Antigone Essays

Although the ancient Greeks worshipped a large pantheon of gods, they still had many deep religious convictions and values that are reflected in the values we still hold today.  These include ideas such as honor and loyalty to family and loved ones as well as ideas regarding fidelity to religion…

The main conflict of ideas in the play Antigone is between the law of man and the law of gods. The character performs the burial rights on her brother despite it being forbidden to be done, even though according to the gods everyone should receive proper burial rights. To examine…

Creon and the Concepts of Arete, Hubris, Ate and Nemesis in Antigone The character of Creon in Antigone can be analyzed in relation to the ical concepts of arete, hubris, ate and nemesis. Creon pretends to be a man of arête (one who has reached the pinnacle of human virtue),…

Introduction One of the most famous tragedies written by the famous Greek writer Sophocles is the tragedy entitled “Antigone,” which was written at around 442 BC (“Antigone” n. p.). This tragedy actually focuses on the issues surrounding the burial of Polyneices (which Creon the new king of Thebes forbids as…

Antigone , a tragedy, was written by Sophocles around 442 BC. The two main characters of the play are Antigone and Creon. Both have strong and different ideas about what is wrong and what is right leading to much conflict between them throughout the play. The conflict between the two…

The question of who the hero of Antigone is can have various different answers depending on the definition of hero. It is generally accepted that a hero is a person who is characterized by “exceptional strength, nobility and courage”. It shall be understood for the purposes of this analysis that…

The play “Antigone” is a play about the acceptance or rejection of authority, or, rather, about an individual’s relationship to authority. The questions posed by this play are apt for everyone to ask throughout their entire life, and indeed in all circumstances in order to critically examine the way one…

1. Gender and age has been widely mentioned in this piece of writing by Sophocles to stress the position that wasgiven to women in the society, younger children too were not left out in this. According to Sophocles, “And now, what new decree is this they tell, our ruler has…

1. Although Sophocles called his play Antigone, many critics say that Creon is the real tragic hero, pointing out that Antigone is absent from the last third of the play. Evaluate this view. Antigone and Creon, both had a tragic flaw and both were able to invoke fear and pity…