Creon refuses to dispose of Polynices’ properly. Antigone believes strongly in the afterlife that she does what she thinks is right. When Creon finds out that his niece has buried her brother he is infuriated. She thinks that people need to respect the dead, and since she sees no one acknowledging this she considers herself dead because she did what no other person thought of doing. Antigone knows that Creon knows what she has done and states, “I gave myself to death, long ago, so I might serve the dead.” Her brother not being buried changes the relationship she has with her uncle because her uncle now wants her to suffer and to e tormented for something she thought was right.
Ben Waller Mrs. Callaham Honors English II November 15, 2013 Antigone The tragic hero in the play Antigone is the main character Antigone. She stands up for what she believes in and faces the punishment that she doesn't deserve. Creon wants Antigone and her sister to die because he is afraid they are going to steal the thrown from him, but in the end everything turns to the worst. Antigone dies with a clean conscience after burying her brother even though she knew she would die. Antigone was born into the royal family.
He always took pride in himself, thinking he was always right. He never realized what he was doing what wrong, until the end after he lost his wife, his son, and Antigone from his actions. Creon had the choices of allowing the burial to go through and just ignore the law he made and living a great life with his family, or keep the law strong and putting all of this stress on everyone. Since he picked the decision of sticking with the law and following through, he lost he love ones and Antigone. Knowing that he caused the death of these three and it will live with him forever, it might as well be as bad as dying.
Antigone believes that without burying her brother he will not have a good after-life. Antigone even goes as far as burying him twice. Antigone is more admirable in that she is not selfish. She cared for her brother so much that she would go through all this trouble to give him a good after-life. She wanted to marry Haimon but sacrificed this to bury her brother.
“I’m alive though, and no woman will rule me” (50). This quote is used by Kreon in the play Antigone to show how he won’t go against his law for anything or no one. Kreon has to deal with this situation about Antigone wanting to burry her brother by kidnapping her and putting her into a cave till she dies. Kreon thinks that his plans about Antigone are going to work until he realized that she hanged herself because she wanted to be with her brother. Many problems start happening after Antigone dies because everyone though that it was tragic to lose her.
He relates these stories to Julia. Winston finds out that he can easily mask his feeling because he finds out that his dad left him and his mother and he distinctly remember his mother showing no emotion when this happens. This leads into a conversation between Julia and Winston (they talk about the inevitability that they will be caught). They talk about confessing and Winston regrets how young Julia is compared to him. Winston suggests they just walk out and never see each other again, to save them from being hopelessly lonely when they are forced to separate.
Friar tells Juliet “Thy husband in the bosom there lies dead” (V.iii.155). He tells her that Romeo has died because he thought she was actually dead and couldn’t stand to be without her. Friar stated, “Miscarried by my fault, let my old life be sacrificed some hour before his time unto the rigor of severest law” (V.iii.267-269). He is explaining to The Capulet’s, Montague’s, and the Prince that he is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence should of told the two star crossed lovers to tell their parents that they were in love with their
As Antigone fights against the authority to bury polynecies she comes into conflict with her uncle, Creon. Creon decides that she is to be punished even though she is family. He also gives her a chance to say that it wasn’t her, but she takes pride in the honor of her brother, and pride in the struggle that she went through to stay faithful to her family. This leads to conflict between her and Creon which diminishes their relationship “I intend to give my brother burial. I’ll be glad to die in the attempt,-- if it’s a crime, then it’s a crime that God commands.” This is stated by Antigone and it is showing that she would give her life to stay loyal to her family and to give her unburied brother the proper
World Literature I (ENGL 2111.08) October 17, 2012 Irony What is Irony? Irony is incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result or an event and result marked by such incongruity. It can also mean the incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. The works of the Odyssey, Oedipus and Jataka are full of ironic content. Some of the works have verbal, dramatic and situational irony.
After she decides to end her life, she leaves a beautifully written letter to her husband expressing the way she felt about him. “I owe all the happiness of my life to you….I don’t think two people could have been happier than we have been.” (Cunningham 7) For her to make sure that her husband is well aware that it is not his fault she committed suicide demonstrates how much love they truly have for one another. Virginia felt trapped and felt her only choice was to kill herself. However, it was not society or her husband she felt she needed to get away from but herself. Writing was her passion, writing was her life, and if she could no longer write she didn’t have a reason or desire to continue living.