him/herself. I think that even though Sophocles play is named Antigone, Creon is the tragic hero. Both characters are of noble stature, but Creon notices his tragic flaw shortly before story ends. Nowhere in the whole play does Antigone admit that she did anything wrong. Also, one could argue that Antigone did not have a tragic flaw in the first place, that it was Creon's judgment that was flawed. Throughout Antigone, Sophocles gives many examples of Creon's stubbornness and excessive
famous Greek play Antigone, written by Sophocles, has also endured the test of time. These stories have endured for many years and still are able to hold an influence over readers today. A large component credited to keeping influence over readers is the use of a tragic hero. Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher and scientist, believed that a tragic hero should fit a certain criteria in order to be given
one is, everyone has flaws, but not all who have flaws are considered tragic hero's. Antigone, however, is a tragic heroine. In Antigone, a play written by Sophocles in the later 440's B.C., the main character Antigone has to make a enormous decision , whether to be loyal to familial ties and risk death or follow Creon's laws and live with the guilt of leaving her brother to rot in the sun. In Antigone, Antigone has a tragic flaw of being too loyal, leading to her downfall, which directly affects
tragic hero. There are many examples of tragic heroes before Darth Vader, such as: Creon, Romeo and Juliet, Beowulf, Antigone, etc. In the tragic poem Beowulf, Beowulf is considered a
locked away in a cave, only to take her fate into her own hands by hanging herself. This is the fate of Antigone, the niece of the king of Thebes in the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. How she arrives at this tragic ending is result of one of the most commonly said words in the English language: “No”. Even though this one word is just a single syllable, its implications and causes in Antigone give the play its source of conflict. The fact the play is still relevant today suggests that the stubbornness
Women In Sophocle's Antigone Sophocle's Antigone draws a comparison between the way women were perceived in ancient Greek society and the way his main character, Antigone departed from the established perception. In ancient Greek society, men were believed to be the primary authority and women as their subordinates. This is also noteworthy that the word "patriarchy", itself is a Greek word. Sophocle, in Antigone has tried to break all conventions with the portrayal of Antigone as a rebel and hero
should be like. Some traits of a tragic hero include an imperfection or character flaw known as hamartia, a terrible and partially undeserved misfortune, and some form of discovery or gain of knowledge as a result of the misfortune. Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles illustrates the traits of a tragic hero in his play Antigone, in which a young woman Antigone defies her uncle Creon's decree that no one is to bury the traitor Polyneices. In Sophocles' Greek tragedy Antigone, Creon is the tragic hero
determination suffers. In the Greek play “Antigone”, Sophocles demonstrates the altering effects of pride on mankind. Antigone, the play's protagonist, provides a balanced sense of pride, which motivates her to perform honorable deeds, but deeds that insults Creon and his sense of pride. His belief in himself as an authority above the Gods leads to the events that causes the tragedy to Antigone and eventually to his own family. It is through the hubris of Creon and Antigone, the tragedy is able to spawn itself
In “Antigone”, Sophocles has pointed out a major issue, which is the topic of discussion of this play - the concept of divine law versus that of human law. By divine law, he signifies the laws that are made by God himself, while men on earth makes the human laws. There should be no doubt that the pride of men leads them to complete arrogance. It is a trait, which is harshly despised by God’s with no room for mercy. In this play, Sophocles goes on to show that a man’s law can never be equal or above
In Antigone, written by Sophocles is a play about two brothers who kill each other and one, Eteocles, would be buried as a hero to the city of Thebes and the other, Polynices, will not be buried because he was considered a traitor. One sister of Eteocles and Polynices, Antigone, has to choose between God’s rule or the king, Creon’s rule. Antigone decides to go against her uncle, the king Creon, and bury Polynices because she believes that religion and family is greater than government. Throughout