Similarities Between Antigone And Creon

France was the epicenter of the Second World War, both physically and politically. More people within France began to take interest with the different political views, and the war that stemmed from them. Jean Anouilh expressed his thoughts of the two political parties of Marshal Philippe Petain and Charles De Gaulle through the characters of Antigone and Creon. Throughout Antigone, Antigone is used to represent the political views of Charles De Gaulle, while Creon is used to represent the views of Petain. Through their conflict, both parties suffer from loss, although their loss does little to change the lives of Thebes citizens. The parallel is used by Anouilh to expose how the competing values fail to benefit the common man’s life.
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Antigone is introduced as,”tense, sallow, willful girl whose family would never take her seriously and who is about to rise up alone against Creon, her uncle, the king”(3). through describing Antigone as “tense, sallow” Anouilh uses imagery to suggest that Antigone is a character who does not engage socially, prioritizing her personal interests. The mention of her rising up “alone”, against “her uncle, the king” is also used to expose her personal priorities, as through mentioning alone, it is again suggested that she would prioritize her goal over other people, while mentioning Creon’s status as a family and a ruler, it is expressed that she is willing to rebel against power and family, for only her own goals. Her methodology of self-prioritization is further reinforced through suggesting that her family would, “never treat her seriously”,

The guards are used to express the lack of concern for the conflict between Antigone and Creon. The guards lack of concern is first expressed at the beginning of the play,”eternally indifferent, for nothing that happens can matter to them. They are quite prepared to arrest anybody at all, including creon himself, should the order be given by a new leader”(5). They are introduced as indifferent, as they are soldiers, but their indifference is also expressed towards their own leader, suggesting that they recognize that their position is pointless, and thus choose not to care. Additionally, their preparedness suggests that they have no leader, further expressing their lack of concern and complete willingness to work with either side of the conflict. After the conflict concludes, the guards response is simple:“None of this matters to them. It’s no skin off their noses. They go on playing cards”(53). Using the idiom of lacking concern, Chorus is suggesting that the guards, despite their allegiance, have no commitment to either side, and thus, are completely unaffected. Furthermore, by juxtapositioning several royal deaths with the action of playing cards, the guards lack of concern is fully