She even says, “nor did I think your proclamations had such strength that, mortal as you are, you could outrun those laws that are the gods’, unwritten and unshakable, their laws are not for now or yesterday, but live forever.” (453-457). During their fights, both King and Antigone refused to back down even in the face of punishment, they believed their cause was important enough to incite civil disobedience and take whatever punishment was given, even death if
She believed that God’s laws were higher than man’s laws so she was ‘pleasing those [she] should please most’ (Blondell, 23). While arguing with her sister, Ismene, about breaking the law, Antigone demonstrated her determination to bury her brother because she knew that it was the moral thing to do, regardless of the deadly outcome. She was willing to perform the ‘crime of piety’ (Blondell, 23) – the crime that was ‘honored by the gods’ (Blondell, 23). To her, following God’s laws was the most justified even if it meant that she had to break man’s laws, because the God’s laws were ‘not for now or yesterday, but live forever’ (Blondell, 38).
But, Antigone is also wrong and takes an incorrect approach by being so immovable herself and in her swiftness of action. Her first thought of disobedience was to perform the act that would result in her death. She decided that she would have to die to get her point across- self-martyrdom. Her process was not thought out and she jumped to the extreme. Antigone is too willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for what she believes in.
To begin, betrayal was displayed when Creon decided to kill Antigone. Anitgone just wanted her brother to get the respect he deserved, but her own uncle refused. Creon saw this as disrespect, and wished death upon her. The theme betrayal is advertised all through the play, as the characters have trouble juggling their loyalty, duty, and morality. When Creon finds out Antigone has buried Polynices herself, he states, "You have dared to flout my edict, to violate my laws...
n Sophocles’ play “Antigone”; written in 441 B.C., Antigone is a woman of impact, and her choices as a upstander affect the other characters. She was righteous in her pursuits to restore justice with her choices, that are taken because of Kreon unjust ruling. The first move was his, when she lawed the burial of Polyneices, whom is unhonored for being soldier of the enemy. Her choice to secretly bury him affected not only her life, but also Kreon and his family. She impacted her own life with her choice also to kill herself, and the lives of others.
Furthermore, Antigone proclaims, “These laws —I was not about to break them, not out of fear of some man's wounded pride, and face the retribution of the gods.” Here, Antigone shows that she is more fearful of divine judgment than of Creon’s punishment. This is significant as it shows that Antigone would much rather face death than eternal punishment by the gods. Finally, Antigone demonstrates
ntigone is a tragic hero because she stands up for what she believes is right and will stop at nothing to do it, but she can also be wrong and make bad decisions. At the end of the day she still fights for what is right in all aspects. “Ismene, I am going to bury him.” This statement is true for the reason of her stating that she was determined to bury her brother, Polynices.
In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone, a woman’s individual conscience trumps state law when Antigone displays time and again that she values her divine motives higher than those of the state throughout the tragedy. Her continued defiance of the state’s authority marks the importance of her individuality through various scenes in Antigone. Knowing full well her role as a woman in a patriarchal society, Antigone goes beyond the powers of the common man to carry on morals of herself and family exceeding beyond immortality and death. Engulfed in the menacing misogyny King Creon set forth in the state, Antigone is determined to thrive and keep the sacred deeds of herself and family in tact despite the fate it bears. The character of Antigone exhibits
Sydney Watson Writing 105 Daniel Brown Rhetorical Analysis Due: 11/15/16 Rihanna: S&M With the release of Rihanna’s new album, Anti, I reflect on the first time I heard the Barbadian artist. Sitting in the passenger seat gazing off into the trees whipping past me I heard the faint “Na na na come on.” Having never heard the song I turned up the once soft mumbling. Recognizing Rihanna’s raspy voice I immediately started jamming to it. Just after the first chorus was done my father angrily changed the radio station.
In the play, Antigone, Sophocles reveals a story of a character who responds significantly to an injustice. After a war between brothers’ Eteocles and Polyneices, both brothers are slain, but Creon, Antigone’s uncle, refused to bury Polyneices due to him fighting against the city. Antigone, the main character, decides to bury her brother against Creon’s orders, resulting in a conflict between the already cursed family. With the unjust refusal from Creon to not bury Polyneices, Antigone decides to stand up against this injustice, even if it means losing her life. Sophocles writes about a stubborn Antigone who believes she is following God’s law, in order to create justice between the cursed family and solve the unjust created by Creon, to
Through Antigone’s transformation from goal seeking to content she exemplifies that several people make decisions that affect their environment, lifestyle, and make others put them in a category like civil disobedience. Antigone says, “death, who lays all to rest is leading me to Acheron’s far strand. Alive, to me no bridal hymns belong, for me no marriage song has yet been sung; but Acheron instead is it, whom I must wed” (Sophocles 30). Antigone’s decision affected her chances of getting married and enjoying more of her life. Her life has changed completely and now she has to make the best out of her situation.
Antigone is tragic hero in xxx 'play. Antigone death also have strong faith and she believe that she can get a redemption, but her behavior is different from Socrates, her behavior broke the law of the country and to get the recognition of others. But she has created a huge tragedy it and her death hurt a lot of people. She is sacrifice herself for relatives but her behavior was hurt a country and people loved her. Her death was tragic but at the same time is hateful.
In consistence with most civil disobedience cases, rarely does such unlawful actions goes unpunished, and there was no exception for Antigone. In a coherent manner, as series of events unfolded throughout the story, civil disobedience, and divine laws above that of man, and the price of Pride in unisons created a tragic series of events. As the prideful nature of both King Creon and Antigone sets both characters on a path of disaster. Stubbornly unapologetic for her defying Creon ’s edict, Creon had to make an example of out of Antigone.
Antigone thought it was unjust to let her brother go without a proper burial. She took the power of freedom and her free will and made the situation “just” in her eyes.
what Antigone puts forward is we should stand up for justice and not get supressed by an external force. This is precisely what she does, which ultimately claims her