Category: Antigone

Antigone and Creons Use of Rhetoric Table of Contents Introduction Creons Rhetoric Antigones Rhetoric Comparing and Contrasting the Characters Concluding Thoughts Works Cited Introduction Sophocles Antigone is one of the most famous plays in the world. This tragedy is a part of the three Theban plays that also include Oedipus the King and Oedipus at…

Crime, Punishment, and Guilt in Antigone The interactive oral presentations for the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, has allowed me to acquire new knowledge about the background details of the characters, the history of burial, and the rules of marriage in the ancient Greek times. When I first started reading the play, I was confused…

The Image Of Woman In Antigone by Sophocles Morality is often regarded as objective, completely black and white. Although, the circumstances and consequences of actions broaden the picture and allow for condemnation or justification. Accusations of the extreme are polluted by ones surroundings. The contextual power of culture and ingrained tradition supports multiple interpretations of…

The Images Of Antigone And Creon In The Play By Sophocles In Sophocles Antigone, neither Antigones nor Kreons actions are truly defined as purely admirable or moralistically sound. However, Antigone, the tragic heroine, embodies the idea of truly fighting for what she believes to be socially acceptable, which is indeed treating the dead with the…

The Image Of Creon In Antigone In Sophocles play Antigone, the city of Thebes is controlled by King Creon, who fails to acknowledge and distinguish his position as king from his familial relationships. He refuses to hear contradicting opinions and maintains a neglectful character. Throughout the play Creons family end their life because of his…

Masculinity In Classical Greece Plays Antigone And Lysistrata Women stepping into the masculine role is exemplified in both Sophocles Antigone and Aristophanes Lysistrata. In response to the mens inability to fulfill their duties, these dynamic characters take on the masculine role to fill the void. Antigone must burry her brother against Creons demands when he…

The Development Of Antigone As The Tragic Hero During The Play Throughout the play, Antigone, Antigone is acknowledged as the saint, or hero of this play. When comparing her character to Creons, it offers some fascinating conversation starters about the idea of what establishes a hero and a foe. This play shows very evident cause…

Antigone As A Protagonist The time when Creon start the execution ceremony, Antigone started singing about herself how she was going to die, and she did not see the ritual of marriage and no one sings for her wedding, and she would marry Akron, She seems sad about her life which will end as she…

Creon as The Tragic Hero in Aristotle’s Antigone Creon out of his pride kills his own wife and son out of selfishness which make him a true tragic hero. Creon is a character who so caught up with what others think. Creon is isolated character who keeps to himself his plans and acts. He is…

The Idea Of Political Resistance In Antigone By Sophocles And Bartleby The Scrivener By Herman Melville Bartleby is quite a peculiar character because he doesn’t do any of the tasks he is asked to do. Bartleby is a character who refuses the power of authority. Instead of following the rules, he decides to go along…