Antigone Play Analysis

Written by the Greek writer Sophocles, the play Antigone continues to touch audiences around the world with themes that are relevant to this day. In the play, Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, and his wife Jocasta, is confronted with conflict as both of her brothers had slain each other after Polynices was exiled from Thebes, then marched back to regain his throne. Creon, the now ruler of Thebes, put forth a declaration stating that only Eteocles was to be buried, while Polynices had been barred from burial as he was considered a traitor. During the play, Antigone fights back and forth on her decision of putting the unwritten law of the gods before the law posted Creon. Two important themes that are showcased throughout the story

The play Antigone by Sophocles is a play like no other. There are three major themes or ideas which have a very important role in the play. The first major theme is fate, on how the play comes about and the turn of events that come about throughout it. Another main theme or idea is the pride the characters have and their unwillingness they have to change their minds once they are set on something. The last major theme is loyalty and the practical problem of conduct involving which is a higher law between the divine laws and those of the humans. It is an issue of which law is the "right" law, and if Creon and Antigone's acts are justifiable or not. The issues that Antigone and Creon have between them

The beginning of the play begins with Antigone and her sister, Ismene. Antigone presents her plan of burying their brother, Polynices, whose body had been denied a proper burial by their uncle, King Creon, since in his eyes Polynices had been seen as an enemy to the city. Antigone wanted Ismene to accompany her, but Ismene immediately refused in fear of the consequences. Ismene states “We are women and we do not fight with men/ We are subject to them

Antigone versus Creon In the play Antigone, the character Antigone serves as a foil character for Creon in an attempt to show Creon the wrong in his judgement. The play is based around the belief of right by burial which Creon so happens to be denying a certain man of that right, Polynices, one of Antigone's brothers. Antigone serves a foil for Creon through most of her actions throughout the play. She buries her brother not once but twice, she argues with Creon over the right by burial belief, and Creon has a chain reaction of loss that was caused by Antigone’s death.

In this ancient Greek play, Sophocles narrates a conflict between father and son in which the father suffers with dominance and power. When the author Sophocles wrote "Antigone" he included many conflicts. The main conflict arises between Creon and Antigone when Creon refuses to give Antigone's brother Polynices a proper burial because Creon believes he had Thebes attacked. When Creon refuses to grant Antigone's wishes, she takes matters into her own hands and Creon is shocked a woman disobeyed him. Even though the main conflict is what brings the story together, the dispute between Haemon and Creon is what sets off the climax of the play.

   In the Antigone, unlike the Oedipus Tyrannus, paradoxically, the hero who is left in agony at the end of the play is not the title role. Instead King Creon, the newly appointed and tyrannical ruler, is left all alone in his empty palace with his wife's corpse in his hands, having just seen the suicide of his son. However, despite this pitiable fate for the character, his actions and behavior earlier in the play leave the final scene evoking more satisfaction than pity at his torment. The way the martyr Antigone went against the King and the city of Thebes was not entirely honorable or without ulterior motives of fulfilling pious concerns but it is difficult to lose sight of the fact

In the play Antigone, Creon’s actions contribute to his role as a tragic hero throughout the play. His stubbornness and power is shaping him as a character and develops a plot. Creon fits all the traits of a tragic hero, which is someone from a noble structure who makes a mistake which leads them to their destruction. Antigone the child of Oedipus, has conflicts with Creon and her decision to bury her brother upsets him.Creon has too much power and stubbornness, pride to think right and bumps heads with Antigone in the play, that issue develops a theme throughout the play. Antigone thinks differently and her words, actions contrast with Creon and contributes to Creon as a tragic hero. Antigone decisions and her relationship with Creon develops a central theme.

The play is written so that the main character is a strong powerful heroine. The first character is a shy but brave women named Antigone. “…Antigone is scrawny, sallow, withdrawn, and recalcitrant brat” (Sparknotes). One she has a goal and she plans on following through with it regardless of what her sister or anyone has to say about it. She finds out that her brother, Polyneices, was killed and insists on burying him. But due to the law that Creon set into place she was told not to. Not listening she goes behind their back and buries him but sadly she is found while doing so.

