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Proper Burial City State
924 wordsIn Ancient Greece, after 800 bc. , new ideas came to the forefront concerning the governing of society. These ideas led to a more organized leadership and a government whose decisions were primarily based on majority rule. This system took the form of city-states, large self-governing towns. These city-states were founded on principals of "freedom, optimism, secularism, rationalism, [and] the glorification of body and mind." Accompanying these principals was an obligation of fierce loyalty to th...
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Reader Feels Final Decision
717 wordsWhen a play-write creates a tragedy, two of the main aspects that need to be included are feelings of pity and fear on the readers part. In Sophocles Antigone, the presence of fear and pity are very obvious. The people who suffer cause the reader to feel the need to comfort them. It is an example of a very strong tragedy. The main idea or theme behind Antigone, is that one should listen to other peoples opinions or advice and consider it before making any final decision or actions. This theme ca...
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Raging Winter Torrent Ripped Out Roots Tree
1,097 wordsYou " ve seen trees by a raging winter torrent, how many sway with the flood and salvage every twig, but not the stubborn -- they " re ripped out, roots and all. Creon is angered at the disobedience of Antigone. She buried her brother, although she knew of Creon's disapproval and of the cruel punishment, which awaited anyone who broke the law. Still she defied Creon and broke a law that was made publically. Her direct disobedience enrages him not only because she disobeyed but also because she d...
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Tragic Hero First Impression
512 wordsThe characters in the play Antigone all suffer a downfall of some sort. The major characters suffer the most, though. In this short essay, I will document on how the two main characters, Creon and Antigone, both inevitably become tragic heroes. The first example that I observed in Antigone was her self-righteous plight to bury her brother. She believes that what she is doing is right, and that she will do it no matter what the consequences, because he was her brother, her blood. This establishes...
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Burying Her Brother People Of Thebes
809 wordsConflicting Values in Antigone In the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, Creon and Antigone have distinct and conflicting values. Creon's regard for the laws of the city causes him to abandon all other beliefs. He feels that all should obey the laws set forth by him, even if other beliefs, moral or religious, state otherwise. Antigone, on the other hand, holds the beliefs of the gods in high reverence. She feels that the laws of the gods should be obeyed above all others, especially when in respect t...
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Value Judgement Gender Issues Creon
1,058 wordster> Defending Creon: a monarch within his rights to rule In Antigone, especially with the feminist movement now holding the title character, as prototypical downtrodden woman, the king Creon is often vilified. While accepting the fact that Creon has misogynist tendencies, the gender issues can cause the pure argument of validity of actions, to fall by the wayside. So supposing for a moment, that Antigone's rebellion had been undertaken by a male, would Creon's choices have been differ...
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Written Law Vs Unwritten In Antigone
1,065 wordsIn the play Antigone there is quite a difference in opinion to whether Antigone's actions to go against Human Law or in other words Governed Law was justifiable. Is there a line we can cross when it comes to set laws? Antigone sure thought so. Or was Antigone fighting for her rights as a women to do as she pleased, or was she doing what was best for her brother, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to die in the attempt, -if it's a crime, then it's a crime that God commands" (Sophoc...
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Bury Her Brother Tragic Hero
699 wordsTragic Hero What qualities generate a hero? Must heroes possess superhuman abilities? In the Greek era, heroism was much more practical. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must be royal. He / she must be a good, moral person. Yet, every tragic hero must exhibit flaws. His / her flaws must lead to downfall. A hero must be punished or experience suffering. He / she must invoke catharsis into the audience. A tragic hero must recognize his / her wrongs and accept all consequences. Beyond all doub...
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Late King Divine Law
996 wordsThe struggle between right and wrong, the demands between family and that of the government, and the ultimate struggle between divine law and those made by man is the center of Sophocles' Antigone. Through this expression of Greek drama, a sense of what life must have been like in the time of Sophocles comes across. In his world, women are subjugated and supposed to be silent spectators to the world around them as men's search for power leads to incredible acts against both human and divine law....
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Burying Her Brother Bury Her Brother
1,756 wordsIt takes a lot of courage to stand up and defend an action or idea that is forbidden by society. This is what Antigone does in Sophocles's tory Antigone. She clearly disobeys King Creon's order that no person should bury Antigone's brother, Polynices, which is punishable by penalty of death. In this case, though, is Antigone's decision the correct one? Her actions affect many of her other countrymen negatively; they cause problems within the royal family, disagreement among the people and direct...
