... 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 ... The Chorus symbolizes two distinct features in the Greek Society. It represents the publics' opinion and then it agrees with Creon. It shows Creon's and Antigone's opinion towards each other and what was going on. The Chorus symbolizes the side with power and the side without. c) Improper burial: By no...

• Word Count: 1938
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... "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 ... Creon is distraught over whom he ought to listen to. Creon, however, remains in his stubborn character and follows through with the death sentence for Antigone. Antigone makes one last! speech to the people of Thebes to confirm that she has their support and pity, because dying without...

• Word Count: 2070
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... stated, "For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked" (Motivational Quotes). Cosby's statement still has meaning today. While the Vatican (the papal government) forbids the Pope and priests to engage in marriage, the ... 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 conveyin...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate