Antigone's character is that of being her own person and is of moral character.
wants justice to be served upon everyone. When her brothers died in battle it was.
decided that Polynices would not be buried because he was considered a traitor to the.
city of Thebes. Antigone wanted to defy the law and proceed to do so anyway. She was.
talking to her sister, Ismene, about it and Ismene had a very interesting comment. .
"Remember we are women, we"re not born to contend with men (74)." In the early days.
of civilization women were thought as not to disobey their men's orders. If they did,.
consequences were to be served. Ismene realized this and she feared for her own self .
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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 side." Haemon.
replied, "If you are a woman, yes; my concern is all for you (825)." This conversation.
led me to believe that Haemon doesn't believe in the stereotypes given to women. He.
feels that they deserve to have their own rights and that they have a brain that is as.
capable of that as of a man. .
Tyranny is one of the main themes as it relates to women being in a male.
dominated society. Tyranny not only applies to the political sense, but has a deeper.
meaning within social ranks. "Tyranny refers to the oppressive nature of the ruling class.
(men) on their women in a male dominated society. Perhaps Sophocles used the theme.
of a political totalitarian, which all citizens would be able to understand, to describe.
unnoticed, but similar, oppression women faced (Simpson, No Page).
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. ...
