... were older, they would come home late in evening clothes and smoking cigarettes. She must have known they were making her parents unhappy. Staring outward, Antigone recalls how a handsome Polynices once gave her a paper nightclub flower; Creon knows she must have looked to it for courage last night. Polynices, ... time and it is five o'clock, and he has a cabinet meeting. They exit. The Chorus moves downstage that notes that it is true if it had not been for Antigone, all would have been at peace. But now all who had to die have died. They are stiff, useless ... throughout the play, whe...

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... of death of the young couple corrupts the motif of their ideal marriage. The formal elements identified above convey the tone of pathos toward Antigone and Haemon because Creon's ruling leads the innocent young couple to commit suicide without experiencing their strong dream to marry, thus conveying the ... comply with his father's civil laws, Haemon felt he could not fully express his love for Antigone. When Haemon discovers Antigone has killed herself, he reveals the intensity of his love for her. The messenger notes, "[Haemon] has won his bride at last, poor boy/not here but in the .....

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... be given the proper burial services. If it meant putting her life at stake, she made sure that Polynices was buried properly. In this drama Antigone is the protagonist who fights for her families honor. She believes that the religious laws of burial are more important than the laws of the city ... again. The Sentinel grabs her and takes her to Creon. Rising Action "Creon's punishment for burying Polynices was to be put to death. Instead Antigone is put in a cave as her punishment. He wants her to die of starvation and depression. Creon wants her to live in the cave with misery ... Chorus...

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... ordered it the unchangeable unwritten code of Heaven; This is not of today and yesterday, But lives for ever, having origin"" (Sophocles 17-18). Antigone provides the reason that she broke his law because she was following divine law. When Snowden leaked data on surveillance programs from the C.I.A. to the ... the right to be buried to follow divine law. In Snowden's case he explains that he broke the law to help benefit people's privacy. Antigone's reasoning only seems to help one person's morality to bury their loved ones for closure while Snowden's reasoning focuses on helping the gen...

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... "I now possess the throne and all its powers, by nearess of kinship to the dead."" (Oates/ O'Neill, 193) Creon held the belief that of Antigone's two brothers, Eteocles should have rightfully taken control of the throne, because he felt that her other brother, Polynices, had been disloyal to the city of ... about his decision to put his niece to death, and rob his son of a wife, he is internally hurt because everyone is siding with Antigone and Haemon. He asks repeatedly if it is right that people have say in the actions taken by their government. Sophocles makes it inconspicuously know...

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... much of her appeal for the readers. The play itself would be drastically changed. It would surely lack the vital spirit of kinship we feel with Antigone. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus. After her father went into exile, she and her sister were raised by Creon. Her brothers Polynices and Eteocles died ... the city walls. He even assigned men to guard the body. Even though King Creon decreed that Polynices the traitor was not to be buried, Antigone defied the order. She was caught by the guards and sentenced by Creon to be buried alive - even though she was betrothed to his son ... ...

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... believes that the government sets the laws and they are not to be broken under any circumstances. After Creon announced that Polynices was not to be buried, Antigone knew that Creon was being unfair and she didn't want to risk her integrity by allowing her brother's corpse to rot so she decided to go through ... with it. I realized that Antigone would rather be caught burying her brother and sentenced to death than living in regret for the rest of her life because she wasn't loyal to her ... dead, had committed suicide. Creon was so sad that his pride had caused the death of his famil...

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... so confident about. Her stubborn actions lead to her being the one who was partially to blame for due to the many deaths caused. Antigone's reckless instinct to follow her passion rather than her responsibilities lead to her reasonable consequence, the chain of lives being ruined; including her own ... her sister, her people. She also affects Creon's life, as her death lead to another death; Creon's son, Haemon. Haemon threatens Creon to take back Antigone's death sentence. "She will never die beside me- don't delude yourself. And you will never see me, never set eyes on my face again,""...

