Instead, females were a treaty maker between countries by marrying them off meaning England would not be invaded by that country. Since the Roman-Catholic Church would not allow divorces, Henry created a new church that he could divorce in. According to the church, Henry’s marriage was illegal. This is because he had married the widow of his brother, Arthur. Because Catherine was the wife of his brother, and only gave Henry a daughter, this meant she was illegitimate.
Antigone’s Attitude Antigone is a very out-going, caring, and stubborn girl. She wants to make the point to Creon that she cared more about her family than life itself by going against the law to bury her brother Polynices, twice. The reason why she buried him the second time didn’t change from the first time, she just added more to it. The main reason was because it was her brother and she wanted to make the point that family is more important to her that listening to the law. Showing that she’s a caring and loyal person when it came to family.
Antigone’s virtuous personality and the need to do what is right for her brother, Polyneices, is why she is considered a classical Greek tragic hero. Antigone can’t stand the fact to see her brother humiliated so she immediately takes action. Antigone runs to the town square and gives her brother a proper burial process, even though it is against king Creon’s word. She understands that if she doesn’t take action and bury her brother, she will regret it for the rest of eternity. Antigone would selflessly die for her brother’s proper burial and freedom in the afterlife because she values her family more than anything on this earth.
For example, Amir sacrifices his life saving Sohrab, his nephew. He knew the risk of saving him, and knew it could possibly mean that he could die and leave his wife, Soraya, ‘a biwa, a widow.” But Amir desperately wanted to give Sorab a better life and took his chances. Amir also sacrifices Hassan’s body in order to get the blue from Aseef , the neighborhood bully. Amir knew that the kite was essential in earning Baba’s love and was willing to give up Hassan since he was “just a hazara”. Finally Amir sacrifices telling Soraya the truth, but he decides to tell her anyway.
Pride In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon creates a law he believes to be divine will, that is the fundamental display of punishable pride, because no man can create a law that is equal to or above divine right. Creon’s pride eventually led to his downfall as well as the death of Antigone, his son Haimon and his wife. Though, Creon was not the only one in Antigone who was prideful. Antigone herself too was prideful yet we ultimately respected her. Antigone’s pride came from her respect for her family and honoring the gods and their divine law, while Creon’s pride was an arrogant trait.
Antigone the Tragic Hero In the play “Antigone”, Antigone is the tragic hero because she comes from nobility, suffers from a character flaw and lastly, she has an unhappy ending. Antigone was a very courageous character in this story. She chose her faith over man’s rules because she felt like it was morally correct. Antigone wanted to obey and do right by the gods. Therefore, she went against Creon’s rules (man’s rules) and buried her brother.
Sophocles’(496-406) second most famous play Antigone contains many contrasts. According to G. M. Kirkwood, “A contrast between Antigone and Creon lies at the heart of the drama can be taken for granted” (118). In the story, Antigone wants to bury her brother, who fought bravely and died on the battlefield, but to do so would be to break the law since her brother fought on the side of Argos, the enemy of Thebes. Creon, her uncle, who has become king, represents the law. Although she cares for and respects her brother, her conscience will not let her disrespect her brother.
Antigone was also willing to change into a better person. She tried to get the idea of her “cursed” family out of her head, and attempted to stand up for her family by burying her brother. Even though her sister, Ismene, refused to help Antigone, Antigone still kept her mind on the goal. “You (Ismene) have made your choice; you can be what you want to be. But I will bury him; and if I must die, I say this crime is holy…” (Prologue.
Macbeth had a great deal of trouble putting his trust into people other than his wife after the success of this murder. She is the one person that Macbeth wanted to protect by all means and even stated “unsafe the while that we/Must lave our honors in these flattering streams/And make our faces vizards to our hearts/Disguising what they are” (III.ii.33-37). Essentially this was his way of letting his wife have an understanding of the events that were to soon take place without causing her to think too much of it. A somewhat deceptive way of putting it indeed, but it would keep others from having suspicious thoughts about the Macbeths. This is a prime depiction of how Macbeth is already uneasy in life and that he will turn to crime to solve a minor problem.
Before his death, Oedipus had blinded himself, adding to the tragedy. However, Antigone's own tragedy was still unfolding. Through her proud and unrelenting character, Antigone is determined to give her brother a rightful burial, despite Creon's edict. At first Antigone seeks the help of her sister, Ismene, but when she realizes the fear and submissive attitude Ismene possesses, Antigone disregards it as even an option, another example of perhaps Antigone's tragic flaw, her own arrogance. As the tale continues, Antigone does indeed bury her brother, but is caught by Creon.