Socrates The Tragedy Of Antigone

Greek tragedies are renowned for their overabundant use of incestous relationships, smiteful deities, driven plots, and sophisticated philosophies. The great thought provoking, beard stroking Socrates, and master of the stylish intellectual pose, in his relatively modern book speaks volumes of Greek society. It follows the unexpected heroine Antigone in her quest to provide her father of a proper burial; however, in doing so she faces opposition from royalty and in turn the king faces opposition from the Gods. Of course, no Greek story is complete without a tragic ending which I encourage the reader to guess who dies (hint: it’s the reader’s heart). Socrates derives the thought process from the majority of his books to reflect the principles of the society. The book itself would be incomplete without a twist of fate, morale, and depressing ending. Were the deaths of a majority of characters justified? Absolutely. There is an …show more content…
Antigone’s sister, Ismene, is reluctant to even partake in an activity which would please the Gods, but angers the King. In such a case, Socrates truly yanks on my own character. Personally, I am afflicted by the challenge of either telling that one classmate about the homework, or allowing their grades to fail. In my case, there is no real consequence to either characters; in the case of Ismene she is choosing between death or death, either to honor the gods or appease the king. “Antigone: Death is forever. But do as you like, if the gods’ Laws mean nothing to you. Ismene: They do! But defy the laws of the people? I’m that strong, Antigone; I can’t.” After interpreting such a passage, my whole life is reevaluated in the context of which reason is followed, and I imagine the audience, which are reasonably well more intellectual than I am, should imagine themselves resonating the ideals of