Creon which was Antigone's uncle became the official ruler of Thebes. Creon buried Eteocles's body with honor. But because the other brother was perceived as a traitor, Polynices's body was left to rot, however, leaving human remains unburied and exposed to the elements was an affront to the Greek Gods. So, at the play's beginning, Antigone decides to defy Creon's laws. She gives her brother a proper funeral.
Sophocles' play Antigone and the 1990 film Mr. and Mrs. Bridge both display how Antigone and India Bridge try to do good, but are victims of the male hierarchy around them. Sophocles' Antigone is a Greek drama about the daughter of Oedipus. The play begins with Antigone and her sister Ismene having a conversation outside the palace. They talk about how their brothers Polyneices and Etecleos killed each other fighting for the throne. Antigone explains that the new ruler, Creon, has given a proper burial to Eteocleos; however, Polyneices will not receive a proper burial because he was a traitor.
Shouldn’t she be honored for her kind acts? Eteocles and Polyneices fought in an awful battle. Eteocles stayed and fought for the kingdom; while. Polyneices fought against the city. Both men were killed in the battle while Eteocles was given a funeral; Polyneices was left to rot outside the city walls.
The feud between Agamemnon and Achilles, the greatest of the Greek warriors, was depicted at the beginning of both works and was very important in creating the epic hero. Since Achilles despised Agamemnon, he refused to fight the Trojans and join the war, which resulted in many deaths among the Greeks (Spark Notes: The Iliad). Achilles rage towards Agamemnon swifts towards the Trojans when Patroclus is killed by Hector; the mightiest Trojan warrior. In the poem, Patroclus is Achilles’ friend, but in the movie, he is Achilles’ cousin. Even though the bond between a family member is usually closer than a bond between a friend, the bond depicted through both works was notably the same; strong, close, and loving.
Malouf’s novel Ransom highlights the ways in which people can transformed by grief. Discuss In David Malouf’s text “Ransom” it portrays how main characters Achilles, Somax and Priam are transformed when experiencing grief. Achilles turns into a beast when his best friend, Patroclus was killed by his greatest enemy, Hector. Whereas, Somax who has lost his wife and all his children and only left with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter grieves in silence but has anger issues. Priam mourns only for his eldest son, Hector which makes him set on a journey not as a King but as a father and to “ransom” his son’s body.
King Creon vs. Antigone Sophocles’s play, Antigone, is drawn from Greek mythology, a great body of oral tails, poetry, and theater. Sophocles’s play begins with Antigone and Ismene, who were sisters of recently deceased Polynices and Eteocles. Antigone, obviously distressed, reveals to Ismene the latest news. Polynices and Eteocles were killed during battle. Eteocles died with honor and Polynices was publicly shamed.
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.
Portia, his wife, kills herself when she learns of Brutus’s betrayal and the reason behind killing Caesar. “No man bears sorrow better. Portia is dead.” (IV, ii, 147). By taking place in the killing of Caesar, Brutus gained the power over Rome, but lost his beloved wife. Later on, while in battle, Brutus kills himself.
The play, Antigone takes place in the Greek city of Argive. It is the story of a queen-to-be, Antigone, and her losing her two brothers in a war against each other. Antigone’s uncle, Creon, takes the throne ,and because Polynices was a traitor in his opinion, he did not deserve to be buried. Creon says that whoever buries Polynices would be stoned to death. The Greeks believed that if you didn’t
The Myrmidons had also mistaken Patroclus for Achilles, since he had put on the same armor, and had a near identical fighting style. Later that night, Achilles leads the funeral ceremony, complete with a funeral pyre. The next day, an enraged Achilles approaches the gates of Troy alone and demands Hector to come out and face him. Hector requests a pact that the loser is given proper funeral rites by the winner, which is angrily refused by Achilles. The pair fights a fierce duel but in the end Achilles kills Hector, and then ties the body to the back of his chariot, callously dragging it back to the Greek camp.