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... and sentence both of them to death and remove them from the palace. Haimon, Creon's son, seek to change his father's mind base on reason. Because Antigone was going to be Haimon's wife. But his father tells Haimon that he is too young to make these decisions. Haimon tell his father that it does ... not matter if he is young, what matter is that he is right. Haimon also reports to his father that the citizen of Thebes believes what Antigone is doing is right, but they are afraid to speak their minds. Then Creon accused his son of selling out to a woman. As Creon sees that ... Haimon's ey...

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... away. Creon believes that Polyneices' body shall be condemned to this because of his civil disobedience and treachery against the city. Polyneices' sister, Antigone, upon hearing this exclaims that an improper burial for Polyneices would be an insult to the Gods. She vows that Polyneices' body will be ... as critical to proper moral consideration as reason. This explains why he does not respond accordingly with the reasoning of the guard, Tiresias the prophet, Antigone, her sister Ismene, or even his own son Haemon. Throughout the whole play, Creon emphasizes the importance of practical j...

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... 's statement illustrates how she is afraid of publicly criticizing the king because women are inferior to men, and doesn't think their protest will accomplish anything. Following Antigone's capture for breaking Creon's edict, Ismene's position changes greatly. When asked by Creon if she is guilty as well, Ismene declares "Yes, if she ... will let me say so. I am guilty," and "I too have a duty I must discharge to the dead."(Scene 2 ll. 130 and 138) Because Antigone admits to acting out against Creon, despite the fact her actions will result in death, Ismene understands how important it i...

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... where as Polynices was attacking it. Creon reeks of sexism during his first speeches. Right away a reader can for tell what will happen, from the opposite personalities of Antigone and Creon. "Therefore, I have to hold law, and will never betray it-least of all for a woman. Better be beaten, if need be, by ... and bury their brother, because it is what the gods want. Ismene is older fashioned, and blends in more to the time period that Antigone takes place. Ismene truly does not want to see her brother pecked at by birds, or dragged by wolves, but she cannot bring herself ... not list...

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... as sympathetic and forgiving, because they were not to be faced with the burdens of politics, religion, or war. This was not the case for Antigone, who honored her deceased brother, Polynices, through burial rites. She acted against Creon's illogical reasoning towards Polynices burial rites, because she felt that she ... as a modern day feminist. She possesses the qualities of individualism, and rises up against tyranny not only for herself, but also for the nation. Antigone is truly a leader not only for herself and others, but also for woman of that time by doing what was right. In t...

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... of a fierce father, she doesn't know how to bend with the wind" (ll. 484-485). Though Antigone boldly stands up for her beliefs, her stubbornness is ultimately the reason for her death. Antigone's disregard of her sister's pleading, and her inability to yield to Creon's law, are direct results of her obstinacy ... Creon is too prideful and stubborn to listen. By the time he finally relinquishes his pride, sees the error of his ways, and decides to spare Antigone, it is too late. Creon's pride causes him to lose his entire family. The loss of Creon's family leads him to be hopeless and .....

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... . They both broke the law and they will have to pay for their actions. The play starts to get very intense after Antigone buried Polyneices. Creon and Antigone are neither the protagonist or antagonist because in the play there is no true main character. The two characters are both trying to ... her getting caught because she broke the law. She wasn't doing anything bad because she was just trying to bury her family member peacefully. Because Antigone broke the law Creon had to punish her but he tried to let her go home and pretend this didn't happen. This results in not ... If the char...

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... . Because Creon's son, Haemon, feels that his father is being irrational, Haimon tries to persuade Creon to stop the death of Antigone. Furthermore, Haimon has feelings for Antigone which raises his desperation to convince his father. After Haimon cautions Creon against being single-minded and self-involved, Creon becomes enraged and ... the greater good, not be held on to for the reputation and pride of the ruler. The passage stated by Haemon is meant to save Antigone and to help Creon understand his wrongdoings. In the speech, he speaks a metaphor about how in flood time, the trees that...

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... when a character opposes the will of the majority. This type of conflict is shown in Antigone an helps present the character traits of the antagonist, Antigone. Antigone's character traits are reflected by her actions. When Antigone went against her Uncle's law, it showed that she was brave and fearless. This changes later ... but also to obey the gods. She did not care about the consequences of burying her brother because she was loyal. When Antigone opposed her uncle, Creon, it creates a conflict. Antigone's brothers, Polynecies and Eutocles, killed each other in battle. Creon then mak...

