people have free will or is fate inevitable? This question confused the Greeks for many years. Some of the Greeks thought fate was unavoidable tragedy, others thought fate could be changed by their choices. A few Greeks predicted their tragic fate and accepted it. Modern readers should read Greek literature to gain understanding about the role fate plays in the lives of the Greeks. Once the reader understands what fate is, they can decide whether or not they believe fate plays a role in their life
girl has been sentenced to death, 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
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 because his hamartia of hubris and stubbornness allows him to learn a
Antigone by Sophocles is the third play in The Oedipus Cycle trilogy. Antigone is the daughter of the now deceased Oedipus. Creon has taken his place on the throne of Thebes and is struggling to be taken seriously in his new position. When Antigone’s two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, are killed in war, Creon gives Eteocles a proper burial because he was on the side of Thebes while Polyneices was on the opposing side. Antigone feels that it is not right for one brother to receive a burial
Sophocles' Oedipus the king and Antigone both underline the concept of hubris and how it could lead to one’s downfall. In Oedipus, the king, a plague has reached Thebes and Oedipus is determined to end it, and finds out from Tiresias that Oedipus himself is the plague and has completed the prophecy of killing his father and marrying his mother even though he tried to run away from that cruel fate. Oedipus cannot believe his situation and blames Creon and Tiresias for colluding against him, his disillusion
horrifying fate. Originally published in 441 B.C., the play Antigone by Sophocles is one of the best known tragedies in literature. Antigone is a tale about a girl, named Antigone, that is faced with deciding between societal law or the law of the gods. She breaks societal law in reverence for the law of the gods. This illegal activity of burying her brother,Polyneices, causes the king, Creon, to order for her death. Creon’s son, Haimon, ends up falling in love with Antigone. When Antigone dies Haimon
that will decide your fate is crucial, but do you stand for what you believe in or do you show respect to those who rule over you. Antigone is an extremely hard headed, stubborn woman that fears no one above her and will stop at nothing to accomplish what she believes is right. Ismene, on the other hand, is quite the opposite. She believes that you should respect the people over you whether you like their ruling or not and if you have to break the law then do so quietly. Antigone has decided to go against
story “Antigone”. Was it fate that lead her family down the road to darkness, or was it misfortune that played the terrible hand the family was dealt. First written in 441B.C by Sophocles, as a continuance from “Oedipus the king”, that first appeared in 430B.C. Both of these stories where dramatic tragedy set in ancient Greece in a city called Thebes. In the story of ‘’Oedipus the King”, baby Oedipus fate was already chosen for him before he had came out the womb of his mother. As fate had brought
Oedipus Rex or Antigone, which is more tragic? The answer to this question is based on a matter of opinion. If I had to choose, I would choose both because both Theban stories are tragic. Sure in Antigone more deaths occur but the number of deaths in the story do not make a story more tragic. For example, pretend that you are watching a movie, and it shows you a character. Later this film shows you some vital decisions and conflicts of the character but in the end she or he gets punished or dies
Fate is an inescapable truth of our Universe, as it has been since the beginning of time, and has been a recurring theme throughout human history. In ancient Greece, Sophocles portrayed the theme of fate in the Oedipus Trilogy. Oedipus was doomed from the start, his path and that of his children was decided before he was even born. Oedipus tried to run from his future, his destiny, only to fall right into place. Even in death, every aspect of Oedipus’ life was intertwined with the will of the Gods