There are several similarities between the stories of Antigone and Oedipus Rex. Kreon appears in both of the stories, but there is much more than this that the stories have in common. Kreon and Oedipus both get in a fight with Teiresias because they believe that he is not telling them the truth about his prophecies. Also, at the end of each story many of their family members are killed because they did not believe this. Kreon and Oedipus seem to have the same attitude towards their crown. This is what leads to their downfall.
In the story of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is told from Teiresias that he was the one that killed the former king of Thebes, his father. Oedipus gets angry with Teiresias and forces him to tell 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 with the conclusion of the two stories. At the end of Oedipus, Jocasta, Oedipus's wife commits suicide; Oedipus gouges his eyes, and goes into exile. This was the penalty for the one who killed the former king. In the conclusion of Antigone, many of Kreon's family are killed. His wife commits suicide, as does his son. We learn that his other son had been killed earlier, and Oedipus's daughter, Antigone, committed suicide when she was punished to death. Kreon and Oedipus caused their families great harm.
The stories of Oedipus and Antigone are both tragic. It was the fate of the family of Oedipus to have so many of their family members killed. It was prophesized by the Teiresias that this would happen, and it did.
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. ...