The play entitled Antigone was written by a man named Sophocles, a scholarly author of philosophy and logic. The play Antigone is probably one of the most prominent interpretations of a tragic drama. The two main characters of the play are Antigone and Creon. There is much conflict between Antigone and Creon throughout the play, both of them having their own ideas and opinions regarding divine law versus human law. The theme that I am going to analyze is the conflict of divine law vs. human law. The reason for this is because this theme seems to control the whole play. It is an issue of which law is the "right" law, and if Creon's and Antigone's acts were justifiable.<br><br>The play Antigone can be summarized by the following: King Creon

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The belief that Antigone is the hero is a strong one. Antigone is widely thought of as the tragic hero of the play bearing her name. She seems to fit the part due to the fact that she dies in doing what is right. She buries her brother without worrying what might happen to her. She believes that God¡¯s laws must be obeyed, whatever the consequences. She is almost glad to die in the attempt of burying her brother. She believes that if it is a crime, it is a crime that God commands.

Antigone is a play that was written in ancient Greece by the playwright Sophocles. It is the third play in a trilogy of tragedies about the city-state of Thebes, revolving around Oedipus Rex. Antigone starts the day after a civil war fought between the two sons of Oedipus Rex after his death. The civil war ended in death for both brothers, so their uncle, Creon, assumed the role of King of Thebes. The main conflict of the play begins when Creon gives one brother, Eteocles, a burial with honors, but passes a law forbidding a burial for the other brother, Polyneices with the penalty of death. One of the sisters of Eteocles and Polyneices, Antigone disagrees with this law, and decides to bury Polyneices, resulting in Creon sentencing Antigone to death. A conflict emerges between Antigone and Creon, who appear to be opposites. However, despite Antigone and Creon’s different stances on law, they are ultimately more similar than different because of their shared value of loyalty and their shared characteristic, hubris.

A play written by Sophocles circa 445 B.C., Antigone, depicts the tragedy of a young woman who stands firm against an obstinate new ruling force-her uncle Creon, in what was right by her family and her gods in antithesis to that which was better for her country. The altercation involves the burial of her brother, Polyneices after staging a coup against his brother’s regime which resulted in both of the brothers’ deaths, in order to protect his soul from the eternal isolation and

The play “Antigone” is a tragedy by Sophocles. One main theme of the play is Religion vs. the state. This theme is seen throughout the play. Antigone is the supporter of religion and following the laws of the gods and the king of Thebes, Creon, is the state. In the play Creon has made it against the law to bury Antigone’s brother, something that goes against the laws of the gods, this is the cause of most conflict in the story. This struggle helps to develop the tragic form by giving the reader parts of the form through different characters.

It is plain to see what about the character of Antigone it is that makes this a tragedy. Tragedy is defined as a dramatic composition dealing with a serious or somber theme, and this story fits all these criteria. First of all, it involves a tragic course of events that involved both of her brothers dying and then being completely disrespected even in death. She felt she had to rectify this mistake, even though it was against the law, and the opposition was too great. Because of her attempt to rectify the injustice, even more tragic things happened to her and her family. This is why she is a tragic heroine.

The opening events of the play quickly establish the central conflict. Creon has decreed that the traitor Polynices must not be given proper burial, and Antigone is the only one who will speak against this decree and insist on the sacredness of family. Whereas Antigone sees no validity in a law that disregards the duty family members owe one another, Creon’s point of view is exactly opposite. He has no use for anyone who places private ties above the common good, as he proclaims firmly to the Chorus and the audience as he revels in his victory over Polynices. Creon’s first speech, which is dominated by words such as “principle,” “law,” “policy,” and “decree,” shows the extent to which Creon fixates on government and law as the