Muhammad Khan April 18, 2014 Discussion # 9 Antigone 1. “I didn't say yes. I can say no to anything I say vile, and I don't have to count the cost. But because you said yes, all that you can do, for all your crown and your trappings, and your guards—all that your can do is to have me killed”. The political heroism in Antigone's resistance is her refusal of state power. Antigone says no to all she finds vile, and in this sense she is more powerful than the ruler beholden to his throne. Despite
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righteous in regards to your own moral values. This theme of obligations vs. moral justice can be expressed in Sophocles’ Antigone, which can be seen through the main characters Antigone and Kreon, who have opposing views, but actions depict that if the law contradicts one’s moral duties, then one is justified to act in a manner of disobedience. The tragic Greek playwright Antigone is set in a more traditional era of time, where the city of Thebes is organized completely around religion and there are
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Texts and Ideas: Antiquity and Enlightenment Dr. Jeffrey Rubenstein Paper #1 Outline and Rough draft due in recitation sections on October 2-3 and will be returned Oct 8-10. Final Papers due October 15. No late submissions will be accepted without prior approval. Papers should be emailed to NYU classes AND a hardcopy turned in. Directions: * Select one out of the following three questions. Write an essay of approximately and no more than 1200 –1500 words. (Use the “word count”
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Woman in both Antigone and Oedipus Rex are considered the inferior sex. Men saw woman as irrational and emotional, as well as to be used for sex and marriage. As the inferior sex, woman are very similar to slaves, they did house work, were not allowed to own property and their opinions were not taken seriously. This compares to modern day because of how woman are treated unfairly, some things have changed, but not women are still not considered equal to men. Woman’s role in both Antigone and Oedipus
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Antigone Antigone returns to her home city-state of Thebes to discover both of her brothers, Polynices and Eteocles, have murdered each other. Creon, her uncle who is now king, has decreed that no man shall bury Polynices because he has been declared a traitor. Whoever dares to defy the law will be put to death in unimaginably harsh manners. Antigone is caught and is sentenced to death. However, by the time Creon has figured out he was wrong, Antigone has already hung herself
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Hubris, anger, ignorance, obstinate and supremacy consumed the King Creon, in Antigone by Sophocles, making him the tragic hero; his unpleasant traits lead to Antigone’s suicide, his family’s death and his own downfall. Infuriated by his nephew, Polyneices, for leading an attack on Thebes, Creon outlaws a proper burial for the traitor. Polyneices’ sister Antigone believes that the law is unreasonable, so she sets out to give her brother a proper burial despite Creon’s intense feelings. Initially
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In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone is the young daughter of Oedipus and her grandmother/mother Queen Jocasta. Jocasta and Oedipus kill themselves leaving Antigone’s uncle, Creon, to take care of her, Ismene, Polynecies and Eteocles. I believe that the gods and Creon have the greatest effect on Antigone’s destiny because; if Creon had not said that no one is to bury Polynecies she would not have buried him. The gods had a great effect on Antigone because; she believes that it is more important
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the leader said not to, Antigone still sees Ismene as someone she cannot trust. This is because Ismene is defying what Antigone wants her to do. This is devastating to their relationship, especially with the previous events that happened to them. They should have been together and strong through these events, but are instead separated by this lack of trust. Once Antigone completed her mission, she was immediately caught and brought to Creon, who put her in jail. Antigone admitted that she was the
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Intro: Antigone is a no-nonsense kind of woman—and even, when she first appears to us at the end of Oedipus the King— a no-nonsense little girl. Sophocles doesn't give her any lines, but her presence seems to be symbolic of the legacy of shame caused by Oedipus's horrific mistakes. Oedipus laments the life of humiliation that his daughters will have to lead. Ironically, he also gets (1193-1201) Creon to promise to take care of his daughters. Creon decreed that Antigone was to be thrown into a cave
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Pride is a trait that is despised by the gods, but shows the makings of a great ruler. In Antigone, characters Antigone and Creon, are both very close minded and ignorant characters. Creon, the king, declares that nobody should touch Polynices body, who is traitor to Thebes. Antigone, who is sister to Polynices, defies Creon, and gives him a proper burial. When Creon becomes aware of her betrayal he sentences her to death. Antigone’s pride, is expressed in her unwillingness to admit that her
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