The last of the Oedipus Plays is Antigone. ... Antigone is the daughter or King Oedipus. ... This to me speaks powerfully about Antigone's personality and character. ... Antigone presents her bravery and strength in more ways though out the play as well. ... I believe this passage is one of the strongest points that accurately symbolize Antigone for the character she is. ...
Furthermore, by presenting cases where justice is claimed to be enacted by a character or a god like force, the playwrights encourage speculation as to whether the punishments delivered are reasonable. In "Antigone" and "The Bacchae," both authors address similar theme and concerns. ... Through Antigone's main characters Antigone and Creon, Sophocles presents apparently conflicting notions of justice. ... Antigone's opening dialogue with Ismene stresses that her loyalty is to the gods. ... Sophocles carefully presents Creon as a Character who is willing to enforce and maintain his o...
For committing this crime, Creon sentences Antigone to die. ... Antigone pours out her emotions as she cries to Creon, "Give me Glory! ... Creon did not approve of Antigone speaking in this manner. ... Creon did not want his people to see Antigone's victory as a flaw in his character and a sign of weakness. ... Throughout the play Antigone, Sophocles exemplifies Antigone as a praiseworthy, and dignified individual. ...
Characters and Plot: "Antigone" by Jean Anouilh is an adaptation of the original "Antigone" written by Sophocles. ... Antigone disobeyed the law and would have to be buried alive. ... Also, the theme of social status is shown in characters like the guards, living in their narrow world of work, cards, drinking, and promotion. ... Anouilh, Antigone, trans. ... Sophocles, Antigone & Oedipus the King, in Antigone, Oedipus, Electra, trans. ...
The Weakest Flaw Pride is a character flaw that leads to destruction and utter loneliness. ... Even though the audience is familiar with the mythological tale, they enjoy the unraveling of each character and the effects each character is afflicted with. ... Antigone is a mythological Greek play that begins with Antigone, a strong-willed woman determined to bury her brother, Polynices, with the acceptance that punishment will follow because King Creon's forbids the burial. ... Antigone states, "Come from mortal man, to sit naught the unwritten laws of God that know not change. ... C...
In "Antigone", by E.F. ... Whereas Creon had the option to either spare Antigone's life and save his son or kill Antigone and his son. ... With the death of Antigone, Creon's son, Haemon, decides to die with his lover, Antigone. ... By giving Antigone a death sentence, it started a chain-reaction of deaths; Antigone dies, then Haemon and Creon's wife. ... Both characters were not bad kings but, because of fate, have been punished anyways....
A tragedy is a drama in which a major character undergoes a loss in order to gain a new perspective. ... Continuing on his way he then passes a riddling sphinx and guesses the answer, lifting a curse on Thebes, allowing Oedipus to become King, win the hand of Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and have 4 children: Eteocles, Polynice, Antigone, and Ismene. ... Oedipus then proceeds to ask Creon, who is happy to oblige, to look after his daughters, Antigone and Ismene. ...
He is also known for his tragic characters and Agamemnon is no exception. ... The character must be a dignified person in society. ... Most tragic characters in Greek stories do die or feel the emotional pain of death. In Sophocles" Antigone, Creon was considered a tragic figure because he dealt with the suicides of his son and wife following his hubris towards them. ... The comparison of traits is evident and therefore Agamemnon is considered a tragic character. ...
Her actions and thoughts are important to the reader as well as the characters within the play. ... He is unable to live with himself, seeing the results of his actions, Ismene and Antigone. ... Overall this passage is important for the reader to understand the themes, characters, and their positions within the play. ... The character of Sganarelle first appears in The Flying Doctor; his namesake recurs in no fewer than six other plays by Moliere, though in different guises: as a servant, a fiance, a husband and a father. ...
Her actions and thoughts are important to the reader as well as the characters within the play. ... He is unable to live with himself, seeing the results of his actions, Ismene and Antigone. ... Overall this passage is important for the reader to understand the themes, characters, and their positions within the play....
