The chorus, a group of common people who follow the actions of the play .
Antigone, waver in their support of either Antigone or Creon, depending.
on their actions during a particular part of the story-line. Early in.
the play it is evident that they are extremely pro-Creon, but a short.
time later they seem to sway into the direction of Antigone and support.
her actions. This incongruency about the them, however, was an .
extremely interesting feature of this Sophocles drama, causing the reader.
to question the reliability of the chorus. .
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The.
opening lines from the chorus merely inform the reader about the war which.
had just taken place between Thebes and Argos. Their last lines of this.
opening choral passage, however, introduced king Creon, making him seem.
quite noble yet mysterious to his loyal subjects. They state such.
questions as: "what new plan will he launch?" and "Why this sudden call.
to the old men summoned at one command?" (Lines 175-178) These lines.
are utilized by Sophocles as a suspenseful introduction to Creon's orders.
concerning the body of Polynices. The chorus's next appearance.
blatantly shows their biased attitudes against Antigone and her exiled.
father Oedipus. At this point they still sing praise for King Creon and.
his unwavering decisions concerning the law which was placed upon the city.
regarding the body of Polynices: "When he weaves in the laws of the.
land, and the justice of the gods that binds his oaths together, he and.
his city rise high--but the city casts out that man who weds himself to.
inhumanity thanks to reckless daring. Never share my hearth never think.
my thoughts, whoever does such things." (Lines 409-416) In my opinion.
the man laying down the law here is Creon and Antigone is the "man" .
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. ...
Antigone is not from a normal family. Her family feels very strong in what they believe in. Especially Antigone and Creon. Antigone did things that other people wouldn't normally do. Some people wouldn't defy authority to do what they believe is right. Creon did things that people wouldn't do. I thi...
Bigger than her body Antigone was right, yet so was Creon. ... However Antigone defied the king. ... The gods sided with Antigone. ... Creon is protagonist against Antigone, who is the antagonist; at the same time, Antigone is the protagonist with Creon as her antagonist. Antigone's actions were justified by divine law. ...
