Mistakes In Antigone

In Antigone written by Sophocles and translated by David R. Slavitt, Antigone decides to risk her own life to be able to bury her brother in a respectful way in which she thinks is right. Antigone had an enthusiastic determination about it, approached it without regret, and also choose her destiny and her sisters. Her father’s fate was a big affect on if she was going to precede with burying her brother or to no give him the respect like the rest of the surrounding community. Even though Antigone risked her whole life and her entire future she made the right decision by burying her brother and sticking to her own judgment.

Lastly, Antigone recognizes her tragic flaw. In scene four she proclaims "To me, since it was my hand that washed and clean and poured the ritual wine: and my reward it's dead before my time." This quote shows how she not only realizes that it was her own doing that caused her demise but also takes responsibility for it. However, once Antigone realizes her flaw it is too late. Creon had already sentenced her and by the time he changed his mind she had already killed herself. Antigone lost everything because of her

Commonly in life you must face choices that could affect you later in your future. The explanations for these choices decide if it is right or wrong. In the movie Antigone, the main character must make a choice about what is right and what is wrong based on her beliefs in family, God, and doing what is right no matter what the consequences are.

Synthesis Assessment - What is a Hero? Writing: Synthesis (text evidence is included from Antigone, mythology, the hero’s journey, and at least one choice text to form a coherent, thoughtful argument) Advanced (A) Proficient (B)

When a child is young, the parents always try to get their children to understand the importance of learning from your mistakes as well as valuing other's opinions. However, it is not always easy to admit you are in the wrong. When finally solving an insanely hard calculus problem, but to be told by the teacher your answer is incorrect is never a good feeling. In an excerpt from Antigone, a playwright by Sophocles, the main character, Teiresais states, "all men make mistakes, But a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong... The only crime is pride". By stating this, Sophocles points out that while some understand where they are wrong, those who do not and are too prideful to do so only hurt themselves and society. Today, pride being

Moreover, Antigone’s ability to follow her own beliefs results into the heroicness and tragic death of Antigone. Antigone is from a royal family and has the power to do what she believes in. She believes in following traditions and exercises that power when she says, “I will bury him, and if I must die, I say that the crime is holy: I shall lie down With him in death, and I shall be as dear To him as he to me” (694). Antigone follows her beliefs in following tradition and by doing what she feels is best. Antigone does this because she knows she is doing the right thing and knows that she will be repaid in some way. Furthermore, Antigone justifies her actions by telling the reasons that motivated her to do it to King Creon. She refuses to give in to the beliefs of King Creon and continues to think her own separate way. Antigone takes a stand to Creon when she says, “ Think Death less than a friend? This death of mine Is of no importance, but if I had left my brother Lying in death unburied, I should have suffered. Now I do not. You smile at me. Ah Creon , Think me a fool, if you like, but it may well be That a fool convicts me of folly” (709). Antigone believes what she is doing is correct and proves that to Creon , but he is still not convinced. It is important for Antigone to do what she believes is so that she will be pleased and satisfied with the outcome. Antigone’s ability to pursue her goals and to what she wants

How to determine right from wrong? In the book antigone the main character antigone brother dies and is left. She is killed because no one was allowed to bury him after what he did. She goes to burry him and then gets killed for it. I believe she was in the right. You can determine by what your beliefs are.

A short yet very precise statement that has a great amount of meaning. This passage comes from the story Antigone and has quite a remark about its self. I agree with this for both men and women. In my opinion pride is not a crime, until it is mixed with cockiness. Once together it makes a terrible mixture. Everyone makes mistakes of course, but sometimes it’s not as much of a mistake as one perceives it to be. I say majority of the time, one knows what themselves are getting themselves in yet they still blame it as a “mistake”. A person should only be considered “good” if what has been done is

One of the greatest Greek plays is Antigone. Antigone is a tragic Sophoclean play, which portray two great examples for a tragic hero. I believe Creon and Antigone, the main characters of the play to be tragic heroes. A tragic hero is a character who is known for being dignified and has a flaw that assists to his or her downfall. Both Creon and Antigone are dignified and flawed in their own ways, having a similar tragic flaw.

Many people have their opinion on who was right, Antigone or Creon. Many other people probably would have done the same as Antigone because it's family and you don't want to see them like that. Antigone was right and correct for what she did because of family love and following the divine law.

Like Creon, Antigone also never falters in standing up for what she believes in. Although Creon fights for stubborn pride, Antigone is trying to promote what is right and shows her higher reverence for God’s law rather than for Creon’s laws. In the eyes of the townspeople, Chorus, Choragos, and Haimon, Antigone is sacrificing herself to give her brother Polyneices the rightful honors due to the dead. Many side with this brave, honorable girl because she would rather suffer persecution and even death rather than give into Creon’s illogical demands. In the play, the chorus says about her, “You have made your choice, Your death is the doing of your conscious hand”. Antigone knew of the consequences before she acted and in doing so she chose her fate. At the time, she pleaded her sister Ismene to help her bury Polyneices but was rejected. Despite being alone in trying to rebel and perhaps she may have been afraid, Antigone goes out of her way and puts her life on the line to bring her brother respect.

As the tragedy concludes, the chorus issues its final words: "Pray for no more at all. For what is destined for us, men mortal, there is no escape," demonstrating how justice remains impartial to the prejudice of men; those who make imprudent judgments will ultimately suffer from the consequences of their actions. In Sophocles' Antigone, these prejudices notably surface in the form of paternalism as demonstrated through Creon's government, highlighting the importance of gender roles throughout the play. Therefore, analyzing the motif of gender roles and its effect on the definition of justice through the perspectives of Ismene, Antigone, and Creon enables the audience to understand how Sophocles' macroscopic analogy to humanity's

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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.

She not only defiantly accepts her fate by grief, but she does so unwaveringly. From the very beginning Antigone states, “I will bury him myself. And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory. I will lie with the one I love and loved by him”. This line shows Antigone's grief, her acceptance of said grief, and her dedication to bringing this grief to its end. Now of course it can be said that she is not acting out of grief, but rather out of respect for the gods. This, however, would not explain her rather rebellious attitude in carrying out her deeds. We see by this line that the true importance of her act against the king is in her reverence towards her brother. Now, while all families have a specific type of reverence, this one is above and beyond the regularly observed type. As seen by Ismene’ s initial interactions with Antigone, Ismene respects and loves her brother, but not far enough to lay her life down for him in grief. It is only the truly grief stricken Antigone who will go above the familial ‘call of duty’, and lay her life down for the respect and reverence of her brother, diseased and disgraced. Antigone’s grief truly stems from the death, by dual murder (as in they both killed each other), of her brothers and as was seen in Hamlet, this was quickly ‘peppered’ by another striking event; the king's demand that one of them (the brother inciting rebellion) not be