In many tragic plays, tragic heroes experience difficult situations. In Antigone, by Sophcles, Antigone's pride her life that much more badly. She is of a noble background, which she lost as a direct action to her pride. Her punishment is exceeding in which she is sealed to die for the pride she shows.
Antigone's pride is a great thing that leads her to death. She shows this pride by first burying her brother, Eteocles, after her uncle and king Creon made specific rules not to commit this act. Her pride drove her to commit this crime and give her brother a proper burial. Although she knows that she will die from this crime she confesses to it, even when she had the chance to deny her crime and walk. Antigone knew she was going to die and never cried over this fate because of her pride. Her pride made her do many heroic things that tragic heroes are proud to do.
Antigone is from a noble family in which her dad Oedipus once king and brother once king and her Uncle Creon now the king of Thebes. Although she had this noble background she lost it all with one little mistake. She lost all traces of her noble background with one false move. Her pride was the main cause of her downfall and made her hit rock bottom. She lost all her family because of her pride.
She had to pay the price for the crime she committed. But her price was much too big for the crime she had committed. She was sentenced to death because she gave her bother a proper burial in which he disserved. She in turn was sentenced to death by her Uncle Creon by being stoned to death. Her punishment was a little less harsh than Creon had planed on and just walled her up in a cave so every one would not turn on him. This punishment still exceeds her crime but makes her a tragic hero.
In Antigone, Antigone shows tragic heroism by her tragic flaw, pride. Also her being of a noble class and a downfall due to her pride. Her punishment went way over its limit for the crime she committed.
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. ...