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Action Of The Play Golden Fleece
1,894 wordsEuripides lived during the Golden Age of Athens, the city where he was born and lived most of his years. Born in 484 BC, his infancy saw the repulsion of the Persian invasion, a military victory that secured Athens' political independence and eventual dominance over the Mediterranean world. His death in 406 came as Athens was surrendering its supremacy as a result of its protracted defeat to Sparta, its main rival, in the Peloponnesian War. Sandwiched between these two wars lies a creative perio...
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Creon As The Tragic Hero In An
612 wordsSophocles' Antigone is, without a doubt, one of the greatest tragedies ever written. There are many questions that somebody could ask about this work, but this one intrigues me the most: Who is the tragic hero? Could it be Antigone? Or could it be Creon? Antigone might be the name of the tragedy, but I believe that Creon is the winning candidate. His role in the plot of this tragedy, his sensible tragic fault, and his dynamic character are the obvious reasons why I chose him as the tragic hero. ...
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Ethics Of Personal Law
1,009 wordsEthics of Personal Law The central conflict of Antigone is focused between Antigone and Creon. This conflict is formally the conflict between the state law represented by Creon and a gods law or being more precise the personal law or human law of Antigone. Antigone recognizes the divine law only and she neglects the state law of Creon. To avoid verbosity in the future analysis the term divine or gods law will be associated with the personal law of Antigone. The conflict of Antigone is a question...
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Goneril And Regan Internal And External
1,911 wordsFamily dynamics and dysfunction considering Antigone, Medea, and King Lear Throughout history novelists and playwrights have to created dysfunctional families. These families lead tragic lives. Within these families, there are both internal and external battles to be dealt. In William Shakespeare's King Lear the author reveals truly dysfunctional families. In King Lear there are two families that display dysfunctions, the Lear family and the Gloucester family. Within the two families, there are ...
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One Point Creon Country
527 wordsJust as it was with Oedipus, Creon is also a victim of his own arrogance. To say he is a victim is somewhat gracious, but he is after all, human. Arrogance being a chief means of suffering throughout these plays, it continued its role in the third episode via Creon. But of course, he doesnt realize the destruction in the making until it is too late. Not only does he lose the respect of his country, but he also loses his wife and his son. Obviously, he int the only victim, but he is the source. T...
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Creon Antigone
842 wordsChanging Views of The Chorus The chorus, a group of common people who follow the actions of the play Antigone, waver in their support of either Antigone or Creon, depending on their actions during a particular part of the story-line. Early in the play it is evident that they are extremely pro-Creon, but a short time later they seem to sway into the direction of Antigone and support her actions. This incongruence about the them, however, was an extremely interesting feature of this Sophocles dram...
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Sense Of Responsibility Play Antigone
799 wordsJudgment Play Human Judgement Play Antigone Judgment Play Human beings by nature judge both themselves and others. Judgment comes through a person s ego telling them that they can have control over a particular situation. This desire for control promulgates a false sense of responsibility in essentially uncontrollable situations. For example, a human feels a responsibility to the dead. Humans build mental and physical shrines for the dead. They mourn the dead with funerals. Most people practice ...
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Death Of Socrates Laws Of The Gods
2,460 wordsWhat Justice Served JUSTICE SERVED What is the relation of the state to the individual? Should obedience be paid to the will of the state, or to the justice with which it conflicts? If loyalty is required, is it conditional; necessary only part of the time? And, given that the state and the individual will inevitably disagree on some issues, who suffers in the end? Through their writings, Plato and Sophocles outline two sides of this issue. In Euthyphro, The Apology, and Crito Plato expresses a ...
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Tragic Downfall Tragic Hero
384 wordsPride that Leads to Tragedy Pride can be a very pernicious quality in a person. This theme is displayed very well by Creon, a character in the book Antigone and also the tragic hero, whose pride led him to a tragic downfall. Sophocles, the author of this Greek drama, encompasses tragedy in most of his plays. As I mentioned before, a bad quality of Creon is his obstinacy. This got in the way of a lot of things, including his family. Creon, the king of Thebes, believed at one point that State come...
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Jersey Prentice Hall Mind And Body
1,879 wordsAccording to the ancient Greeks and Aristotle the hero is a person who possesses superior qualities of mind and body, and who proves his superiority by doing great deeds of valor, strength, or intellect. In Sophocles Oedipus Rex the main character Oedipus possesses these characteristics of a true hero, which in turn lead to his self-destruction. In the beginning of the play Oedipus s great intellect is made known by the chorus who see him as someone who has proven his wisdom, someone who has sin...
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