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... . If they did, consequences were to be served. Ismene realized this and she feared for her own self Hopf 3 well-being, while Antigone challenged male authority. Antigone knew of the consequences, but wanted to test Creon to see if he would truly go through with his punishments. Another part of the story ... where a good quote was said was during the argument that Creon had with his son, Haemon. Creon told Haemon of what his future wife, Antigone, committed and Haemon wasn't too fond of the consequences Creon had set. Creon said, " I do believe, you are fighting on her side, the woman's ....

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... defies her Uncle Creon and also becomes feminist, she then becomes a hero basically. Creon, is the king and trying to control Antigone and sees everything as man has the say so. Antigone becomes a criminal by burying her brother Policies, after the state told her she couldn't bury him because he fought for the ... 60). Her sister Ismene behaves like societies image of women are suppose to be, "Then too, we"re underlings, ruled by much stronger hands," (75). Antigone behaves nothing like a model woman in these times. Ismene on the other hand is afraid to be defiant and sees herself as lowe...

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... did things that people wouldn't do. I think Sophocles believed a little in both family and authority. But I think he found family more important. Antigone felt strong in her beliefs. She was a brave woman. Creon made a law that no one could bury her brother Polyneices because he fought against the state ... . Antigone disagreed, was furious, and decided that she would go and bury her brother, "I think you know our two brothers: Creon is burying one to desecrate ... think that Sophocles finds family more important. Creon probably found authority more important than family, but that chang...

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... brings no one any good" (pg.390/lines.272-274). As the Sentry finds out who buried Polynices he brings her into the palace, and the perpetrator is Antigone. "...There was a girl, screaming like an angry bird, when it finds its nest empty and little ones gone. Just like that she screamed, seeing the body ... agree with her that it was honorable that she buried her brother, Creon says that none of his subordinates would agree with such a term like that. Antigone says they do, they just do not dare to tell him because of fear of being killed or tortured. As the fight continues Ismene comes...

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... Polyneices because he was seen as a traitor. He was to be left in the spot where he died for the dogs and vultures to eat his corpse. Antigone is troubled by this ruling because she has pride for her brother, and doesn't want him or his spirit to be shamed. She also does not want ... she is not discovered while committing the act. Once the news of Polyneices" burial gets to Creon he orders the capture and execution of the culprit. Antigone is captured and sent to locked away in a tomb where she could either die or find a way to escape. Then Haimon, the son of Creon and ... his course is...

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... control their own fate based upon the actions they take. He does not deem that all people have predetermined paths of life. The actions that Antigone take throughout the play unmistakably identify Sophocles belief that people control their own destiny. She causes her own collapse and death. Her first mistake ... more strength than Creon. She chooses to put herself in a dangerous situation by underestimating him. Infringing upon Creon's law is alone enough to get Antigone killed but she has even more of an affect on her future. She simply lets herself be led to her eventual death, rather ...

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... coming and explained that she was being forced to walk towards her death sentence. The chorus narrated the expression of Ismene=s face when she entered the scene after Antigone admitted to burying Polynices. ALook, Ismene=s coming, weeping a sister=s tears, loving sister, under a cloud . . . Her face is flushed, her cheeks streaming. ... sorrowful entrance foretold more bad news that was about to be shared in the scene. The chorus gave advice to Creon when it helped Creon decide to free Antigone from the cave and bury Polynices. ABut good advice, Creon, take it now, you must@ (1221-1222...

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... Creon's law. "He is my brother still, and yours: though you would have it otherwise but I shall not abandon him," Antigone told Ismene. Antigone felt awful that Creon was doing such a wrong thing. After all, they were both Creon's nephews. Eteocles and Polyneceis were sons ... of them when Oedipus died. Creon was being an insensitive and insincere family member, choosing his authority over his family. Antigone took a moral stand and buried Polyneices. When Creon found out Antigone buried Polyneceis she was going to be killed. "No woman ever faced so unreasonable, so cruel a death for suc...

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