In The Lottery and the play Antigone two completely different perspectives of freedom are depicted. The two readings differ so drastically because of the major separation in time and setting. The play Antigone takes place in Ancient Greece when God's and men ruled and women did not have much power. The Lottery takes place in the 1940's in a small village in America with a few hundred or so brain washed villagers. Through out both stories family is relevant, and cruel deaths occur. Because of these elements within the two stories it is clear as to why and how the perspectives of freedom differ.
Although The Lottery and Antigone took place so far apart in time they both have some sort of rite. The rite in The Lottery was not religious, but still ceremonial because it was believed The Lottery would bring a greater harvest of the crops for the villagers. Old Man Warner states, "Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.'"(Jackson 205). Also a specific ritual would take place when it came to drawing the slips from the black box and starting the process of The Lottery. "There was proper swearing-in of Mr. Summers by the postmaster, as the official of The Lottery"(248) Although conducting The Lottery was believe to bring a better crop the villagers did not take into consideration that they where killing innocent people. They blindly followed tradition even though it meant a pointless and senseless stoning of their once fellow villagers. "The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into us even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born. Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box."(248) No one in the village questioned The Lottery, because to them The Lottery had such strong tradition that it almost held a sense of freedom within the ritual for Mr.
In one of Sopholes" most popular plays, Antigone, the female heroine, Antigone, suffers this unfortunate conception. ... In Ancient Greece, freedom and rules were structured and very strict. ... Antigone responds, Dear god, shout it from the rooftops. ... (100-101) Antigone wants her crimes to be public. ... As a woman, Antigone suffers these philosophies. ...
This type of conflict is shown in Antigone an helps present the character traits of the antagonist, Antigone. ... Antigone was also very strong minded. ... Antigone was also very strong willed. ... Antigone chooses to defy this law. ... Antigone believes that Ismene is a coward while Ismene believes that Antigone is foolish. ...
Antigone stands poised at the river separating herself from civil disobedience. ... Antigone's unrepressed emotions give voice to her dissatisfaction with Creon's dictum. ... Antigone's morals render her unable to see her tragic flaw. ... Antigone impels Creon by defying his order, and seals the fate of her life. ... Antigone's convictions bear a burden on her that she is not strong enough to lift. ...
In the play, "Antigone," the main character Antigone goes against all authority in an effort to give her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. ... Antigone has no respect for authority. ... Antigone also claims, "What Creon says is quite irrelevant" ( ln 4). Thus, Antigone does not respect government or Creon as a sovereign. ... "We can't live by Antigone's alone, but if we have no Antigones within us we are spiritually barren" (Cornell). ...
Later in the act, the Sentry enters again, this time with Antigone. ... Creon asks Antigone if this is true. ... Creon aims to justify his decision to let Antigone's dead brother rot. He also wishes to validate his choice to punish Antigone. ... I believe Antigone's act was morally correct. ...
Pride is part of what makes Antigone heroic. ... This is between Antigone and Polyneices. ... Antigone doesn't mind doing anything on her own. ... Antigone has no problem working by her self either. ... I think Creon feels he must defeat Antigone because she is a woman. ...
In Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone is the tragic hero of the play, rather than Creon. ... Sophocles wants us to see Antigone as the tragic figure. ... He can either kill Antigone, or spare her life. ... Antigone is in a different position. ... Antigone chooses wisely in defying the law. ...
However, in the play Antigone, Antigone goes against the beliefs and defies the powerful tradition of male domination. In the play, Antigone's life was filled with pain and sorrow. ... Even after all of this, Antigone had even more pain to deal with. ... Antigone didn't fear death, but instead faced it with great bravery and strength. ... That is why Antigone is such an influential character in the play. ...
The Antigone Essay Through "Antigone", the play, Sophocles lets it be known that family is more important than authority. ... Antigone felt awful that Creon was doing such a wrong thing. ... Antigone took a moral stand and buried Polyneices. ... Antigone was Haemon's true love. Haemon committed suicide once he lost Antigone. ...
