Antigone Journals#1 November 21The main points of interest in the first section of Antigone were that Antigone wants to be a true sister and not a traitor to the family. She tries to convince Ismene to help bury Polyneices. Ismene reminds Antigone that they are only women and are helpless. Though sh...

Antigone was written in 441 BC by So[phocles. The antagonist in this play was Antigone, who ws the daughter of Oedipus. Antigone was the antagonist because she was in opposiition to the protagonist, which was Creon. Creon is the King of Thebes adn is going to have Antigone put to death for c...

Antigone: For Love and Honor There weren't too many main characters in the play Antigone, but out of all of them one seemed to stand out the most. My favorite character was obviously Antigone for the simple reason that she exhibited many great qualities one could only wish to have. She had a...

Looking at Death through Antigone's Eyes- Obey the Gods or the King In Sophocles' play, Antigone, the main character Antigone is faced with a horrible tragedy; her two brothers have just died fighting each other and now one of her brothers, Polyneices, is not given proper burial right...

In Sophocle\'s ancient Greek tragedy, \"Antigone,\" there is a woman who chooses to go with the feeling inside her heart and obey the law of the Gods, rather than obey civil law. Antigone\'s brother Eteocles was given a proper burial after a war in their homeland of Thebes. She wants her brother, ...

The Family Bond Love for a family member can never be destroyed. In the story Antigone, by Sophocles, the bond between a brother and a sister is tested. Antigone, daughter of Odepius, puts her own life on the line in order to respectfully bury her dead brother. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, has ...

The Chorus signs an ode to man, praising him as the wonder of all things that live and move in the world. According to the chorus men have built vessels in which they travel the ocean, "Numberless wonders terrible wonders walk the world but none the match for man -- that great wonder crossing t...

The video of Antigone is as sad as the story of her father, Oedipus the former king of Thebes. It started off with her brother, Polyneices trying to invade the city-state of Thebes with his Argive army. Long ago Polyneices left Thebes to be with his father, Oedipus who was thrown out of Thebes becau...

Nora and Antigone, True Tragic Heroines Sophocles' Antigone along with Ibsen's A Doll's House are plays that uncharacteristically place the main characters in tough personal situations which must be overcame by personal strength. Nora and Antigone step into the limelight as protago...

AntigoneIn Sophocles' play Antigone, Creon, the king of Thebes, and his niece Antigone, have distinct conflicting values. Creon's regard for the laws of the city causes him to abandon all other beliefs. He feels that all should obey the laws set forth by him, even if other moral or religious belie...

Antigone, the ancient play by Sophocles, addresses a universal conflict that is as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago. The conflict between church and state or faith and government is seen every day in the media, most recently in the refusal of Catholic Church to offer health care plans...

Many questions are played out as one continues to read the play of Antigone. One of the forever lingering questions is, what was the indefinite reason Antigone chose to defy Creon where Polyneices is concerned? Did she do so out of civil disobedience, primarily domestic, or was she a victim of exces...

A tragic hero displays three main traits, a tragic flaw, a family of high class or rank, and is neither superlatively good nor corrupt. A tragic flaw simply means a character weakness, which results in their destruction. In Sophocles play Antigone, Antigone fulfills all three traits conscientiously...

Conflicting Values in AntigoneIn the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon and Antigone have distinct conflicting values. Creon's regard for the laws of the city cause him to abandon all other beliefs. He feels that all should obey the laws made by him, even if other beliefs, moral or religious, state ...

Absolute power struggle In the story Antigone, the King of Thebes, Creon, showed that too much power will corrupt anyone. As Creon became the one with total control, his character, judgment, and his principals deteriorated. Antigone was written by Sophocles. He did an excellent job of showing how...

Sophocles\'s \"Antigone\" deals with many aspects of good and evil. One of the most important points discussed in this tragedy is the idea of hubris. Hubris can be defined in many ways such as excessive pride, arrogance, and overstepping boundaries. Many people argue that both Creon, the ruler of...

"If they only Knew"When two people have an uncompromisible difference in opinion they are forced to become enemies. Sophocles illustrates this in the tragedy Antigone through the main characters, Antigone and Creon. Antigone, King Oedipus's daughter, has come back to Thebes after king Creon has pu...

"If they only Knew"When two people have an uncompromisible difference in opinion they are forced to become enemies. Sophocles illustrates this in the tragedy Antigone through the main characters, Antigone and Creon. Antigone, King Oedipus's daughter, has come back to Thebes after king Creon has pu...