Polynices

characters alone. In the Greek play, Antigone, exhibits a tragic story about a family where a king named Creon believes he’s required to kill his niece, Antigone, for her valiant action. Antigone wanted to honor her brother Polynices so she disobeyed her uncles order, Creon, and buried Polynices. Creon endeavored to make Antigone lie and not tell anyone about the burial for the sake of his son, because Haemon, Creon’s son, is profoundly in love with Antigone. Antigone was reluctant to retain her mouth close

appealing ethos due to the social norms and values resulting in the denial of a proper burial for Polynices. Creon states, No one shall bury him, no one mourns for him, But his body must lie in the fields Scene 1, Page 450. The quote signifies the severity of the punishment inflicted upon Polynice for his betrayal of the Village. By denying him burial rites as well as mourning, the speaker aims to strip Polynices of his dignity even in death to create a movement of thought of others who may defy the city's

Antigone told the story of a young woman, Antigone, who was willing to violate the law for her family. In the play, Antigone’s brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, killed each other in battle. Creon, King of Thebes, buried Eteocles’ body because he fought in defense of Thebes; however, Creon issued a decree forbidding the burial or mourning of Polynices, because he had fought against Thebes. While this play’s central plot told the story of a conflict between Antigone and Creon, due to his decree, a deeper

The character Creon in “Oedipus the King” and in “Antigone” is quite present in both plays. He is a vital character. In “Oedipus the King”, Creon was sent to the Oracle of Delphi to find out how the city could be saved from the plague. He was later accused of being against Oedipus when Creon brought the news that he was the killer of King Laius, Oedipus must die to end the plague. After all the truth was released, Creon tries to convince Oedipus to be buried in Thebes when he was dying, because a

Haemon is the only one in this play that does anything respectable by killing himself to show Creon that he was wrong by forbidding the burial of Polynices, and sentencing Antigone to death for burying Polynices.      The Aeneid of Virgil gives some of the best examples of how humans are nothing more than animals. “Within, unholy Rage shall sit on his ferocious weapons, bound behind his back by a hundred

When reading Antigone, by Sophocles we come across themes in the play that are helpful when it comes to understanding the characters more. One of them is woman and femininity and we see a contrast between the behavior that is expected of women and what their role in society really should be. Power is another theme portrayed in the play. The power of the king who is just rude to everyone around him. The theme that was most helpful in getting a better understanding of the characters is determination

contextual and cultural understanding of the play developed and broadened. Antigone is one of the most revered tragic plays written by Sophocles which revolves around Antigone, the protagonist, who strives to have a proper burial for her brother Polynices despite the king’s strict orders. The play powerfully portrays moral conflicts between the individual, the society, and the divine, subverting the gender norms of its times. Analyzing the portrayal of these conflicts, characters, and the role of

such as Creon, Antigone, and Haemon. For example Antigone fits most of those categories but the first that comes to mind is bravery. Eteocles was very power hungry as he refused to step down. The fact the fact that Creon buried Eteocles and not Polynices meant he sided with the power hungry Eteocles. That is no trait of a hero. Throughout the play Antigone represents many traits of a hero First one being her stature and pride, Antigone Stands up for what she thinks is right. She defied Creon

Socrates, on the other hand, believes that he owes it to the State to follow their laws whether he thinks they are right or not. In Antigone, her brother Polynices, turned against his own city by attacking his own brother just so he could become king. On this day, both brothers died. One, Eteocles, was given funeral honors, but the other, Polynices, was not. This decision was made by Creon, Antigone’s uncle and the current King of Thebes. Creon

like they cant do anything themselves and he tries to kill his own sister over power. Antigone stood up for her dead brother who died in battle with his brother over who had to rule on the throne. Creon ended up killing his own brother in battle ( polynices ) and Antigone went and buried her brother who had been dead on the battlefield she went and covered up her brother just enough for his soul to be put to rest. Creon her brother got mad because he sought out that his brother was a traitor for his