In the past there have been many people who have went against the standards of.
The standards of many societies are alike in the form of the inferiority.
of woman to men. Women have, in some societies, been called servants and slaves. In.
Sophoclese's, Antigone; the character is a female and she defies the standards and proves.
that women are not inferior.
The standards of this play are very much like the standards of many other societies.
of the past and some of the societies of today. The King in this society is superior to all.
other beings on earth and is only inferior to the gods above. The king of this play made all.
the rulings and was never wrong or mistaken, just like when Antigone's exiled brother was.
killed and the king would not bury him even though he was blood and it was the right.
thing to do. In this society also men were superior to women. If a man said anything then.
the woman had to do it and the men were always considered right when against a woman. .
Women were the inferior gender no matter what they were compared to. Women were.
considered stupid as was Antigone when she buried her brother, the king said that she was.
a stupid woman who did not know any better. Also, if a person was shamed and his honor.
taken away then that person should not be buried. In this play Antigone's brother was.
exiled and he was killed in an attack against the city and the king did not bury him but just.
left him to be eaten by the birds.
In many of the past past societies one or more people are not satisfied with the.
standards of the society in which they live in. Antigone thinks she should be equal to.
everyone else. She is willing to defy what the king has decided even though she is a.
"woman." Antigone goes against the king in another way in which she is sentenced to.
death. To get this sentencing she buries her shamed brother and is caught. Antigone also.
is not afraid of King Creon just because he is "King.
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. ...
