Antigone Conflict Essay

In today’s society, men and women do not always see eye-to-eye. Creon and Antigone, the two main characters in Sophocles’ play Antigone are examples of this statement. In this play, the difference of gender plays a big role in the main conflict. Antigone is a young, independent girl going against the law of king Creon, her uncle, by giving her brother a proper burial. Eteocles and Polyneices, Antigone's older brothers, fought to the death because of their different beliefs; Creon buried Eteocles

Antigone:  Contradiction Between Morals   In Ancient Greece, new ideals surfaced as answers to life's complicated questions. These new beliefs were centered on the expanding field of science. Man was focused on more than the Gods or heavenly concerns. A government that was ruled by the people was suggested as opposed to a monarchy that had existed for many years. Freedom of religion was encouraged in city-states. These new ideals, though good in intentions, often conflicted with each

Mean Life or Death In Antigone The play Antigone was penned by Sophocles, a Greek writer, sometime in the late 440s B.C. This Greek tragedy uses a combination of literary elements in order to grab the reader’s attention. Two such elements are theme and conflict. Most importantly, Sophocles’s Antigone deals with themes, such as the conflict of family versus state, the conflict of individual versus government, and the conflict of human versus divine

The story of Antigone tells the myth of the royal family of Thebes and their family conflicts. It begins with Antigone’s two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, killing each other in battle. After this battle Eteocles received a proper burial while Polynices was left in the desert to rot in sun and be eaten by animals. Antigone believed that in order for the soul to rest the body must be buried properly. Creon decreed that Polynices must never be buried as he was a betrayer of his country, Thebes.

Xiaoqing Shi Dr. Henry Bayerle Classics 102Q 25 November 2011 Does Antigone Deserve to Be Punished? Antigone has been acclaimed as a model that challenges authority and insists on just acts. However, according to Aristotle, a tragedy requires a man’s harmartia, which means error. Therefore, as a main character of a great tragedy, Antigone must possess flaws. Antigone’s self-certainty is one of her mistakes that contribute to her tragic fate. She regards burying dead people

In Antigone, Sophocles introduces the struggle between loyalty to civil law versus familial loyalty and divine law, which is a central conflict in the play. Antigone has a firm belief in upholding family values and honoring the gods and deceased by burying her brother. In contrast, Creon wants to do what is best for the city which is, in his opinion, forbidding the burial of Polynices. Both Antigone and Creon believe that their point of view is more important, and neither is willing to change perspective

justly. In Sophocles’ play Antigone, King Creon made a law that those who oppose the state do not deserve a burial. Hence, allowing Polyneices to rot without a proper burial (Ancient Political Theory reader). However, his sister, Antigone disobeys Creon’s law and instead finds it necessary for her to conduct a virtuous act which was to bury her brother. Other people abided to Creon’s law because they fear the consequences of disagreeing with him. Although Antigone recognizes that the law is unfair

a loved one is often tragic for most families, but may drive individuals to do heroic acts. In the play Antigone, she seeks to be successful in the burial of her beloved brother. Her actions speak louder than words in her ambitious, yet stubborn behavior, to bury her brother with dignity and respect. Antigone exhibits her aggression that causes readers to question society and laws. Antigone is fighting Creon, King of Thebes, for the dignity and honor of her brother rather than herself. She remains

(which belonged to their father before Creon). Both were killed. Because Polyneices started the conflict, Creon decided that he was disgraced and ordered that he be given no funeral or proper burial. But one of Polyneices’s sisters, Antigone, decided that Creon’s ruling was unfair and went behind his back to try and organise a funeral for him. Act Summary: The undertaker at the local funeral parlor met Antigone when she arrived, trying to organize a funeral for her disgraced brother. Knowing that Creon

Antigone – Strong and Powerful or Spoiled and Stubborn? Of the tragic figures in Antigone, Creon is the most obviously evil because his motives are self-serving and his fate the worst. As the play begins, we learn that Antigone has defied Creon's royal decree by performing sacred burial rites for her exiled brother, Polyneices. Polyneices has been declared an enemy of the state by Creon. The sentence for anyone attempting to bury him is death by stoning. Creon has become King of Thebes by