... fear of consequence to traverse the bridge between. Enraptured in her "duty" to bury her denounced brother, Antigone is overwhelmed by her own stubbornness, and her recalcitrant ways lead to a tragic downfall. Antigone obstinately refuses to compromise with her sister, Ismene, whom when she first learns of her brother's death, ... feels no need to defy Creon's edict. When Ismene suggests to Antigone that she "is in love with the impossible (line 104)," she quickly refutes her by stating "No suffering of mine will be enough to ... her convictions, Antigone gets herself in the precarious ...

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One Woman's Struggle for Equality Throughout the history of ancient Greece, women were treated as second-class citizens in every possible aspect. They were forbidden to own much property, they couldn't ... with pain and sorrow. Her father had past away and then her two brothers Eteocles and Polnices fought and ended up killing each other. Even after all of this, Antigone had even more pain to deal with. Although her brother Eteocles had been given a proper burial, which which the gods expected, her brother Polnices had not. This was ... God? Isn't a man's right to burial decreed by divine ju...

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... be stronger than the gods. Through her actions, Creon is put in a position in which any action for or against Antigone's cause will be looked upon negatively by the townspeople. If Creon puts Antigone to her death the people will believe Creon thinks he is stronger than the gods. If he lets her ... to the afterlife in Hades. She is not afraid to lose her life and she is proud of herself, courageous and determined. Antigone follows the laws of gods before those of men and she has a strong sense of her past due to her knowledge the tragedy of her father ... therefore she is not afraid of de...

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... battle. Creon then makes a law that no one shall bury Polynecies because he is considered a traitor. Antigone chooses to defy this law. She asks her sister, Ismene, for help but her sister declines the offer. This causes a family quarrel between Antigone and Ismene. Antigone believes that Ismene is a coward while Ismene believes that Antigone is foolish. It also creates the obvious conflict between Creon and ... Antigone. Haimon and Creon are also in conflict due to Creon's decision to kill Haimon's future wife, Antigone. Creon chooses to seal Antigone into a vault anyway ... could pas...

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... , and deception in a family cursed by fate. With the heated conflict between Antigone and Creon at hand, it's easy for one to view the situation as a battle between good and evil; two dissimilar and contrasting personas. I, on the other hand, believe that it is the ironically similar personalities of Antigone and Creon that is the ultimate cause of the bitter standoff between the ... -righteous sister who uses her brother's death as a means of proving her strength and self-worth. Confirming the latter is Antigone's refusal to let Ismene die along with her. If Ismene shared the punishment ...

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... always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise. Pride was a major cause for the down fall of both Creon and Antigone as well as the protagonist of Sophocles prequal to Antigone, Oedipus. Choragos mentions pride but he is sure to first put the lesson of the play, ... pride with the stubbornness of youth and it becomes even more clear how pride brought tragedy to both Antigone and Creon. There are several valuable lessons, universals truths, that, through Sophocles characters, to be learned for Antigone. A major part of Sophocles tragedies is the chorus, which has many uses but...

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... and he is brought down the most. First of all, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he is a noble character. He is noble because he didn't make the law of forbidding the proper burial of Polynecies just for the sake of being mean, he did it because he believed that Polynecies was a traitor and ... wisdom behind it. As I am King, no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man"(Sophocles 675). Secondly, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he has a tragic flaw. Creon's tragic flaw is his pride. His pride leads him to do arrogant things. When he does these arrogant thi...

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... is demanded by the gods, the gods in heaven will not accept Polyneices. Although Antigone is disobeying her king, she is very loyal to her family and the ones she loves. When Creon orders for Antigone and Ismene to be executed Antigone takes all the blame to save her sister. "She and her sister will not ... now escape the utmost penalty" (Antigone 211). "I did it too" says Ismene, but Antigone retorts with "That is not true you do not share ... Creon's creed to deny Polyneices burial she immediately goes against Creon. A better plan of action would have been for Antigone to address Creo...

