Sophocles", Antigone has two subjects involved in this drama. The conflict of male against female and pride. Antigone is seen as a criminal and defies her Uncle Creon and also becomes feminist, she then becomes a hero basically. Creon, is the king and trying to control Antigone and sees everything as man has the say so.
Antigone becomes a criminal by burying her brother Policies, after the state told her she couldn't bury him because he fought for the enemy. Then she violated the state twice by not only bury her but not behaving like a female which is to obey men. She is seen as brave, defiant and unlike most women in her society. She says boldly "No, he has no right to keep me from my own" (60). Her sister Ismene behaves like societies image of women are suppose to be, "Then too, we"re underlings, ruled by much stronger hands," (75). Antigone behaves .
nothing like a model woman in these times. Ismene on the other hand is afraid to be defiant and sees herself as lower than man; "I"d do them no dishonor but defy the city? I have no strength for that," (94-95).
Society and Creon was appalled that a woman had such a behavior. King Creon punishes Antigone and arrests her. Creon believes that Antigone will not win and states:.
"No? Believe me, the stiffest stubborn wills fall the hardest; the toughest iron," (528-29).
Antigone responds to King Creon:.
Creon. And still you had the gull to break the law?.
Antigone. Of course I did. (499-500) .
Seeing that Antigone wasn't afraid Creon became engulfed with anger:.
You in my house, you vipers, slinking undetected,.
Sucking my life-blood! I never knew I was breeding twin disasters, the two of you rising up against my throne. (597-600).
King Creon sentences Antigone to death because she made him so angry by defying him. He was so angry that he killed her slowly by putting her in a tomb so she runs out of breath and says that this will make Antigone regret her actions.
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. ...
