This a biography about my mom,Antigone Sterater/Lee. She is the oldest out of 4 brothers and sister so to be me she has always been a leader and somebody to look up too. She grew up with her mom and her dad in the same house with her and they were married and then in the 6th grade she moved to polkton her mom. This impacted her because when they separated her mom went through a stage of depression, because her mom left her and her siblings for at least over a year .When she first moved to polkton she played outside she didn’t have games,phone,computers,etc.…
Antigone is the truer tragic hero because he was a leader with a tragic flaw of not listening to what others had to…
Antigone has died she killed herself because she thought that it was best ,then to jst sit there and die slowly. Therefore, Antigone is the tragic hero in the play. She had so many characteristic which lead to her downfall. She she had loyalty to the gods and conversely, her disloyalty to the king.…
Like all tragic stories Creon ended up being the tragic hero for Antigone. And much the same as other tragic heroes Creon had noble stature, which led to tragic flaws such as pride and suburness. And that pride led to free choices such as deciding to kill his niece Antigone causing the excessive punishment of losing not only his niece but his son and wife as well. And with that punishment came an increased awareness, making Creon rethink everything he had done to cause and deserve all that pain. With noble stature Creon had many choices and laws he can make.…
Antigone can be viewed as a tragic hero because she is heroic in her deeds, yet she faces a tragedy which is her death. Odysseus would not be considered a tragic hero as he faces some hardships along his journey, but his outcome has no downfall or tragedy. As one can, Antigone is the true hero, as she clearly displays self-sacrifice and courage through her leadership qualities and heroic…
Despite its ancient origins, Sophocles’ play Antigone provides a case study through which to examine issues of politics, power, sovereignty, and justice. The final of Sophocles’ trilogy “Three Theban Plays,” the first record of Antigone is around 442 BCE, during the height of Athenian democracy. The play centers around Antigone’s decision to disobey her future father-in-law and king, Creon, in order to give her brother Polyneices, who is branded a traitor and is forbade a proper burial. One of Oedipus and Jocasta’s living two children, Antigone flaunts Creon’s laws and gives her brother a proper burial. Antigone expects to be put to death for her crime but instead Creon orders her to be shut in a cave, where she will live out her final days.…
Antigone is the tragic hero in this drama story for these reasons. She had way to much pride for herself and what she believes in, she has all her faith in what is right, and she thinks that she is doing the best option. She makes some bad decisions but she is the tragic hero in this story because she is the worst off out of her family. In the first part of the story her brother is killed in battle for picking the wrong side to fight with.…
She is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who were the former king and queen of Thebes and the niece of Creon who is now the king. Creon calls Antigone as a princess even though she is no longer a princess. She has earned a lot of reputation and respect to lose, only because of her high status. People who consider Creon as a tragic hero state that Antigone no longer has a high status in Thebes after her father’s death, so she is not eligible to have a high social position. Although she does not have any social or political power, Antigone is still an influential person in Thebes.…
Antigone dies as a strong woman, facing death without screaming or crying, rather with composure and inner harmony. This is a strength that can even be uncommon among men; this is true…
The tragic hero of Sophocles’ Antigone is Creon the uncle of Antigone. Creon represents masculine rules, state over family, and the gods who choose his side over anyone else. In doing so he has caused a lot of harm towards the ones he love. Creon actions led many to their deaths because what he was representing.…
As a true tragic hero, Antigone does not let society influence her decisions or dictate how she should act and feel. Instead, she decides her course of action by thinking about and acting in accordance with her virtues and values. That is what Antigone views as an essential constituent of leading a good life. As Antigone courageously accepts Creon’s order for her impending death via being imprisoned in a tomb, she says to her sister, “You chose to live. I chose to die” (Antigone 625).…
Antigone Moral Hierarchy Essay When Antigone arrives in Thebes she hears that both her brothers Polynieces and Eteocles had died. Eteocles had received a proper burial but Polynieces had not because Creon, Antigone’s uncle who had the throne said that he was a traitor and an enemy. Antigone then buried Polynieces herself. And didn’t care about the consequences.…
The tragic hero of Sophocles Antigone, was Creon. Creon was a very headstrong and arrogant man who would never take advice from anyone and would always rely on his own beliefs no matter what. This makes him the tragic hero because his hubris character leads him to a downfall circumstance. In the other hand, it’s more humane kind to believe that in this story, Antigone should have been the overall…
Tragic Hero Essay “Lead me away. I have been rash and foolish. I have killed my son and my wife.” -Creon Antigone, the play written by Sophocles, is about the dangers of pride and how it causes catastrophe for Creon. He nevers listens to reason or anybody else because he does not want to admit when he is wrong.…
“There are hurdles, there are handicaps, hardships you have to face in life, but you hope for a great future” (Kapoor). In the play Antigone the protagonist displays courage despite the unjust upheld laws in her time. From the start, Antigone has an idea of what she’s trying to accomplish. The thing she doesn’t know herself, is whether she will be victorious or not.…