Loyalty In Antigone

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

By choosing this path she did not only choose her life/future but she also the rest of her family’s. Her whole family will be affected by her choice of following her father’s fate, either now or in the future. Antigone and Ismene have a very in depth conversation before it takes place. Ismene is somewhat upset about the choice Antigone is about to make not only for her sake but also her own destiny.

For most people family is the most important thing in their life. But what if you had to choose between honoring your family and obeying the law? What would you do? In the play Antigone by Sophocles, a woman named Antigone is faced with a very difficult decision. If she decides to honor her dead brother she may be persecuted and put to death but if she leaves her brother’s body to decay without performing a ritual he will have a terrible afterlife. Antigone decides that family always comes first and perform the forbidden ritual on her brother. She is eventually prosecuted for her actions and later on kills herself. Personally, I agree with Antigone. To a certain extent, family should come first. In my opinion, family is almost always more important than authority. But, according to the play, it depends. Based on the results of everyone's actions I think that the play believes family is more important than authority. Creon punishes Antigone for choosing family over authority and as a result the members of his family all die.

Intro: There are a wide variety of themes present throughout the Odyssey, written by Homer. Be it hospitality, perseverance, vengeance or power of the Gods, loyalty is truly the theme that brings the whole book together. Being 10 years after the Trojan War, many have forgotten about Odysseus and his men as they constantly brave what the gods throw their way. This essay will be talking about Odysseus and Penelope’s mutual loyalty to one another, the loyal relationships between Gods and men and finally, the loyalty Odysseus’ men show for him until death. This essay with prove to us that without loyalty, Odysseus’ legendary journey would have been put to an end near where they started. The general theme of loyalty is what kept Odysseus

Loyalty in Odysseus’ world was a big deal. Once you’re loyal to someone, you follow them forever, even to death. But the consequences of disloyalty is death or exile. In the Odyssey ' was the ringleader of the suitors. When Odysseus killed him, all the other suitor basically gave up their lives. In this instance, all the suitors that were following Antinous were killed. Even though they were not loyal to him, the suitors still followed Antinous to death. At another time in the story, Odysseus and his men were imprisoned in a cave with a cyclops guarding the door. Every day the cyclops would eat a one or two men, but Odysseus’ men stay loyal. They knew there leader was going to get them out of the situation. When men were dying, they

In Sophocles tragedy Antigone, there is a conflict between family members and the trust they have for each other. One of the main characters Creon shows great loyalty to not only his people but also his family. Creon is the new king of Thebes and the uncle to Antigone and Ismene. Creon also has gave a new decree that no one is to bury Polyneices or they will be branded a traitor and will be put to death. Creon might not be the best of kings but his openness toward his people and the willingness to do whatever needs to be done to save his people is why he is the one with the loyalty.

In the play Antigone, the author, Sophocles, has incorporated many themes and questions that leaves the reader wondering. One of these questions is, what is the difference between honor and disgrace? Well, in this play, Oedipus and Jocasta’s four children are ideal examples of both. This essay is going to be talking about honor and disgrace between the four Theban siblings. Antigone is the main character, and she has shown significant honorability; probably the most honorable character in this story.

In the book Antigone, written by Sophocles, there are many tragedies and suicides that were caused by family problems and pride. In the book, Antigone’s brothers were feuding. It led to a duel between the brothers that killed both of them. Creon, the king of Thebes, decides that Eteocles, one of Antigone’s brothers, should be buried and the other brother, Polynices, should be left unburied to rot because he fought against his brother and the palace of Thebes. They were feuding because Eteocles and Polynices agreed to take turns to rule Thebes, but Eteocles did not want to give up the throne, so they clashed. Antigone did not agree with Creon’s actions, and tried to bury Polynices. Creon then sentenced Antigone to death, but it led to his son,

The main characters in Sophocles’ drama, Antigone, are Antigone herself, the play’s tragic heroine and Antigone’s uncle and King of Thebes, Creon. Both characters are ruled by powerful motivations and beliefs; however, they differ from one character to the next.

