King Creon shows that he cares about Antigone. He tries to save her life but she is stubborn and makes a sacrifice to bury her brother which was against the law. King Creon seemed like he was impressed by Antigone since she chose a plan and did not back down from it. Antigone knew the punishment that would follow after burying her brother, her death. Creon may think she is just as stubborn as her father Oedipus once was.
The honor of her brother and her family was very important to Antigone. She knew what she was doing was against Creon but if what she was doing was just within her then the Gods would accept it. Later in the play Antigone changes her view on death and regrets not being able to have a family. “Unblest with any marriage, any care of children; destitute of friends, forlorn, yet living, to the chambers of the dead see me descend” (Antigone p.34). Her failure to see the potential in life was one of the turning points in the play.
Antigone is ultimately the protagonist of this play for struggling against Creon and his unjust ruling and instead doing what she believes is morally right despite it being against a law. Creon is the antagonist for being an unsuitable leader who judges, is full of pride, and ignorant. He has more evil qualities as many Thebens disagreed with him and saw Antigone as more just. It is Antigone’s tragedy in the play because of her determination to honor her dead brother and leading herself to being in a tomb alive by Creon and ends her life by suicide. Antigone’s whole life was very tragic as the audience knew she was heading to death after one unfortunate after
Kreon thinks that the person who caused all of this is Antigone. He thinks that Antigone caused this because it was her fault that that they had an argument in the first place about burying Polyneices. Kreon might think that of Antigone as his nemesis because she causes problems to his family and his empire. He deals with Antigone by slaving her and putting her into in a cave until she starved to death. “Be happy, You are living; but my soul died long ago, to be useful among the death”(pg.43).this are Antigones words which show she wanted to hang herself to be with her
Although Antigone and Creon both exemplify the characteristics of a tragic hero, Antigone is heroic for standing up for what she believes in while Creon is cowardly. Antigone, being the tragic hero of the play, has to make the decision of giving her other brother a proper burial or not, which puts her sister, Ismene, and her life on the line. Even though Ismene says.... which means she doesn’t want to be involved with the whole situation. Antigone is careless over the whole situation even if that means burying him may kill her. She was not afraid to admit to the burial.
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
1. The reason giving by Homer for Amphinomos not heeding Odysseus advice is that he’s being bound by Athena, even though he foreknew the future that he will be killed by Telemakhos, he can’t leave. This shows that all suitors were destined to be killed for their bad deeds. 2. Penelope questions Odysseus about his clothes because she’s not 100% believes in the vagabond yet, she wants to make sure that the vagabond disguised by Odysseus is telling the truth.
The king’s rule was unjust in the eyes of Antigone. Antigone tries to bury her brother, who asked Antigone, in Oedipus at Colonus, to give him a proper burial if he was killed in battle. Antigone was fulfilling a promise she gave her brother and a creditable one. Event thought it was against the will of Creon, the king, Antigone was right to defy this law. There is a distinction between the laws of man and the laws of god.
Parks’ actions, and the main character in Iniation and Antigone, greatly demonstrate and support that being an individual in beliefs will raise awareness about the interval’s beliefs and change the corrupt thinking of a group. In the play, Antigone, by Sophocles, the main character, opposes the ruling of her king/uncle, Creon. When her brother Polynices, dies in battle, Creon proclaims that due to his actions, he will remain unburied outside of the town. Antigone, Polynices sister, refuses to accept this, and out of honor and bride for her brother, she discretely buries him. Creon, later, finds out about Antigone’s actions and sentences her to death.
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.