Eteocles

Creon enforces a law about Oedipus’ son, Polyneices, that no one shall touch, pray, or even bury him. “Creon: Polyneices, I say, is to have no burial; no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall die on the plain, unburied.” Eteocles died as a hero, but supposedly Polyneices died as a traitor, so he doesn’t receive a proper burial, and just lays there, until animals or bugs eat him up. Not only that the article and the play are similar, they are also both different…

Ismene is a young lady who is filled with fire in her soul; a flame scorching her very heart, turning love to jealousy, and actions to pain. These decisions do not only affect her character, but also her appearance and relationships as her harmful desires start to overtake her. Like Ismene one may often find themselves full of anguish, hate, and envy. Although one may never admit it, there is a little of Ismene in everyone; it is human nature. This essay will further expand upon the idea of how…

What makes a tragic hero? In the story Antigone these three characteristics born Into Nobility, doomed to make a serious error in judgement, and realize they have made an irreversible mistake show that Creon is a tragic hero. In the story Antigone she struggles with the law when trying to bury her brother. King Creon made a law that anyone who tries to bury him would be killed. Antigone thought that wasn't fair and she risked her life to do it. Creon catches antigone and sentences her to death.…

What purpose is there of having a ruler if he can’t enforce his authority? Creon, the new king of Thebes, faces this same issue in Antigone by Sophocles, after the last king’s brother, Polyneices, started a war and perished along with the king, Eteocles. As the new king, Creon decrees that Polyneices, a traitor, shall not be buried, which angers Polyneices’s sister, Antigone, who buries Polyneices anyway. Creon orders her to be put to death, a reasonable punishment in order to protect his…

After the two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, die in battle, Creon blames Polynices because he was a ‘traitor’ to Thebes: “...Polynices, who returned here/... to destroy/ His homeland/…[Creon has] ordered/ That he is to have no grave at all./ No one is to bury him…” (11). Although…

Creon vs. Antigone In the Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon, the King of Thebes, is a misanthrope. He trusts no one. He shows this through his actions towards Antigone when she wanted to give her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. Polynices is Creon’s nephew, but he was on Eteocles’s side when it came to choosing one of the two brothers. This whole time Antigone just wanted her brother to have a proper burial, but Creon got in the way of that, and decided that he was going to lock her in…

protagonist, played a strong, independent woman who Creon, the new king of Thebes and antagonist, had trouble accepting. Antigone had a rebelling nature which was uncommon amongst women in Greek society. After her brothers’ death, Polyneices and Eteocles, and Creon’s refusal of a proper burial for Polyneices, there was much upheaval in society furthering the rift between sexes by threatening each other’s identity, ultimately leading to Antigone’s death. In Greece during this time it was…

Sophocles, in Antigone, says mankind tends to make poor choices because we are engulfed in arrogance; we are deaf to reason and can’t see the purpose of the gods’ laws. Mankind is gifted; we are allowed to make our own choices. Whether those choices affect our future in a positive or negative way is up to us. Additionally, the choices we make reflect upon us and reveal our characters. For example, Ismene is able to choose her path between assisting in the burial of her brother, Polyneices, or…

1. Kreon orders burial honors for Eteocles, but forbids burial for Polynieces because Eteocles chooses to be loyal and to stand with the army of Thebes, while Polynieces chooses to be a traitor and to stand with the army of Argos. Antigone wants to disobey Kreon’s orders because Polynieces is her true brother and family is very important to her. 2. The relationship between Antigone and Ismene can be described as having completely opposite personalities; however, they still love each other very…

In Sophocles' Antigone, gender biases are quite prevalent. Sophocles used the conflict between Kreon and Antigone to demonstrate this. Kreon would not listen to Antigone simple for the reason that she was a women, and the community viewed Antigone as rebellious for the same reason. However if she were a man, she would have been seen as strong-willed and standing up for what she believed in. Also, Sophocles used Antigone's sister, Ismene, as a portrayal of how women should behave in society.…