The major moral conflict in Antigone by Sophocles is the conflict over which value is most fundamental. The play presents the moral conflict over whether the god's law or the city's law is more powerful. This seems to be the most prominent theme. The conflict arises mainly between the tragic heroes Antigone and her uncle-in-law Creon, King of Thebes. The city of Thebes had been through a war in which Antigone and her sister Ismene have lost both of their brothers to it, Eteocles and Polyneices. Eteocles's fighting for Thebes was buried and honored as a hero. (lines 24-26) Polyneices was left unburied and dishonored because he is considered an enemy of the city. (lines 27-32) Creon edicts that whoever broke the law by burying

Throughout time society has developed a system from which humans are able to define good and bad, Ethics. Although Ethical norms have been adapted throughout the passing of time, its most intrinsic values have prevailed, enabling individuals to agree on standards of what good and bad are built on their moral standards. Morals are what give the individual the capacity to distinguish good from bad. In the ancient Greece morals were indeed the individuals perception of good, and bad however, these perceptions were greatly abided and driven by the divine laws imposed by the gods. In Antigone, a tragedy written by Sophocles, we see the how the main character defies the kings rules and stands for her own perception of what she believes is the rightful thing to do .We are able to able to see the decision chosen by the two main characters, Creon and Antigone are the ones to define and condemn their faith and the one of those who live around them. In Bernard Knox’s Introduction poet T. S. Eliot states, “Antigone did the right thing for the wrong reason”(pg53). I believe that Antigone by deciding to mourn for her dead brother does indeed the right things but for the wrongs reasons. Through her actions she evidently follows the ethical norms imposed by the Greek divine laws, but it is her moral judgment the one to ambiguously expose her true reasons, the fulfillment of an unalloyed lust, creating a rupture beyond the scopes of rationality by incarnating the simple desire of taking upon

In the play Antigone, the Greek tragedy, Antigone is caught for burying her brother against the king's will. You probably thinking, well nothing like this would happen. But this moment to many of us is very relatable in the sense of how we stand out. Thank goodness for America and it’s freedom, because in some places it’s against the country's law to have a different religion, gender or ethnicity. If you were to live in one of these countries would you still be bold enough to stand out because of what you believe? Would you be willing to sacrifice everything for your standards even if this means not being a good citizen? You might be surprised what people sacrifice for. In this essay you will hear more about my personal thoughts about what

Furthermore, Antigone condemns Ismene for not participating alongside her in the burial of their brother by exclaiming, “Are you true to your birth? Or a coward?” (Ant. 38). Antigone makes it evident that she regards her own actions to be brave, and her

In the play Antigone, written by Greek playwright Sophocles, loyalty to family seems to be a recurring theme. We first see it when Antigone defies King Creon's order to keep her brother, Polynices, unburied as a punishment for his betrayal of their country Thebes. We also see how Antigone's sister, Ismene, accepts partial blame for the burial (even though she refused to actually do it) in an affectionate, loyal act. Creon is also family (their father's brother), but he, however, betrays this family trust and loyalty when he sentences Antigone to death for disobeying his law. There are, however, repercussions for this death sentence, that prove that there are two central tragic heroes in this play. She is

In the 17th Century, when Macbeth was written , loyalty was highly regarded and had great value. The gunpowder plot in 1605, against King James I, shocked everybody . Treason against your own country was regarded as one of the worst crimes a person can commit and this is why Guy Fawkes was hung, drawn and quartered. In the play “Macbeth”, Shakespeare makes the themes of loyalty and family very clear to the audience in the first few scenes in the play. There are many examples of characters that were loyal and trusted, but that turned their back on the people that trusted them. With this becoming the case, it becomes very hard for people to put faith in others as in an instant they could turn their back and try and act on what they truly believe in.