In return, her sister introduces another burden this tragic hero must bare: She is merely a woman. .
Antigone captures many qualities of a tragic hero. Foremost she dies doing what she believes to be right. She sets out to bury her brother knowing Creon has issued a decree that anyone who attempts to give proper burial to Polyneices will suffer the consequences of death. Here lays her noble quality. She "takes into consideration death and the reality that may be beyond death" (hawthorn 59). Then she commits a selfless act. Also, " the play bears her name rather than Creon's, even though she disappears halfway through the action; indeed, some commentators have suggested the play should be named after Creon, but the specter of Antigone hovers over the play after her entombment, and it is she who has the determination, strength of character, and willingness to accept her fate-characteristics heretofore reserved for heroes." (Wallace Gray, Homer to Joyce, 1985) .
Polyneices" proper burial is not the only issue. To obey the law of a mortal and forsake the laws of the Gods could, in turn, wreak grave punishment upon their people. The chorus brings light on Zeus when the guard tells Creon of the covered body. The characters support and understand Antigone's choice in the matter.
Many believe that Creon is the tragic hero of "Antigone", with his noble quality being that he cared for Antigone and Ismene when their father was persecuted. Proponents of this view also point out that Creon had an epiphany while realizing that he made a mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy.
Creon was not the tragic hero in this play. Creon's interpretation of his struggle with Antigone is personalized. Throughout the play, Creon refers to himself and the state as being one entity. Antigone's defiance against the state is defiance against Creon. Anitogone is concerned for the fate of her brother and the law of the God's.
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). ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
The story of Antigone is a tragic tale of the downfall of power and bad decisions. ... Antigone would not have buried any body that was left to decay uncovered she merely did it because it was her own brother. ... As any human would, Antigone did not want to die or suffer and she believed she should not have to. ... We can relate the situation of Antigone to present day problems. ... Antigone died a hero in her heart, but I do not see her as a hero. ...
