Category: Antigone

What makes a good leader? Is a good leader one that is virtuous or one that can do whatsoever is necessary to protect their territory? Niccolò Machiavelli in The Prince provides a thorough guideline as to the qualities of a good leader (i.e., prince). I will be analyzing the behaviors and decisions made by Creon…

Antigone, who was Oedipuss daughter, had both a theme of free will and fate, however, they seemed to contradict one another. Although her fate was to live, her free will would not allow her to break the promise to her brother, which was she would give him a proper burial. This went against the king,…

It is karmas rule that what we put out in the universe comes back to us. We often meet some people who do not want to listen to others, they just do whatever they want to do. This makes karma realizes that it still exists. In this essay, I am going to write about a…

The story of Antigone begins after the death of Eteocles and Polynices, Antigones two brothers. Their father, Oedipus, had left the throne to Polynices, but Eteocles took the throne for himself and exiled his brother which resulted in a war that killed them both. Because Eteocles died as King of Thebes, Creon, their uncle and…

Women were still treated as inferiors in the male-dominated civilization of Early Athens. But Throughout Antigone, there are many references to feminism including: Antigone and Ismenes relationship, Creons anti-feminist remarks, and Antigones fearless and valiant assertiveness. In the opening of Antigone, it is revealed that Antigone and Ismene have different ideas when it comes to…

Throughout the play, Antigone, Antigone is acknowledged as the saint, or hero of this play. When comparing her character to Creons, it offers some fascinating conversation starters about the idea of what establishes a hero and a foe. This play shows very evident cause and effect of how ones ego can change the entire direction…

An expression that comes from the Bible reads, Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. This expression illustrates the idea that when people possess too much pride and stubbornness, they will eventually make mistakes that can lead to complications and disaster. Although excessive pride is a sin that will inevitably bring…

Antigone is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles and is essentially a continuation of Oedipus The King, focusing on his four children long after his and Jocastas deaths. As a brief recap, Oedipus was the former king of Thebes who unknowingly fulfilled a prophecy made before he was born that said he would kill his…

The play Antigone is a great example of Greek tragedy which can be directly related to todays life and provides valuable lessons. Although the play is named after Antigone, I believe that Kreon is the character who delivers the largest emotional response to the audience. This is due to both Kreons and Antigones stubbornness. Also,…

The time when Creon start the execution ceremony, Antigone started singing about herself how she was going to die, and she did not see the ritual of marriage and no one sings for her wedding, and she would marry Akron, She seems sad about her life which will end as she a young woman and…