all the characters that speak, Creon

mean by non-existing character? This is the character which does not exist in the play physically but he has much influence in the play as any other character . The character I am talking is God. In the play there are two types of rule, God's rule and rule created by men. Different people in the play believes in different rules. Antigone is shown to believe in the rules of God. Whereas Creone believed that the rules of the human are above the rules of the God. Most of the character in the play does what

Antigone is a major character and a key contributor to the tension throughout the conflict and impacts the play’s conclusion, influencing the audience perspective with her personality and actions. In the beginning of Sophocles’ play, Antigone is perceived as an outcast who is not to be associated with and was rejected among the people in the land of Thebes. Although Antigone exhibits good personality and morals, her past is crucial to the development of the play and impacts her portrayal to the people

that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.” Antigone, written by Sophocles, and A Doll’s House, written by Henrik Ibsen, are two plays about two women who defy the rules of society. In Antigone, an ancient Greek play, the girl breaks the king’s law in favor of the gods’ law by giving her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. In the end, Antigone dies because of her behavior, but not before she shows how strong she is when she stands up to Creon

Tragic Characters from Antigone The story of Antigone begins with the death of Oedipus. His sons Polyneices and Eteocles battled against each other for control of the city Thebes, which resulted in the death of both of them. Creon, brother of Iocasta and uncle of Oedipus, becomes the king. He declared an honorable burial for Eteocles, who fought for Thebes, and no burial for Polyneices since he fought against Thebes. Antigone tells Ismene, her sister of Polyneices’s fate, and that he deserves

Loyalty is a big part of the play Antigone. Rather it's being loyal to King Creon’s rule, staying loyal to God's beliefs, or being loyal to the City of Thebes, each character has the trait of loyalty. Haemon’s final disregard of loyalty by choice of words and actions highlight Creon’s unreasonableness, anger, and disrespect, causing his father Creon to develop as a tragic hero. Haemon’s word choice during his conversations with his father contrast with Creon’s character by ultimately disagreeing with

In the play, Antigone, written by Sophocles, King Creon of Thebes sentences his niece, Antigone, to death for burying her brother, Polyneices, even after the act had been declared a crime. Like father, like son, Creon expected his son, Haemon to follow his decisions and agree with him, wholeheartedly. Haemon, however, did not agree with the death sentence given to his beloved fiancée. The conflicting opinions of father and son reveals not only the theme of pride in the play, but how this pride affected

In the play, “Antigone” there is many different characters with distinct differences. For example, the main character, Antigone is very impulsive and she speaks her mind. Her sister, very opposite from her, is very sensitive and does not stand up for herself. Then you have Creon, who is rude, disrespectful, and selfish. The character I am most like is Ismene, Antigone’s sister. I never speak my mind, and I tend to be a follower. I do not stand up for myself and say what I think is right; instead

Antigone was a Greek tragedy that ended in Antigone’s death along with her brother’s. In the beginning of the of the tragedy we learn of her brother’s death “Creon buried our brother Eteocles with military honors, gave him a soldier’s funeral, and it was right that he should; but Polyneices, they fought as bravely and died as miserably, they say that Creon has sworn No one shall bury him,” (LN 15-20). King Creon’s decision for not giving Polyneices a proper burial is because he was a traitor.

Antigone’s Character The issue focused on how a family through their daughters Antigone and Ismene managed their grief of not being allowed to perform a symbolic (decent) ritual to bury their brother (Polynices). Creon, the king of Thebes established a martial law in which outlines that those who have betrayed the city will not be rendered a decent bury. The central theme is explained and illustrated throughout the play of the Antigone’s believes and unconditional love for her family. Antigone clearly