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... him the whole story. He was the man who killed the former king of Thebes, his father. A similar situation occurs in Antigone. Teiresias come to Kreon to tell him he must bury Antigone's brother. Kreon refuses and accuses Teiresias of just being a prophet for money. Teiresias is forced to reveal that Kreon's son will be killed by the gods if he doesn't bury ... Antigone's brother, and release Antigone. Both Kreon and Oedipus refused to believe Teiresias, but found that his prophecies were true. There is also a parallel ... two stories. At the end of Oedipus, Jocasta, Oedipus's wife comm...

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... that prevent the citizens from committing certain acts. One would certainly expect these laws to be for the common good of the people. However, the ambiguous laws made by Creon's government end up doing the complete opposite. This can be clearly seen thorough the character of Antigone. Antigone's loss of life is caused by ambiguous secular laws, which ironically prevent her from following ... the divine laws. Divine laws as George puts it, are the laws made by Gods, for the safety of the citizens. In Antigone the only character in Antigone, that seems to have the knowledge of these laws...

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... not disagree with this, but your fate has already been determined that you will read this paper at this exact moment. For those people who don't believe that fate is real they should read Antigone, it is a perfect example of fate. Fate has always been a prominate subject along with tragedy and comedy in Greek ... if this crime goes unpunished"(503). He feels as if he has a choice between the two. But, he doesn't. It was determined that he would put Antigone in a cave and try to get her out, only to find her dead. No matter what he did, he could not have avoided this. He had ... would ha...

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... are the conflicts, some of those which are Creon Vs. Antigone, Antigone Vs. Ismene, and lastly Haemon Vs. Creon. These three major conflicts are the Basis of the story, without these the entire story line would not come together. In all three Conflicts the main reason for disagreement is each individual standing for what they firmly believe in and finally they must face the ... consequences. The conflict between Antigone and Creon was that Antigone went against the laws of the land ,set by Creon, and buried her brother Polynices. Creon had told ... and Haemon was that Creon was strict ...

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... sleeping with Oedipus. Horrible things happened in Thebes, famine the death of the Queen, Oedipus stepped down from the throne and the death of two brothers. Antigone intentionally does her act during a time when she knows she will be caught. Going out in mid-day to dig a grave with her hands instead of waiting ... for night and using tools. Also after caught she is given a chance to get off, Creon declares that she was not feeling well. Instead of taking his ... opportunity she tells him she will try again, asking him for death. She could have lied to him and tried again in secret. Sh...

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... characters in tough personal situations which must be overcame by personal strength. Both playwrights uncharacteristically use female protagonists, Nora and Antigone, which are placed in tough situations. Antigone and Nora must choose whether it is more important to follow society's set standards for women, or make their own decisions based on what they feel is noble and just. Both women could be considered ... as cultural heroines because they overcame family adversities by defying the social standards set for women. Antigone and Nora appear to be different when it comes to values and ...

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... necessity. The Greek belief was that if you did not give a person the proper burial then their soul would wander ceaselessly, never finding peace. Antigone knew that by giving Polyneices a life in the after world she would never have to spend sleepless nights feeling that a decree had kept her dear ... is much more important. Born into the family of Cadmus, Antigone fate was doomed to end in tragedy, and as those who had passed before her she fought each moment for what she believed in-the unity of relatives. When Antigone chose to go against Creon's word she was really just ... obeying...

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... will be "glad to die in the attempt". Miss piggy and Antigone possess similar qualities. Both characters are strong willed and stubborn, but also loyal, honorable women that will fight for what they believe in. Miss Piggy displays this through her endless commitment for Kermit, even if it means going against authority. For example in one episode, Miss piggy saves a wrongfully accused Kermit by ... punching a policeman who is after him. She steals the policeman's bike and they escape. She acts on instinct and does what she thinks is morally right. Antigone in comparison rejects Creon's a...

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... defiant and sees herself as lower than man; "I"d do them no dishonor but defy the city? I have no strength for that," (94-95). Society and Creon was appalled that a woman had such a behavior. King Creon punishes Antigone and arrests her. Creon believes that Antigone will not win and states: "No? Believe me, the stiffest stubborn wills fall the hardest; the toughest iron," (528 ... killed her slowly by putting her in a tomb so she runs out of breath and says that this will make Antigone regret her actions. Creon shows no emotion when he executes Antigone, soon to be the bride of his son,...

