If everyone were asked to describe what a hero was most would say someone who would stand up for justice and never let evil prevail. Others might say that a person who faces great adversity and still overcomes it could be a hero. It could be a soldier on a battlefield rescuing his fellow comrade. Maybe it could be a child from the projects or the inner city who says no to drugs and yes to a good education. Anyone who can stand up for what they believe in and what they know is right could be a hero. Courage is something that all heroes must show; it's where a hero starts and where they end.
In the play Antigone the characters that stand out and could be heroes are the ones that stand up for what they believe. Antigone can be a hero because she won't let evil prevail. She stands up for justice even though she knows this is disobeying the laws of the land. When Creon passes a law that he believes is right but yet goes against what the gods wish, she can not abide by it. She instead risks her life and gives her brother the proper burial, which he deserved. Adversity may overcome her when Creon asks of why she has done this and to say that she is sorry and it would be ok. The only answer that she could give him was a defiant NO. This is what a true hero would be to me, for she does not back down from evil, but stands firm on what she believes.
Socrates in many ways had to go through the same trials that Antigone had to endure. He was ridiculed for believing in something that he thought was right in his eyes. People always are scared of something new. Socrates was an envisionarist who could see the truth when no one else could. For standing up for what he believed in, he became a martyr. Being able to hold firm on his beliefs is what made Socrates a hero. He had the courage to believe in something so unpopular that he died for it.
The moon is down Is a little different that the first two stories. A proud unexpecting town in Poland is invaded and conquered.
This type of conflict is shown in Antigone an helps present the character traits of the antagonist, Antigone. ... Antigone was also very strong minded. ... Antigone was also very strong willed. ... Antigone chooses to defy this law. ... Antigone believes that Ismene is a coward while Ismene believes that Antigone is foolish. ...
Antigone stands poised at the river separating herself from civil disobedience. ... Antigone's unrepressed emotions give voice to her dissatisfaction with Creon's dictum. ... Antigone's morals render her unable to see her tragic flaw. ... Antigone impels Creon by defying his order, and seals the fate of her life. ... Antigone's convictions bear a burden on her that she is not strong enough to lift. ...
In the play, "Antigone," the main character Antigone goes against all authority in an effort to give her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. ... Antigone has no respect for authority. ... Antigone also claims, "What Creon says is quite irrelevant" ( ln 4). Thus, Antigone does not respect government or Creon as a sovereign. ... "We can't live by Antigone's alone, but if we have no Antigones within us we are spiritually barren" (Cornell). ...
Later in the act, the Sentry enters again, this time with Antigone. ... Creon asks Antigone if this is true. ... Creon aims to justify his decision to let Antigone's dead brother rot. He also wishes to validate his choice to punish Antigone. ... I believe Antigone's act was morally correct. ...
Pride is part of what makes Antigone heroic. ... This is between Antigone and Polyneices. ... Antigone doesn't mind doing anything on her own. ... Antigone has no problem working by her self either. ... I think Creon feels he must defeat Antigone because she is a woman. ...
In Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone is the tragic hero of the play, rather than Creon. ... Sophocles wants us to see Antigone as the tragic figure. ... He can either kill Antigone, or spare her life. ... Antigone is in a different position. ... Antigone chooses wisely in defying the law. ...
However, in the play Antigone, Antigone goes against the beliefs and defies the powerful tradition of male domination. In the play, Antigone's life was filled with pain and sorrow. ... Even after all of this, Antigone had even more pain to deal with. ... Antigone didn't fear death, but instead faced it with great bravery and strength. ... That is why Antigone is such an influential character in the play. ...
The Antigone Essay Through "Antigone", the play, Sophocles lets it be known that family is more important than authority. ... Antigone felt awful that Creon was doing such a wrong thing. ... Antigone took a moral stand and buried Polyneices. ... Antigone was Haemon's true love. Haemon committed suicide once he lost Antigone. ...
Antigone is not from a normal family. Her family feels very strong in what they believe in. Especially Antigone and Creon. Antigone did things that other people wouldn't normally do. Some people wouldn't defy authority to do what they believe is right. Creon did things that people wouldn't do. I thi...
Bigger than her body Antigone was right, yet so was Creon. ... However Antigone defied the king. ... The gods sided with Antigone. ... Creon is protagonist against Antigone, who is the antagonist; at the same time, Antigone is the protagonist with Creon as her antagonist. Antigone's actions were justified by divine law. ...
