In the Greek Drama, Antigone ,written by Sophocles .
Among them are the conflicts, some of those which are Creon Vs. Antigone, .
Antigone Vs. Ismene, and lastly Haemon Vs. Creon. These three major conflicts are the .
Basis of the story, without these the entire story line would not come together. In all three .
Conflicts the main reason for disagreement is each individual standing for what they .
firmly believe in and finally they must face the consequences.
The conflict between Antigone and Creon was that Antigone went against the laws of .
the land ,set by Creon, and buried her brother Polynices. Creon had told the townspeople .
the consequence of this action if committed ,which would be death. When Creon found .
out that is was Antigone ,who went against this law he sentenced her to death. Antigone .
admitted to this crime and stated, " .I did not think your edicts strong enough to .
overrule the unwritten laws of God and heaven, you being only a man.""(line380-381) .
Which basically meant Antigone would follow the rules of the Gods before those of .
Creons.She thought it was correct to burry her brother so he would have the right to pass .
on to Hades, even though Creon still stood firm on his beliefs.
The conflict between Antigone and Ismene was at first Ismene was not willing to .
help bury their brother, Polynice. She said she was merely just a women and would not go .
against the orders from Creon or fight against mean. (line 52-57) .Then later on as the .
play goes on. Antigone is brought to face Creon at his palace, Ismene enters. Ismene .
admits to to help bury her brother, even though it was Antigone who does the whole deed. .
She begs Antigone to share her death and is not afraid to die my her side. But Antigone .
refuses to let her sister accept this crime that was not hers, it was her fate.
The conflict between Creon and Haemon was that Creon was strict to follow the .
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. ...