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... in this passage, but there is still sarcasm present. The chorus" whole short speech is very cynical, because he is describing the worsening situation for Antigone, but he does it through describing tragedy as glorious. When tragedy is described as "convenient" the tone becomes very bitter, and the whole ... found in the scene where the guards are harassing Antigone after she is caught trying to bury the body for the second time. Since Antigone was just caught, this is a very tense moment. The audience is sympathetic with Antigone at this time. The first guard harasses Antigone through say...

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... find the killer of the king before him. Oedipus said he would do whatever it takes to find the killer. Being noble was important to Antigone and Oedipus. Antigone knew that if she did what was right and buried her brother then she would have to pay with her life, and she did. Oedipus ... to do the right thing but did not know that would cost him everything he loves. So both characters In order for Antigone and Oedipus to be noble they need to be very courageous. Antigone would have to be the most courageous person in all of the plays. She knew that if she buried her brother ... to be b...

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... going against the will of her King to say that the gods supersede him and because of this, it is okay for her to commit the act that she did. This declaration, given by Antigone, is validated later on in the play by the gods themselves. Through signs and through the spoken words of Teiresias, Creon realizes that his beliefs may in ... came down and struck me" (1404-1406). The importance of family is another aspect explored throughout Antigone. How far should a person extend for a family member? In this drama, Antigone believes that one should extend as far as possible, even if the resul...

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... a much higher power and force than that of the State. Socrates outlined the duties of man in his speech. In both Apology and Antigone, it was necessary for Socrates and Antigone (respectively speaking) to die to ensure an ideal state. For an ideal state to exist, the laws of the state must be upheld and no one must question them. Creon believed that Polynices ... and orders are meant to protect people. The deaths of righteous people symbolize the wrongness and injustice in punishing Antigone for an action that should not have been called a crime. The actions that Antigone took were not ...

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... act , she overcomes the support of the people of Thebes with her altruistic actions for the behalf of her family. Creon, in spite of the advice Tayeh 2 of several people, including his own son, feels that regardless of the people's opinion, Antigone must be killed or taken away for her disloyal actions. This is quite visible in a replacement between Creon and his son ... Haemon, who was in love with Antigone and had been promised to marry her: "So this creature is no criminal, eh?" --The whole of ... to bring her destruction. As time goes by, Creon meets with the prophet Tiresias, Creo...

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... challenges his own father's inflexibility and stubbornness. Furthermore, Kreon's views on rebellion enable a greater understanding of how Antigone and Haemon can be considered rebels and though both characters defend their positions admirably, they are inevitably punished for their rebellious conduct. Antigone and Haemon find the strength to rebel against an unwavering powerful figure of authority, and though their deaths are ... woman."(line 746). Comparing his son to a woman indicates the extent to which Kreon has lost respect for his own son and how deep of a scar Haemon's rebellion h...

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... authority, or, human law. He holds that Sophocles left no doubt about what conclusion should be drawn in the end. He believes Antigone was right and Creon was certainly in the wrong for his irreverence to the Gods. The Chorus speaks for Sophocles, says Bowra. The conflict, according to Bowra, built good contrast - the real arrogance of Creon vs. the apparent arrogance of ... too deeply on her conscience to consider Creon's side. Again, this issue of "one-sidedness" resurfaces. Despite the common need for the reader to sympathize with Antigone, as Nussbaum says, Antigone and Creon are bo...

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... Catcher in Rye, Holden Caufield experience events that change them. There are many key literary elements in each story that proves these changes. The drama Antigone by Sophocles has many characters that change through out the story. One character that changed dramatically was Creon, King of Thebes. There are many ... gods would never want to favor polyneices. Also, Creon had a conflict with his own son Haimon. Haimon thought it was wrong for how he was treating Antigone and as a result Haimon had killed himself. Furthermore, Creon had a conflict with the people of Thebes. They though he ...

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