But in Sopholes" play Antigone, there were two tragic heroes, Antigone was the tragic heroine. ... In these three ways Antigone was the tragic heroine. ... Pride brought Antigone down throughout the play. ... Antigone's pride killed her. By the end of the play, Antigone recognized that her pride got her where she was. ...
In the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, Creon and Antigone have distinct and conflicting values. ... Antigone, on the other hand, holds the beliefs of the gods in high reverence. ... Polyneices is Antigone's brother. ... Antigone does not want to let her brother be left without a proper burial. ... Both Antigone and Creon have their reasons for their actions. ...
In the story Antigone, Creon shows all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. ... In scene 3, line 118 he says you will never marry her while she lives, right after his first discussion about Antigone. In lines 142-150 he summarizes his plans for Antigone, in which he thinks of right after talking with his son. ... By Creon's self-pride deciding to never let his son marry Antigone, he decides to let his son die also. Creon is the king in Antigone, whom possesses all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. ...
Antigone's Character Sketch World Literature Honors Antigone, the character for which the play was named, is a very complex character. ... Antigone's character is very intriguing strictly due to the fact that she keeps you guessing. ... The one characteristic of Antigone that seems to be constant throughout the play is her stubbornness. ... Antigone also attempts to come across as the so-called "innocent victim". ... Antigone is an amazing play and the title character is as amazing as she is complex....
In Antigone, by Sophcles, Antigone's pride her life that much more badly. ... Antigone's pride is a great thing that leads her to death. ... Antigone knew she was going to die and never cried over this fate because of her pride. ... In Antigone, Antigone shows tragic heroism by her tragic flaw, pride. ... All of these elements meet in the middle and make Antigone a great hero and an even better tragic hero. ...
Antigone Pride is a quality that all people possess in one way or another. ... The story of Antigone written by Sophocles has two characters who have a tragic flaw of pride. ... -(1301) Antigone is an honorable character in this story of love and rebellion. ... This story of Antigone shows that pride can be both a good quality and it can also ruin someone. ... Antigone is a rebel who deserves much better for her efforts to do what any sibling would do if put in her situation. ...
Antigone Pride is a quality that all people possess in one way or another. ... The story of Antigone written by Sophocles has two characters who have a tragic flaw of pride. ... -(1301) Antigone is an honorable character in this story of love and rebellion. ... This story of Antigone shows that pride can be both a good quality and it can also ruin someone. ... Antigone is a rebel who deserves much better for her efforts to do what any sibling would do if put in her situation. ...
However Antigone took it to the next level and was killed for defending her brother. In my eyes Antigone was very foolish in her decision making. ... Antigone speaks with a sparatic tone that suggests that she is just letting the words flow out of her mouth. ... Another reason why I feel Antigone was foolish came through her validation for dying. ... I the actions that Antigone took for her brother, although righteous, were in a foolish manner. ...
In the stories "Antigone" and "A Doll's House", Antigone and Nora fight against the force of society. ... However, Antigone and Nora go about expressing themselves to the authority of the time in different ways. ... Antigone is a strong woman who knows what she stands for. ... Ismene, wishing to prevent Antigone from burying her brother, tries to intimidate her by saying, "Impossible things should not be tried at all," (Sophocles 695), but Antigone does not waver. ... Antigone and Nora know that they must do what they know to be right and just in their hearts. ...
Identify the tragic hero from Antigone. ... Based on what you have read in Antigone, what is Sophocles trying to teach his audience about a human's ability to control his/her fate? ... Society Characters in Antigone must choose between following what society says is the right thing to do and following what they believe in their hearts to be the right thing to do. ... In Antigone, identify the difficult choices the characters make and analyze the effects that these choices have on the characters' lives. ... Using Antigone, analyze how acting on emotions (jealousy, suspicion, pride, ...
Another feminine character is Antigone in Sophocles's play. ... Antigone is a strong individual that stands by what she believes. ... Like Nora, Antigone is in a situation where she is left with the choice to bury her brother Polyneices who is denied burial or leave him to rot. ... Antigone does so under the basis that the Gods dictated that all men deserved a proper burial. Antigone claims that, "It was not Zeus, not in the least, who made this proclamation-not to me. ...
In Antigone Creon said "better to fall from power, if we must, by a man's hand; then we could not be called weaker than a woman." ... In Antigone, Antigone stepped over those boundaries, went against the king's word, and broke his law. ... Women have to be able to crack open that shell that society has encased them in and cross those boundaries like Antigone did. ...
Oedipus, Antigone, and Hecuba all fit this description of a tragic hero. ... Antigone is the biggest exception. ... They learn a lesson the hard way without taking their own lives the way Antigone did. ... One of the reasons that Antigone could be associated with a hero was that she had to accomplish a goal which required her to overcome obstacles. ... Antigone, Hecuba, and King Oedipus all have contributed numerous comparable qualities into what makes a tragic Greek hero, and what does not. ...
Reading this poem brings with it many emotions. The strongest I found was a sense of melancholy, sadness and loneliness, which in turn is the theme I found most obvious. With these emotions came a sense of beauty. Lines 13-14 of the poem read "With tremulous cadence slow, and bring The eternal note ...
