When reading St. Augustine’s the Problem of Free Choice, I was reminded Sophocles’’ Antigone. In the play, Creon is the King of Thebes and two royal family members, Eteocles and Polyneices, were slain in a battle for the throne. Eteocles was honored as a hero for defending Thebes and he was given a proper burial. But his brother, Polyneices, was labeled as a traitor. Creon made a law declaring that Polyneices was not allowed to have a burial, and that anyone who attempted to bury him was to be executed
should not have much control over somebody’s personal life. Sophocles tries to convey the same ideas through his play Antigone. Using Sophocles’ Antigone, I will talk about citizenship from the perspectives of 2 pivotal characters i.e. Antigone and Creon; in what ways do these two differ from each other, providing textual evidence in support of each view, and at the end I will try to define ideal citizenship, keeping in mind the play Antigone. For Creon, the king of Thebes, citizenship was about obeying
of Antigone has been written many times and many ways throughout history.The story’s meaning,themes, and characters have been altered by cultural influences over the years. Focusing on two different versions of Antigone by Sophocles and Jean Anouilh, Creon is portrayed very differently. In Antigone by Sophocles, Creon is portrayed as a very stern ruler, while in Jean Anouilh’s Antigone, Creon is allowing his authority to falter on behalf of Antigone. In both versions of Antigone by Sophocles and
Antigone, the tragic heroine of Sophocles’ play “Antigone” dies with her ideal principle law of nature and gods over the schemes of mundane rulers like her uncle, Creon. In other words, Antigone upholds her beliefs of God in a strong reverence, and feels that the laws of Gods should be carried out above all else, notably when in respect to family. Antigone fills the role as the main tragic heroine to defy Creon’s order to bury her own brother because it was unlawful and immoral if he doesn’t
Jana Zschoche Social Foundations I (Mon & Wed 12:30-1:45; Bldg. WAVE Room 431) September 10, 2014 Antigone (1.) Writing in complete sentences and in your own words, identify three main ideas in Sophocles’ Antigone: A. Sophocles’ Antigone highlights the potential for power to corrupt an individual, rendering them unable to see past themselves. Creon illustrates this as he takes on the leadership of Thebes, attempting to rule but also allowing the position to make him too stubborn and dismissive
our personal lives. Sophocles believes that democracy is more important that dictatorship in that if people come together, great things can be accomplished. Sophocles argues that a dictator cannot and does not have the capability to rule a country by himself. Sophocles always tries to shed light on the idea that two heads are better than one. Dictators make decisions based on the benefit of him whereas democracy bases decisions on the benefit of the whole land. In the play Antigone, there was a point
In Antigone, Sophocles shows that love is a destructive force by making Haimon have a strong bond to both the protagonist (Antigone), and the antagonist (Kreon), but having to choose between the two drove him to his death. He couldn’t handle loving one but having to hate the other and the choice was too difficult and ultimately killed him. Haimon did realize that he had a difficult choice to make, but because he had such strong bonds with Antigone and Kreon and this later caused him to be overwhelmed
Term Paper: Social Feminism in Boys v Girls and Antigone [edited on June 27th] As culture evolves, as does the conflicting discussions on individual responsibilities and that of social norms. Both in 1917’s Canada where woman weren’t even given the vote, and in Ancient Greece, where woman weren’t given political and legal access but where only used to bare children, one can think gender values may never change. (Cite) Alice Munro and Sophocles both argue that societies ought to adhere to the changing
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
Jordan Golenberg Mrs. Connoly English Per 1 29 September 2015 In Sophocles Short story, "Antigone", Creon is the tragic hero. He displays descriptions of the tragic hero with having Hubris, Hamartia, and Anagnorisis . He is the tragic hero because he is from a high birth, he is not good or evil ,has a very high social ranking, is powerful and he has a major downfall (Sophocles). Creon's overuse of his power leads to a chaotic breakout in the city of Thebes. Once this breakout has happened, Creon