In this section, Antigone encourages Ismene to help bury their brother, Polynices. He died a terrible death and Antigone believes he deserves a proper burial no matter what everyone else says about the way he died fighting against the city. Creon has specifically asked that no person mourn or touch his corpse and to “leave him unburied for the dogs to tear.” Ismene agrees to do one thing for Antigone in her master plan: to not tell anyone what she is going to do. Creon becomes king because he inherits the throne. Eteocles, Ismene and Antigone’s good brother, died fighting for the city is given a proper burial.
Loyalty to Family or State Loyalty is an extremely important quality to keep trust and love within family and friends. In Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone’s brothers demised after fighting for the power behind the throne that their father Oedipus bestowed after his death. King Creon chooses to bury Eteocles but, not Polyneices as a consequence of his betrayal to their country Thebes. This generates their sister, Antigone to defy King Creon’s orders to maintain her brother, Polyneices, unburied as a consequence of his betrayal to their country Thebes. Antigone is not afraid to face the outcome of her actions.
The Art of the Theater 1310 3:30-4:45 T-Th October 30, 2011 Critique Paper for in class play Antigone 1. The plot of the play Antigone begins with Antigone's brother Eteocles having died defending the city of Thebes and her other brother Polyneices also died attacking it. The king of Thebes, Creon, has sworn that although Eteocles has been given a soldier's funeral, Polyneices' body will remain unburied. Antigone defies the decree and buries her brother, even though her sister, Ismene, refuses to help her. Creon then condemns both Antigone and Ismene to death.
Haimon, Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancé pleaded for Antigone to be pardoned, but Creon did not abide to his son’s request. Creon decided to have Antigone locked up in a cell and let her starve to death. Later Tiresias, a blind seer, arrives to tell Creon that he is wrong. Creon decides to free Antigone, but he is too late. Antigone hanged herself.
In the Theban Antigone by Sophocles, the author reveals a theme that the laws of the Gods are greater than those of man. The beginning of this play shows king Creon refusing to bury Polynice on account of him attacking Thebes, this begins a conflict with Antigone; Polynice’s sister who believes that she must bury her brother sending his soul to the heavens even though fully knowing the consequences of her actions could lead to her own death, Creon discovers this treason and sentences Antigone to death, despite the numerous objections by his son Haemon and the blind prophet Theresis. Through the use of conflicts and tragedy Sophocles reveals a theme that is relevant even in a modern society. Sophocles uses the interpersonal conflict between Antigone and Creon to represent that upholding the laws of the Gods are higher than the laws of man. Creon sets laws that he believes no man is bigger than while Antigone believes that
The story of Antigone is written by Jean Anouilh. Upon her stay in Thebes, Antigone learns that both her brothers are dead. Eteocles has been given a proper burial, but Creon, Antigone’s uncle who has inherited the thrones, has issued a royal edict banning the burial of Polynecies, who is believed a traitor. Antigone defies the law, buries her brother, and is caught and put to death. Creon should not continue as king because he is not a very good leader, he is too stubborn and proud, believes in different laws and gods as his people.
She asks’ her sister Ismene to help her give him the burial he deserves. Creon the king of Thebes made sure that if anyone was to bury Polynieces was going to be stoned to death. He felt as if he was a “traitor” to Creon who killed his own brother in a civil war. Antigone was caught in the act of burring Polynieces by the sentry, now she is sentenced to be buried and killed. Antigone and Rosa Parks have a different encounter with the law and how they are punished for what they have done.
In the Greek tragedy, Antigone, the character of Creon fails in what he sets out to do and encounters unhappiness, ruin, and even death because of it. The play opens with Creon, the king of Thebes, denying Polynices his right to a proper burial. When Polynices’ sister, Antigone, hears of this she decides to bury her brother, despite the consequences and Creon sentences her to death. Time and time again throughout the play, Creon fails to heed the advice of others and, in turn, suffers great turmoil. Creon fails from the very beginning of the play when he sentences Antigone to death without taking her explanation into account.
At last her strategem was discovered, and the suitors were enraged. She promised to marry the man who could bend her husband's great bow. None of the suitors could do this but Odysseus, who had returned disguised as a beggar. With the aid of the strung bow, Odysseus slaughtered the suitors and then revealed himself to Penelope. In another legend, however, Penelope was not faithful to her husband, but slept with one or all of
The pride of Antigone, Creon and Haemond moves the action of the play. Antigone's pride causes her to disobey King Creon's law. King Creon has made for Theban citizens a law that states that no one can bury Polyneices' body. Instead of listening to her ruler, Antigone decides to bury her brother anyway simply because she loves him. It is because of this pride that she is later condemned to death.