Polynices

the characters made. One of the most significant themes in Antigone is betrayal. While Creon opted for civic duty, Antigone opted for family loyalty, however this is ironic because Antigone ended up betraying her uncle to be loyal to her brother Polynices; this is the main conflict of the play that helps the author decide Antigone’s fate and the moral of the story, an example of this is in scene 2 “[Antigone] There is no guilt in reverence for the dead” (Sophocles 210). In this example, it is clear

Ismene in Sophocles’ Antigone and Anouilh’s Antigone: a study in loyalty and her usefulness as a character Sophocles’ Antigone is a well-known Greek play, and Anouilh’s Antigone is a modern twentieth-century adaptation of it. Both deal with the aftermath of Antigone’s choice to go bury her brother Polyneices even though the king, Creon, has expressly forbidden the burial of the traitor brother. Antigone and Creon are of course the central characters, but Ismene, Antigone’s sister, is important

in which he made irrational decisions and became paranoid over protecting his crown. In the beginning of the pla,y the town has just lost the next heirs to the throne, brothers Polynices and Eteocles who happened to die by each others hand fighting for full control as king rather than alternating as rulers. However, Polynices is considered the traitor for he gathered an army that fought against his own town thus, Creon ordered that he was not to be buried and not to comply would result in death. The

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

Sophocles After the ridiculous attack of Thebes by Polynices and his partners, the city stands unconquered. Polynices and his sibling Eteocles, on the other hand, are both dead, murdered by one another, as indicated by the condemnation of Oedipus, their dad. Outside the city entryways, Antigone tells Ismene that Creon has requested that Eteocles, who kicked the bucket shielding the city, is to be covered with full respects, while the group of Polynices, the intruder, is left to spoil. Besides, Creon

what they believe is best in their mind. Antigone is guilty in the eyes of the law because she buried her brother, Polynices, a traitor to Thebes, against Creon’s ruling. Creon has banned Polynices’ burial because he fought for power against Thebes and his own brother, Eteocles, who also died in the battle. Eteocles was granted a proper burial for dying in the name of Thebes, but Polynices was not. Antigone is worried about his burial rights because it is her job as a woman in the family to make sure

brother, Polynices, should be left unburied to rot because he fought against his brother and the palace of Thebes. They were feuding because Eteocles and Polynices agreed to take turns to rule Thebes, but Eteocles did not want to give up the throne, so they clashed. Antigone did not agree with Creon’s actions, and tried to bury Polynices. Creon then sentenced Antigone to death, but it led to his son,

play Antigone composed by Sophocles relays the dispute between Antigone and Creon, two tragic heroes, and their opposing philosophies on honor. Antigone’s brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, fell on separate sides of the battlefield. Fighting for Creon’s kingdom, Eteocles is to receive a proper, honorable burial. While Polynices, for the rebels, “ is to be left unburied, left to be eaten by dogs and vultures” (131). Although both authority and family are present, the reader can interpret that to Sophocles

literature, the character Antigone, of Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle, displays fine characteristics of a great female leader in order to stand up against male dominance for her religious, political, and personal beliefs. When the king denies her brother, Polynices, proper burial, Antigone goes against state law by burying him herself in order to protect heavenly decree and maintain justice. In doing this, she steps out of her place as a woman in a male dominated society. In order to characterize Antigone

villain, and Antigone is seen as the beacon of light; however, critics have different perspectives on this topic. Holt defends Creon, and justifies that he has the right to declare the edict of death to whoever goes against his decree of burying Polynices. In defending Creon, Holt says “…in fifth century